CASTLELAKE is a private equity firm and venture debt provider. Team members are concentrated in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Known portfolio companies include Pulse, Oportun, Upstart, Gol Transportes Aéreos, ITA Airways and YouLend, 12 companies in all.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Late-Stage
Contacts
Who to pitch at CASTLELAKE
CASTLELAKE portfolio companies (12)
- Pulse
- Oportun
- Upstart
- Gol Transportes Aéreos
- ITA Airways
- YouLend
- GoByBike
- Abra Group
- Equifinance
- SAS Group
- Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB
- TradeBridge
Co-investors
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About CASTLELAKE
The firm's listing covers sectors Consumer, FinTech, Real Estate and Travel, and focus areas Asset-Backed Credit, Asset-Based Credit, Aviation and Aviation Finance; known deals cluster at Late-Stage.
Of the 11 people on file at CASTLELAKE, Alex Nixon (Managing Director), Aadit Prasad (Managing Director) and Matteo Zampini (Director) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Across the known portfolio, 20 co-investors appear alongside CASTLELAKE, including Pivot, American Airlines and Delphi Ventures.
Frequently asked questions
What is CASTLELAKE?
CASTLELAKE is a private equity firm and venture debt provider whose team is concentrated in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, with a known portfolio of 12 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does CASTLELAKE invest in?
Listed sectors include Consumer, FinTech, Real Estate and Travel; listed focus areas include Asset-Backed Credit, Asset-Based Credit, Aviation and Aviation Finance. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does CASTLELAKE invest at?
The known deals of CASTLELAKE include Late-Stage rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at CASTLELAKE?
3 of the 11 people on file at CASTLELAKE are listed as contacts for the firm. All 11 have their own profile page.
How do I contact CASTLELAKE?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 11 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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