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Castle Island Ventures is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on public blockchains. The firm supports entrepreneurs building infrastructure and application companies for these transformative protocols. It invests in startups across sectors like financial services, enterprise software, cybersecurity, financial market infrastructure, consumer fintech, and new blockchain applications. In Africa, Castle Island Ventures has demonstrated a Pan-African focus through investments in crypto and Web3 infrastructure. The firm participated in three funding rounds for Yellowcard, a stablecoin and fiat payments platform for emerging markets: a Series A of $15.0M in September 2021, a Series B of $40.0M in September 2022, and a Series C of $33.0M in October 2024. These investments span Series A, B, and C stages, totaling $88.0M from September 2021 to October 2024. Castle Island Ventures frequently co-invests with prominent firms such as Third Prime Capital, Polychain Capital, and Valar Ventures, reflecting strong networks in the blockchain investment ecosystem.

Total Invested

$88M

Active Since

Sep 2021

Latest Investment

Oct 2024

Top Stage

Series C

Castle Island Ventures Investment Regions

🌍 Pan-African (3)

Castle Island Ventures Investment Sectors

Crypto & Web3 (3)

Castle Island Ventures Investment Timeline

Favicon of YellowcardYellowcardSeries C$33MOct 2024
withBlockchain CapitalBlockHutt CapitalPolychain CapitalBlockchain Coinvestors+3 more
Favicon of YellowcardYellowcardSeries B$40MSep 2022
withValar VenturesDG Daiwa VenturesAlex WilsonRaba CapitalFabric Ventures+5 more
Favicon of YellowcardYellowcardSeries A$15MSep 2021
withValar VenturesThird Prime Capital

Products Backed by Castle Island Ventures

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Yellowcard🌍
Stablecoin and fiat payments infrastructure for emerging markets
Crypto & Web3

Investors Similar to Castle Island Ventures

Third Prime Capital (3)Polychain Capital (2)Valar Ventures (2)Blockchain Capital (1)Block (1)Hutt Capital (1)Blockchain Coinvestors (1)Galaxy Ventures (1)

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