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Liberty City Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that invests at the seed and early stages of companies operating at the intersection of fintech, blockchain, AI, and digital asset infrastructure. The firm specializes in early-stage capital deployment to startups in these emerging technology sectors, with a stated focus on companies innovating across technology, media, and commerce intersections. Liberty City Ventures does not operate a traditional technology product or SaaS platform; rather, its core service is the provision of venture capital and strategic partnership support to portfolio companies. The firm generates returns through equity participation in funding rounds, realizing gains via IPOs, acquisitions, or secondary sales of portfolio holdings. Its investment activity demonstrates a clear preference for co-leading or leading sizable rounds — including Cloaked's $375M Series B (2026), Tharimmune's ~$540M private placement (2025), and Carbon Arc's $56M round (2025) — frequently alongside top-tier co-investors such as General Catalyst, Dragonfly Capital, and DRW Holdings.

The firm's go-to-market is network-driven rather than sales-driven: deal sourcing flows through strategic institutional partnerships and high-profile co-investment relationships. In the first quarter of 2026, Liberty City Ventures materially expanded its institutional footprint by signing an MoU with Hanwha Life at Davos for joint fintech investment, and by being selected as one of five VC managers for Qatar Investment Authority's expanded $3 billion Fund of Funds program. These partnerships function both as limited-partner-style capital relationships and as international deal-sourcing channels spanning the US, Middle East, and East Asia. Operationally, the firm operates with 11-50 employees headquartered in New York, with founder Charles Cascarilla serving as founding partner. Distribution is concentrated in network-based channels — industry events such as Web Summit Doha and bilateral institutional MoUs — rather than traditional marketing or sales motions.

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Liberty City Ventures is a New York-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in fintech, blockchain, AI, and digital asset infrastructure startups. It leads and co-leads funding rounds and partners with institutional investors including Qatar Investment Authority and Hanwha Life.

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venture capital investment, early-stage equity funding, fintech venture capital, blockchain startup investing, digital asset investment
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  • Other Financial Vehicles52599
  • Other Investment Pools and Funds5259
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  • Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies6211
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Venture Capital
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Liberty City Ventures generates returns through equity investments in portfolio companies across fintech, blockchain, AI, and digital asset sectors. Returns are realized through exits via IPOs, acquisitions, or secondary sales.

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Liberty City Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm that provides seed and early-stage equity capital to startups operating at the intersection of technology, media, and commerce. The firm primarily invests in fintech, blockchain, AI, privacy, and digital asset companies, both through direct investments and via fund-of-funds and co-investment arrangements with institutional partners such as Qatar Investment Authority and Hanwha Finance.

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Liberty City Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm that invests in seed-stage companies across fintech, blockchain, AI, and related technology sectors. As an investment firm, it does not offer products or services in the traditional SaaS or technology product sense.

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1Pantera Capital
TypeDirect peer
Description

One of the earliest and largest crypto-focused venture firms, investing across blockchain infrastructure, DeFi, and digital-asset companies. Directly comparable to LCV in sector focus, stage, and check size orientation.

2Galaxy Digital
TypeDirect peer
Description

Crypto-native financial services and investment firm operating venture, trading, and asset-management arms. Closely comparable as a digital-asset investment vehicle with overlapping portfolio themes and stage.

3Multicoin Capital
TypeDirect peer
Description

Crypto-focused investment firm backing early-stage tokens, equity, and venture rounds across the blockchain stack. Directly comparable to LCV in fintech/blockchain investing focus and fund size.

4Paradigm
TypeDirect peer
Description

Crypto-focused investment firm backing early-stage crypto and blockchain companies with research-driven approach. Comparable in target sectors and check-size profile to LCV's recent deals.

5Digital Currency Group
TypeDirect peer
Description

Vertically integrated crypto conglomerate with venture, incubation, and trading arms. Comparable as a digital-asset investment platform with overlapping portfolio themes to LCV.

6Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Major generalist VC with a dedicated a16z crypto fund investing across blockchain and digital assets. Overlaps with LCV in crypto venture investing but at much larger AUM scale and broader scope.

7Dragonfly Capital
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Description

Crypto-focused venture firm investing across early-stage protocols and companies. Direct peer in stage and sector focus; LCV has already co-invested alongside Dragonfly in Mesh's Series C.

8Coinbase Ventures
TypeDirect peer
Description

Investment arm of Coinbase backing early-stage crypto and blockchain companies globally. Comparable as a sector-focused venture investor with access to crypto-native deal flow.

9Polychain Capital
TypeDirect peer
Description

Crypto-native investment firm backing early-stage blockchain protocols and applications. Directly comparable to LCV in crypto venture focus and early-stage orientation.

10Maven 11 Capital
TypeDirect peer
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Crypto and blockchain-focused venture firm investing across the digital-asset stack in Europe and globally. Comparable to LCV in sector focus and stage, with a similarly sized fund profile.

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Liberty City Ventures

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Liberty City Ventures is a New York-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in fintech, blockchain, AI, and digital asset infrastructure startups. It leads and co-leads funding rounds and partners with institutional investors including Qatar Investment Authority and Hanwha Life.

