Fundraising FoxCastle Creek
Private equitySan Diego · Seed · 20 people tracked
Also known as CASTLE CREEK ADVISORS IV LLC
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Investment thesis
Castle Creek Capital focuses exclusively on the community banking and financial services sector, serving as a capital provider and partner to community banks. Drawing on decades of operating and investing experience, the firm positions itself as a sector specialist equipped to navigate the regulatory, political, operational, and accounting complexities unique to community banks. Beyond providing capital, the firm engages with portfolio companies on strategic planning, M&A, operational improvement, deal modeling, and governance, describing its approach as thoughtful and disciplined with strong Midwest roots.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 13, 2026.
Team · 20 people
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What they invest in
from 4 of 57 portfolio companiesFintech ×4Enterprise Software ×1PropTech ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United States×5
Investments · 57 tracked
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Central Payments provides embedded finance solutions including digital banking, payment card issuance, and money movement services for financial product developers and fintech platforms.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSioux Falls, US
Nikkee Rhody(Chief Executive Officer)inEric Cotton(President and Chief Payments Officer)in
Co-investorsCastle Creek LaunchpadLaunchpad CapitalPropel Venture Partners
Primis is a bank offering digital banking solutions and financial services including mortgage and warehouse lending products.
FintechRichmond, US
Dennis J. Zember Jr.(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardJohn Biagas(Chairman of the Board of Directors)
Co-investorsPatriot Financial Partners
Third Coast Bank is a community bank offering personal checking and savings accounts, business credit cards, business loans, and online and mobile banking services.
Fintech
UpEquity provides real estate services that help homeowners buying and selling simultaneously by unlocking equity and removing contingencies to enable competitive offers.
FintechPropTechAustin, US
Timothy Herman(CEO)inLouis WilsonAndy Pruitt(CTO)Andrew Paulson(Engineering Manager)Jeff Boone(Director of Engineering)Josh Euers(Chief of Staff)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCastle Creek LaunchpadEarly Light VenturesGaingelsLaunchpad CapitalNext Coast Ventures+11 more
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Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
American Savings BankAnchor BanCorp Wisconsin, Inc.Aquesta Financial Holdings, Inc.Avenue Financial Holdings, Inc.Bank 34Bank of Idaho Holding CompanyBlue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.Blue Valley Ban Corp.Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc.Bryn Mawr Bank CorporationBusiness Bancshares, Inc.Central Federal CorporationCNB Bank Shares, Inc.Delmarva Bancshares, Inc.Enterprise Financial Services CorpFirst BancorpFirst Bancshares of Texas, Inc.First Menasha Bancshares, Inc.First Merchants CorporationFirst NBC Holding CompanyFoundation Bancorp, Inc.German American Bancorp, Inc.Golden State BancorpGuaranty BancorpGuaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc.Hanover Bancorp, Inc.HCSB Financial CorporationHeritage Commerce CorpHeritage Oaks BancorpInBanksharesIndependent Bank GroupIntermountain Community BancorpLincoln BancorpMBT Financial CorporationMcGregor Bancshares, Inc.Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.Middlefield Banc Corp.Northpointe Bancshares, Inc.Origin Bancorp, Inc.PacWest BancorpPathfinder Bancorp, Inc.SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc.Southern California BancorpSouthern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc.Spend Life WiselySummit Financial Group, Inc.Suncrest BankThe Bancorp, Inc.The BANKshares, Inc.Tri-County Financial Group, Inc.WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc.West Coast Bancorp
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesUpEquity · fintech.global · Jul 25, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Castle Creek made?
- Castle Creek has 57 tracked investments.
- What stage does Castle Creek invest at?
- Castle Creek invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does Castle Creek focus on?
- Castle Creek focuses on Fintech, PropTech.
- Where is Castle Creek located?
- Castle Creek is headquartered in San Diego, US.
- Who does Castle Creek co-invest with?
- Castle Creek most often shares deals with Castle Creek Launchpad, Launchpad Capital, Patriot Financial Partners, among 3 tracked co-investors.
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