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Castle Island Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 79 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund, Oct 2025VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries APublic BlockchainsBlockchain InfrastructureBlockchain Applications

Deploying now
70%of best year16cheques in 12 months, 79 on record
Since the last cheque3days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.0MCheque size, as they say$100K – $10MRounds led2 of 79Sole investor3 roundsMostly inUnited States, 74%
Pitch Castle Island Ventures

Castle Island Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    16 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 68% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $4.0M

What they do

We are a venture capital firm focused exclusively on public blockchains.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $10M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Public BlockchainsBlockchain InfrastructureBlockchain Applications
Based in
Boston, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first79 appearances

  1. 2026

    13 rounds

  2. Oct
    Birch HillSeed · US · Pulse 2.0$4.0MWith 3 others
  3. Sept
    Felix PagoSeries B · US · Ventureburn$200MWith 5 others
  4. Sept
    Birch Hill HoldingsVenture · US$6.5MWith 3 others
  5. Sept
    FlixDebt · BR$113MWith 4 others
  6. Sept
    FélixSeries C · US · LatamList$200MWith 6 others
  7. Aug
    Yellow CardSeries C · NG · Convergence Partners$40MWith 8 others
  8. Jul
    Cyclops.ioSeries A · US$20MWith 1 other
  9. Jul
    NotabeneVenture · US$12MWith 3 others
  10. May
    AttestivDebt · US$834KWith 2 others
  11. Mar
    ValinorSeed · US · Ventureburn$25MLed
  12. Mar
    Cyclops.ioSeed · US$8.0MWith 1 other
  13. Feb
    Birch Hill HoldingsPre-seed · US$2.5MWith 1 other
  14. Jan
    Project ElevenSeries A · US$20MWith 4 others
  15. 2025

    22 rounds

  16. Dec
    dawnSeries B · US$13MWith 5 others
  17. Nov
    Build on BitcoinVenture · KY$4.2MWith 3 others
  18. Nov
    ARXSeed · US$6.1MWith 2 others
  19. Oct
    AtriumSeed · US$4.0MSole investor
  20. Oct
    Alpen LabsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  21. Oct
    TesserSeed · US$4.5MWith 1 other
  22. Sept
    StablecoinXUS · Ventureburn$530MWith 9 others
  23. Aug
    Build on BitcoinVenture · KY$9.5MWith 2 others
  24. Aug
    GondorPre-seed · US$2.5MWith 1 other
  25. Jul
    Pear ProtocolSeed · GB · TechStartups$4.1MLed
  26. Jun
    XFXSeed · US$9.1MWith 3 others
  27. Jun
    Try Your BestSeries A · US$11MWith 1 other
  28. May
    BeamVenture · GB$7.0MWith 2 others
  29. May
    Nirvana LabsSeed · US$6.0MWith 1 other
  30. Apr
    Félix PagoSeries B · LatamList$75MWith 4 others
  31. Apr
    TallySeries A · US$8.0MWith 3 others
  32. Apr
    FlixSeries B · BR$75MWith 4 others
  33. Mar
    SurusVenture · US$11MSole investor
  34. Feb
    Coala PaySeed · US$3.5MWith 1 other
  35. Feb
    BitwiseVenture · US$70MWith 6 others
  36. Jan
    BabylonChainVenture · US$5.3MWith 4 others
  37. Jan
    Alpen LabsVenture · US$8.5MWith 3 others
  38. 2024

    15 rounds

  39. Dec
    KineticVenture · SGUndisclosedWith 6 others
  40. Dec
    CAT LabsSeed · US$5.4MWith 4 others
  41. Oct
    Yellow CardSeries C · NG · Disrupt Africa$33MWith 10 others
  42. Oct
    DeltaSeed · CH$11MWith 3 others
  43. Oct
    EndstateSeed · US$575KWith 2 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 registration4 named

GMGretchen Marie MccareyChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
MPMatthew P WalshManaging MemberiFiling they signed
NENicolas Elliott CarterManaging MemberiFiling they signed
SMSean Michael JudgeManaging MemberiForm ADV

We also hold 10 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

$790Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Castle Island Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 298999

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

10 of 12 we have independently watched raise

ArqfinanceEreborFelixpagoGromaProjectelevenRippleStation70TrmlabsXfxYellowcardBitwiseinvestmentsTalos

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.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Castle Island Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Castle Island Ventures put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Castle Island Ventures in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Castle Island Ventures

What does Castle Island Ventures invest in?

Castle Island Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (68% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Public Blockchains, Blockchain Infrastructure and Blockchain Applications.

How active is Castle Island Ventures?

79 investments on record, 16 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Castle Island Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Birch Hill (Seed, Oct 2026), Felix Pago (Series B, Sept 2026) and Birch Hill Holdings (Venture, Sept 2026).

How big are Castle Island Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.0M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $10M.

Does Castle Island Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 79 investments on record (3%).

Where does Castle Island Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (74%), Brazil (5%) and Nigeria (5%).

Is Castle Island Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 16 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Castle Island Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Coinbase Ventures (12 rounds together), ParaFi Capital (7 rounds together) and Andreessen Horowitz (6 rounds together).

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