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Branford Castle

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Jul 2025, closing $116M. Last cheque observed Oct 2012.

QuietNew fund $116M, Jul 2025Private equity

SeedSeries ASocialSustainable Development GoalsUnderserved

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 1 on record
Since the last cheque5110days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.0MRounds led0 of 1
Pitch Branford Castle

Branford Castle highlights

  1. 01

    1 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds

What they do

One of the most experienced and highly regarded investors in privately held businesses.From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
SocialSustainable Development GoalsUnderserved
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first1 appearances

  1. 2012

    1 round

  2. Oct
    AdverCarSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.0MWith 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

DADavid A. CastleManaging Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JRJames ReddingtonCFOiFiling they signed
JSJohn S. CastleManaging Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 16 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 24 we have independently watched raise

Abc-industriesBuildingsCarmellimoCleangrpCmpgroupDrewfoamEarthliteEasterndentalFibrixfiltrationGptindustriesHandiquilterHirst DigitalHoffmanengineeringLafayetteinstrumentMarinefloatsMortonsPulsevetPulsevetRumblestripsSunlessTestekTitanpeqVitrekWachain

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Quick answers about Branford Castle

What does Branford Castle invest in?

Branford Castle invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Social, Sustainable Development Goals and Underserved.

How active is Branford Castle?

1 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2012.

How big are Branford Castle's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.0M.

Is Branford Castle investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2012.

What kind of investor is Branford Castle?

Branford Castle is a private equity firm based in New York, United States.

Has Branford Castle raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Jul 2025, reporting $116M raised.

Does Branford Castle take cold pitches?

Yes: its own website says it reads unsolicited pitches.

Where does this information on Branford Castle come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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