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Castle Creek Partners

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Jun 2026, closing $127M. Last cheque observed Aug 2005.

QuietNew fund $127M, Jun 2026Private equity

SeedSeries ASeries BClean EnergyMobileAsset Management

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque7741days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.4MRounds led0 of 2Sole investor1 rounds
Pitch Castle Creek Partners

Castle Creek Partners highlights

  1. 01

    2 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $2.4M

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2024-01From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Clean EnergyMobileAsset Management
Based in
San Diego, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2005

    2 rounds

  2. Aug
    BravoSolutionVenture · US$6.5MWith 12 others
  3. Apr
    Path 1 Network TechnologiesVenture · US$2.4MSole investor

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 registration11 named

DTDavid T. VolkManaging Principal of the GPiFiling they signed
DSDeborah SykesChief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
JMJ. Mikesell T. ThomasManaging Principal of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JMJohn M. Eggemeyer, IIIManaging Principal of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JMJohn Matthew EggemeyerManaging Principal of Castle Creek Advisors IV LLCiForm ADV
JTJohn T. PietrzakManaging Principal of the General PartneriFiling they signed
MGMark G. MerloManaging Principal of the General PartneriFiling they signed
MSMartin SzumskiNon-managing Principal of the GP.iFiling they signed
SVSundeep V. RanaNon-managing Principal of the GP.iFiling they signed
TTTony T. ScavuzzoManaging Principal of the GPiFiling they signed
WJWilliam J. RuhManaging Principal of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 23 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 the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$1.1Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Castle Creek Advisors IV LLC
SEC number
CRD 158079

Funds on its Form ADV

6 private funds, $775M in gross assets · filed Mar 2024

  1. Castle Creek Capital Partners VII, L.P.Private equity38 investors$276M
  2. Castle Creek Capital Partners VI, L.P.Private equity27 investors$256M
  3. Castle Creek Capital Partners VIII, L.P.Private equity86 investors$208M
  4. Castle Creek Special Situations II, L.P.Private equity1 investor$17M
  5. Castle Creek Capital Partners VII Co-Investment Fund L.P.Private equity4 investors$9.8M
  6. Castle Creek Capital Partners VIII Co-Investment Fund A, L.P.Private equity3 investors$7.4M

Quick answers about Castle Creek Partners

What does Castle Creek Partners invest in?

Castle Creek Partners invests most often at Venture (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Clean Energy, Mobile and Asset Management.

How active is Castle Creek Partners?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2005.

How big are Castle Creek Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.4M.

Is Castle Creek Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2005.

What kind of investor is Castle Creek Partners?

Castle Creek Partners is a private equity firm based in San Diego, United States.

How much does Castle Creek Partners manage?

About $1.1B, as regulatory assets under management (Oct 2026).

Has Castle Creek Partners raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Jun 2026, reporting $127M raised.

When was Castle Creek Partners founded?

Castle Creek Partners was founded in 1996.

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