# Ayre Group

> Ayre Group is a VC fund in St. John's backing Blockchain and Bitcoin. See 25 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: St. John's, Canada
- Total investments: 25
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 68%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ayre-group/
- Website: https://ayre.group/

Ayre Group is a multinational investment firm that invests in cutting-edge businesses and technologies. Ayre Group invests in real estate, blockchain technology, media, publishing, health and wellness, and travel and leisure.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $363k–$8.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 5 | 20% |
| Bitcoin | 2 | 8% |
| Video Streaming | 2 | 8% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 8% |
| Film | 1 | 4% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 32% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 16% |
| Series A | 1 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 16% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 12% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 4% |
| South Africa | 1 | 4% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paul Rajchgod | Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-rajchgod |
| Calvin Ayre | Founder | 30 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calvin-ayre |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Libraro | Libraro operates on blockchain technology to modernise the book publishing sector. | $700.4K | Seed | Apr 07, 2025 |  |
| Libraro | Libraro operates on blockchain technology to modernise the book publishing sector. | $648.7K | Seed | Oct 28, 2024 |  |
| Gate2Chain | Gate2Chain is a Web3 solution builder for enterprises that uses blockchain technology to drive business. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 17, 2024 |  |
| Token Recovery | Token Recovery offers an end-to-end solution assisting in the attempt to recover your lost and stolen tokens. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| Rad | Littlstar is a consumer streaming subscription delivering live and on-demand ESports, Music, Comedy, and Sports, from companies like NBCU, Warner, Whistle, Showtime, New Form, Law & Crime, and Sliver.TV. Littlstar's unique brand of edgy content for Millennial and Gen Z audiences coupled with the ability to watch your own content makes itthe hub for next generation viewers. The platform delivers a broad range of content experiences, with 2D, 3D, 4K, Live, 360° / 180° VR, and traditional video on its premium app. In addition, viewers can earn rewards points and become peers in the network powered by Littlstar's blockchain and P2P networking technology. | $3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 01, 2023 |  |
| Zumo | Zumo is a revolutionary new way for people and businesses to interact with money. When we say revolutionary, we mean it. Zumo’s not elitist. It’s not exclusive. It’s not only for the one percent. Zumo is smart money for everyone.Zumo allows you to buy, send and store crypto simply and securely. Zumo lets you exchange crypto seamlessly withtraditional currency and pay for goods and services anywhere with our Convertible Debit Card.ZumoPay is a safe and easy way for brands to accept payments in crypto currency, with lower transaction fees than traditional payment solutions.ZumoKit is our Wallet as a Service, Software Development Kit (SDK), giving you the ability to setup and manage your own cryptocurrency payments infrastructure. | $8.7M | Seed | Apr 25, 2023 |  |
| Over-C | Over-C brings new ideas, experiences and business models to life whilst giving you the tools to manage your operations, customers and employees more effectively in real-time. But don't take our word for it, let those that experienced Over-C speak for themselves. | $1.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 06, 2023 |  |
| London Blockchain Conference | London Blockchain Conference is a place where enterprises and governments discover real-world solutions through blockchain. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| Centbee | Centbee is a B2C payment company providing cross-border remittances and digital wallet. Founded in 2017, we provide an easy-to-use app that enables financially excluded customers to buy a wide range of important digital goods; and send money to family and friends quickly and cheaply. | $1M | Series A | Dec 23, 2022 |  |
| Centbee | Centbee is a B2C payment company providing cross-border remittances and digital wallet. Founded in 2017, we provide an easy-to-use app that enables financially excluded customers to buy a wide range of important digital goods; and send money to family and friends quickly and cheaply. | $999.2K | Seed | Dec 23, 2022 |  |

10 of 25 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Two Hop Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/two-hop-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Coingeek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coingeek) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Intersect VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intersect-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [A+E Global Media](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-e-television-networks) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Disney Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/disney-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LAUNCH](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launch-co) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ayre Group invest in?

Ayre Group invests primarily in Blockchain, Bitcoin and Video Streaming startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 25 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ayre Group's check size?

Ayre Group typically joins rounds of $363k–$8.7M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ayre Group participates in.

### How do I contact Ayre Group?

Public channels for Ayre Group include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Ayre Group?

The team at Ayre Group includes Paul Rajchgod (Managing Director) and Calvin Ayre (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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