# Branford Castle

> Branford Castle is a VC fund in New York backing Manufacturing and Automotive. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/branford-castle-inc-
- Website: http://www.branfordcastle.com

Branford Castle is a private market investor focusing on lower-middle-market investments, with a more than 30+ year history of helping to grow businesses. The firm typically makes control investments in companies with less than $15 million of EBITDA and a leadership position in a niche industry. Branford is particularly keen on the strongrelationships it develops with its portfolio company managers. Branford has particular expertise in industrials/specialty manufacturing, business services, and logistics.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 67% |
| Automotive | 1 | 33% |
| Advertising | 1 | 33% |
| Construction | 1 | 33% |
| Marine Transportation | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 2 | 67% |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marilyn Yang | Vice President | 0 | — |
| Ceon Francis | Principal | 1 | — |
| John K. Castle | Chairman | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marine Floats | Marine Floats is a dock manufacturing company that designs, builds and installs bespoke marinas, dock systems and shore structures. |  | Private Equity | Oct 12, 2023 |  |
| Fibrix Filtration | Fibrix Filtration is a manufacturer of nonwoven filtration materials for HVAC, paint collection, liquid, evaporative cooling, and specialty filters. Fibrix Filtration serves over 300 customers through its 4 facilities and 8 production lines. Fibrix Filtration's portfolio of products, technologies, and proprietary processes have been developedfrom more than 50 years of innovation and application knowledge |  | Private Equity | Aug 17, 2020 |  |
| AdverCar | adverCar extends the reach of your out of home efforts and bursts the “media-free bubble” that has become the ‘drive time commute’ by delivering your message on an eye level medium that can’t be turned off, fast forwarded or ignored. We enable you to target neighbourhoods, commuter routes, and shopping centers within a specific zip code, region orDMA. You now have the ability to saturate entire markets in a way you couldn’t before by cost effectively renting space on the sides of GPS tracked adverCar fleets delivering you a more dynamic, accountable Out of Home media choice. | $2M | Seed | Oct 30, 2012 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- 1-800-FLOWERS — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Canaan Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canaan-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- New Orleans Startup Fund — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TiE Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tie-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Branford Castle invest in?

Branford Castle invests primarily in Manufacturing, Automotive and Advertising startups, most often at Private Equity and Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Branford Castle?

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### Who are the partners at Branford Castle?

The team at Branford Castle includes Marilyn Yang (Vice President), Ceon Francis (Principal) and John K. Castle (Chairman). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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