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Castle Creek Launchpad
Venture capital · Oakland, CA, United States · North America
Castle Creek Launchpad is a joint venture between Castle Creek Capital and Launchpad Capital that invests in fintech companies serving community banks. It backs companies with financial, strategic, and operational resources, drawing on community banking relationships and fintech venture experience.
Invests inFintech
In its own wordsfintechcommunity bankingpaymentsrisk managementwealth managementdigital banking
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Or find every investor that fitsCastle Creek Launchpad lists 15 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 3 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 33% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Fintech (68%), Space & Defense (9%) and Real Estate & Construction (9%). 100% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Launchpad Capital, Curql and ATX Venture Partners.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Castle Creek Launchpad, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Castle Creek Launchpad's whole history. Rounds on record name 3 companies; its own site lists 15. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 33% |
| Series A | 33% |
| Series B | 33% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 3 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 39th | 15 companies |
| Recent activity | 76th | 3 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 64th | 33% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 92th | 20% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 91th | 68% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 19th | 1 country |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Launchpad Capital | 12 |
| Curql | 2 |
| ATX Venture Partners | 1 |
| Acumen America | 1 |
| Alloy Labs | 1 |
| BankTech Ventures | 1 |
| Bankers Helping Bankers Fund | 1 |
| Context Ventures | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers1493%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company17%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
Show as a table
| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 68% | 12% |
| Space & Defense | 9% | 3% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 9% | 3% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 5% | 7% |
| Cybersecurity | 5% | 4% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 5% | 15% |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Launchpad Capital
Compare Castle Creek Launchpad head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Castle Creek Launchpad| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | Series A | |
| 24 Sept 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 2 Sept 2026 | Series B |
Round details for Castle Creek Launchpad
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Castle Creek Launchpad's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
15 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company delivers exceptional outcomes for clients, advisors, and institutions through tailored investment solutions and a platform that empowers them with tools and expertise | FintechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Central Payments delivers configurable card products and funds movement, and provides program management for brands and compliance services for banks. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Crux Analytics provides a sales execution platform for community banks, credit unions, and specialty lenders to scale their book of business | FintechSpace & Defense | Sept 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Starlight makes government benefits and financial assistance easier to discover and access through trusted institutions. | FintechHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | |||
| Grid offers a mobile app that provides financial services, including cash advances and credit score building. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| MBI provides a modern, event-driven pricing platform for banks and credit unions to activate their data | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Tongo provides financial products and services to real estate professionals, including commission advances and financial wellness tools. | FintechReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Immediate is an on-demand pay provider that offers pay access to employees with the lowest-risk and lowest cost to employees in the market. | Fintech | Sept 2026Series B | Page + round | |
| Marstone builds investing solutions for institutions to assist customers in finding investment solutions | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Nymbus provides a full-stack banking platform with core banking, digital banking, and managed services | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| RiskScout is an integrated BSA/AML and fraud platform built for banks and credit unions. | FintechCybersecurity | Sept 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| UpEquity helps homeowners buy a new home before selling their current one | Real Estate & ConstructionFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- castlecreeklaunchpad.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 2 Sept 2026
- Companies checked
- 15
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