What Liberty City Ventures does

Liberty City Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that invests at the seed and early stages of companies operating at the intersection of fintech, blockchain, AI, and digital asset infrastructure. The firm specializes in early-stage capital deployment to startups in these emerging technology sectors, with a stated focus on companies innovating across technology, media, and commerce intersections. Liberty City Ventures does not operate a traditional technology product or SaaS platform; rather, its core service is the provision of venture capital and strategic partnership support to portfolio companies. The firm generates returns through equity participation in funding rounds, realizing gains via IPOs, acquisitions, or secondary sales of portfolio holdings. Its investment activity demonstrates a clear preference for co-leading or leading sizable rounds — including Cloaked's $375M Series B (2026), Tharimmune's ~$540M private placement (2025), and Carbon Arc's $56M round (2025) — frequently alongside top-tier co-investors such as General Catalyst, Dragonfly Capital, and DRW Holdings.

The firm's go-to-market is network-driven rather than sales-driven: deal sourcing flows through strategic institutional partnerships and high-profile co-investment relationships. In the first quarter of 2026, Liberty City Ventures materially expanded its institutional footprint by signing an MoU with Hanwha Life at Davos for joint fintech investment, and by being selected as one of five VC managers for Qatar Investment Authority's expanded $3 billion Fund of Funds program. These partnerships function both as limited-partner-style capital relationships and as international deal-sourcing channels spanning the US, Middle East, and East Asia. Operationally, the firm operates with 11-50 employees headquartered in New York, with founder Charles Cascarilla serving as founding partner. Distribution is concentrated in network-based channels — industry events such as Web Summit Doha and bilateral institutional MoUs — rather than traditional marketing or sales motions.

Liberty City Ventures firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Liberty City Ventures
Legal name
Liberty City Ventures
Website
http://libertycityventures.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2012
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Short description
Liberty City Ventures is a New York-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in fintech, blockchain, AI, and digital asset infrastructure startups. It leads and co-leads funding rounds and partners with institutional investors including Qatar Investment Authority and Hanwha Life.
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Where Liberty City Ventures is headquartered

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New York
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United States
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North America

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  1. Venture Capital Returns: Liberty City Ventures generates returns through equity investments in portfolio companies across fintech, blockchain, AI, and digital asset sectors. Returns are realized through exits via IPOs, acquisitions, or secondary sales.

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Marketing channels2 records

Liberty City Ventures product offering

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Liberty City Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm that provides seed and early-stage equity capital to startups operating at the intersection of technology, media, and commerce. The firm primarily invests in fintech, blockchain, AI, privacy, and digital asset companies, both through direct investments and via fund-of-funds and co-investment arrangements with institutional partners such as Qatar Investment Authority and Hanwha Finance.

Product overview

Liberty City Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm that invests in seed-stage companies across fintech, blockchain, AI, and related technology sectors. As an investment firm, it does not offer products or services in the traditional SaaS or technology product sense.

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Liberty City Ventures competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Pantera Capital: One of the earliest and largest crypto-focused venture firms, investing across blockchain infrastructure, DeFi, and digital-asset companies. Directly comparable to LCV in sector focus, stage, and check size orientation.
  • Galaxy Digital: Crypto-native financial services and investment firm operating venture, trading, and asset-management arms. Closely comparable as a digital-asset investment vehicle with overlapping portfolio themes and stage.
  • Multicoin Capital: Crypto-focused investment firm backing early-stage tokens, equity, and venture rounds across the blockchain stack. Directly comparable to LCV in fintech/blockchain investing focus and fund size.
  • Paradigm: Crypto-focused investment firm backing early-stage crypto and blockchain companies with research-driven approach. Comparable in target sectors and check-size profile to LCV's recent deals.
  • Digital Currency Group: Vertically integrated crypto conglomerate with venture, incubation, and trading arms. Comparable as a digital-asset investment platform with overlapping portfolio themes to LCV.
  • Dragonfly Capital: Crypto-focused venture firm investing across early-stage protocols and companies. Direct peer in stage and sector focus; LCV has already co-invested alongside Dragonfly in Mesh's Series C.
  • Coinbase Ventures: Investment arm of Coinbase backing early-stage crypto and blockchain companies globally. Comparable as a sector-focused venture investor with access to crypto-native deal flow.
  • Polychain Capital: Crypto-native investment firm backing early-stage blockchain protocols and applications. Directly comparable to LCV in crypto venture focus and early-stage orientation.
  • Maven 11 Capital: Crypto and blockchain-focused venture firm investing across the digital-asset stack in Europe and globally. Comparable to LCV in sector focus and stage, with a similarly sized fund profile.

Broad incumbents

  • Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto): Major generalist VC with a dedicated a16z crypto fund investing across blockchain and digital assets. Overlaps with LCV in crypto venture investing but at much larger AUM scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Liberty City Ventures M&A and investment

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Investments88 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Liberty City Ventures

What does Liberty City Ventures do?

Liberty City Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm that provides seed and early-stage equity capital to startups operating at the intersection of technology, media, and commerce. The firm primarily invests in fintech, blockchain, AI, privacy, and digital asset companies, both through direct investments and via fund-of-funds and co-investment arrangements with institutional partners such as Qatar Investment Authority and Hanwha Finance.

Is Liberty City Ventures a public or private company?

Liberty City Ventures is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.

When was Liberty City Ventures founded?

Liberty City Ventures was founded in 2012. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Liberty City Ventures based?

Liberty City Ventures is headquartered in New York, United States, in the North America region.

How does Liberty City Ventures make money?

One revenue line is on record: venture Capital Returns.

Who are Liberty City Ventures's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Pantera Capital, Galaxy Digital, Multicoin Capital, Paradigm, Digital Currency Group, Dragonfly Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Polychain Capital and Maven 11 Capital. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto) is listed as a broad incumbent.

Does Liberty City Ventures have an API?

No public API is recorded for Liberty City Ventures.

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