Podcast
Castle Island Ventures published podcast episode featuring Connor Dougherty of Valinor discussing the evolution of private credit markets.
Connor Dougherty (Valinor) on the Evolution of Private Credit (EP.712)
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Investment
Led $4M seed round in Birdai Labs, an onchain trading execution infrastructure firm building neutral market infrastructure for high-performance blockchains.
Birdai Labs
JUL 28, 2026
Investment
Participated in $20M Series A for Cyclops, a stablecoin payments infrastructure platform, alongside Nava Ventures (lead), Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures, GPT Ventures, and Lasagna Ventures.
Cyclops
JUL 15, 2026
Investment
Led $25M seed round in Valinor, a digital assets startup bridging private credit and blockchain, founded by former Blackstone private credit veterans.
Valinor
MAR 30, 2026
Investment
Led $17M Series A in XFX, a Miami-based startup building FX and payment infrastructure bridging fiat currencies and stablecoins, with participation from Haun Ventures and Coinbase Ventures.
XFX
MAR 26, 2026
Investment
Co-led $2.5M pre-seed round in Birch Hill alongside ParaFi Capital for institutional onchain credit infrastructure.
Birch Hill
FEB 11, 2026