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Pre-Pitch Briefing

Nic Carter

Partner at Castle Island Ventures

SeedSeries ABitcoinStablecoinsData AnalyticsInfrastructure

Their Thesis

Bitcoin infrastructure, stablecoins, and crypto data analytics. Known for Bitcoin advocacy and UTXO research.

How to Pitch Them

Nic values data-driven arguments. Show metrics and on-chain data to support your thesis.

What Excites Them

Bitcoin infrastructure, stablecoin innovation, on-chain data tools

What They Pass On

Ethereum maximalism, anti-Bitcoin sentiment, projects ignoring on-chain data

In Their Own Words

“Stablecoins are the Trojan horse for crypto adoption. They solve a real problem without requiring ideology.”

— Blog

“Bitcoin does not need to do everything. It just needs to do one thing extremely well: be hard money.”

— What Bitcoin Did

Recent Writing

The Rise of Stablecoinsblog

How stablecoins became crypto's killer app

An Introduction to Bitcoin's Carbon Footprintblog

Data-driven analysis of Bitcoin energy consumption

Podcast Appearances

Bitcoin Mining and Energy — What Bitcoin Did
Bitcoinminingenergy

Castle Island Ventures Portfolio

Top Sectors

Bitcoin2
Data1

Stage Distribution

Series B2
Series A1
Lightning LabsBitcoin
Series B$10.0M
Coin MetricsData
Series A$6.0M
BlockstreamBitcoin
Series B$21.0M
← Full profile@nic__carterLinkedInCastle Island Ventures website