About CTC Venture Capital
CTC Venture Capital is a venture capital firm located in Chicago, United States. As of Apr 2025, CTC Venture Capital has invested in 18 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from FinTech to Blockchain Technology and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of SpectrAxe Overall, CTC Venture Capital portfolio has seen 3 unicorns and 2 acquisitions including key companies like Watershed, Optibus Technologies and 1inch. A lot of funds co-invest with CTC Venture Capital, with names like Optiver sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. CTC Venture Capital has team of 1 people.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series B, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio Unicorns
CTC Venture Capital's List of Top Investments
CTC Venture Capital has a portfolio of 18 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investments include Watershed and Pico.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, Bermuda and 1 more locations. They have invested in FinTech, Blockchain Technology, Enterprise Applications and 7 other sectors, across stages such as Series B, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by CTC Venture Capital:
1. Watershed
Provider of platform for enterprise sustainability programs, measurement, reporting, and action. The platform offers tools for carbon accounting, emissions reduction, and sustainability disclosure preparation. It facilitates target setting and progress tracking toward decarbonization. The platform supports audit-grade data and methodologies vetted by third-party auditors.
Key facts about Watershed
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $185M
- Employee Count: 603 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Emerson Collective, Greenoaks and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 22, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Pico
Data analytics platform for financial markets. It features tools for tracking data, monitoring fluctuations in prices, measure algo strategies, optimize performances, detect issues, and access performance indicators. Also, provides alerts, data signals, and historical analysis for managing capital market structures.
Key facts about Pico
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $342M
- Employee Count: 766 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Janse Capital and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 14, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of end-to-end public transportation management software. This software offers tools for route planning, scheduling, rostering, and real-time operations management. It includes features for optimizing networks, managing mixed fleets, and enhancing passenger communication through real-time updates. The platform aims to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance the overall passenger experience. The software is designed for agencies, operators, and consultancies involved in public transportation.
Key facts about Optibus Technologies
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $260M
- Employee Count: 336 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Alibaba Group, Tencent and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 05, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. 1inch
Decentralized financial solutions. It unites decentralized protocols whose synergy enables the protected operations in the Defi space. It also offers access to hundreds of liquidity sources across multiple chains, including Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Avalanche, Optimistic Ethereum, Arbitrum, Fantom, and Gnosis Chain. Features include the aggregation protocol, the liquidity protocol, the limit order protocol, wallet, and mobile application for storing, receiving, sending, and swapping crypto assets.
Key facts about 1inch
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Tortola (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $190M
- Employee Count: 178 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: Orthogonal Thinker, Blockchain Coinvestors and 50 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 01, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. BMLL
AI-driven data analytics platform. It provides a cloud-based platform to access data, ML algorithms, historical data, and insights on electronically traded securities.
Key facts about BMLL
CTC Venture Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
CTC Venture Capital has invested in 18 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in SpectrAxe.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
CTC Venture Capital's Investments by Stage
CTC Venture Capital has made 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $20.5M, 1 investment in Series A stage, 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $34M and 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $35M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series B | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Series D | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
CTC Venture Capital's Investments by Sector
CTC Venture Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the FinTech, Enterprise Applications, Blockchain - Industry Applications, Blockchain Technology and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 17 Tech companies, 15 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 9 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 9 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
FinTech | 4 |
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 2 |
Blockchain Technology | 2 |
Consumer | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
CTC Venture Capital's Investments by Geography
CTC Venture Capital has made most investments in United States (3), followed by Bermuda where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 3 |
Bermuda | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
CTC Venture Capital's recent investments
CTC Venture Capital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by CTC Venture Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 10, 2025 | United States | Series A | 8872 | ||
Oct 01, 2024 | United Kingdom | Series B | 4110 | [+3] | |
May 23, 2023 | United States | Series D | 6391 | [+12] | |
Nov 30, 2021 | Bermuda | Series C | 6289 | [+12] | |
Apr 30, 2019 | United States | Series B | 5391 | [+14] |
Unicorns in CTC Venture Capital's Portfolio
CTC Venture Capital has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - Optibus Technologies, Watershed and 1inch. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Optibus Technologies. It became a unicorn in 2022, 3 years before CTC Venture Capital first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in CTC Venture Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65 | Provider of end-to-end public transportation management software | 2014 | London | Series D | ystccqd | ||
73 | Provider of platform for enterprise sustainability programs, measurement, reporting, and action | 2019 | San Francisco | Series C | hnvcfhe | ||
63 | Decentralized financial solutions | 2019 | Tortola | Series B | {kpg{qf |
Acquired companies in CTC Venture Capital's Portfolio
2 companies from CTC Venture Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were BMLL in Oct 2025 by Nordic Capital.Here are CTC Venture Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 27, 2025 | Oct 01, 2024 | Series B | 2782 | |
Oct 20, 2021 | Apr 30, 2019 | Series B | 7830 |
Team profile of CTC Venture Capital
CTC Venture Capital has a team of 1 member located in United States. CTC Venture Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of CTC Venture Capital
Over the past 7 years, 112 investors have co-invested in CTC Venture Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before CTC Venture Capital: Nasdaq, DRW Trading Group and 85 others have invested in rounds before CTC Venture Capital. There are 2 companies where Nasdaq has invested before CTC Venture Capital and 2 companies where DRW Trading Group has invested before CTC Venture Capital.
- Top Co-investors of CTC Venture Capital: 25 investors entered a company along with CTC Venture Capital. These include investors like Optiver (1 company).
Recent News related to CTC Venture Capital
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BMLL Secures $21m InvestmentMarkets Media•Oct 01, 2024•BMLL, CTC Venture Capital, IQ Capital, FactSet and 2 others
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OpenFin Banks $35M in BoA-Led Funding RoundFinance Magnates•May 24, 2023•OpenFin, Pivot Investment Partners, ING, CME Group and 11 others
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