# CastleHill Ventures

> CastleHill Ventures is a VC fund in Toronto backing Software, E-Commerce and Graphic Design. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 3
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

CastleHill Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in start-up and early stage investments.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |
| Graphic Design | 1 | 33% |
| Infrastructure | 1 | 33% |
| Enterprise Software | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TrueSpectra | TrueSpectra had pioneered object-oriented resolution-independent render engines and related desktop, platform, and server-based dynamic imaging solutions including Phoito>Graphics, Netgraphica, and the TrueSpectra Image Server. The TrueSpectra Image Server is able to streamline image publishing and maintenance processes.TrueSpectra’scustomers included Lowe's, Kinko's, the Ohio State University, and Macy. And it is partnered with Speedera, Macromedia, Oracle, and Blue Martini Software.TrueSpectra was founded in January 1990 by Stephen Sutherland who also spearheaded its R&D/patent portfolio. It merged with Scene7 and then the platform was acquired by Adobe to form the core foundation of its Experience Manager and other products which are a $B business today. | $6.5M |  | Jan 01, 2001 |  |
| TrueSpectra | TrueSpectra had pioneered object-oriented resolution-independent render engines and related desktop, platform, and server-based dynamic imaging solutions including Phoito>Graphics, Netgraphica, and the TrueSpectra Image Server. The TrueSpectra Image Server is able to streamline image publishing and maintenance processes.TrueSpectra’scustomers included Lowe's, Kinko's, the Ohio State University, and Macy. And it is partnered with Speedera, Macromedia, Oracle, and Blue Martini Software.TrueSpectra was founded in January 1990 by Stephen Sutherland who also spearheaded its R&D/patent portfolio. It merged with Scene7 and then the platform was acquired by Adobe to form the core foundation of its Experience Manager and other products which are a $B business today. | $21M |  | Apr 06, 2000 |  |
| TrueSpectra | TrueSpectra had pioneered object-oriented resolution-independent render engines and related desktop, platform, and server-based dynamic imaging solutions including Phoito>Graphics, Netgraphica, and the TrueSpectra Image Server. The TrueSpectra Image Server is able to streamline image publishing and maintenance processes.TrueSpectra’scustomers included Lowe's, Kinko's, the Ohio State University, and Macy. And it is partnered with Speedera, Macromedia, Oracle, and Blue Martini Software.TrueSpectra was founded in January 1990 by Stephen Sutherland who also spearheaded its R&D/patent portfolio. It merged with Scene7 and then the platform was acquired by Adobe to form the core foundation of its Experience Manager and other products which are a $B business today. |  |  |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Greenstone Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greenstone-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [NeoCarta Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neocarta-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Trinity Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trinity-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AllegisCyber](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allegis-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Business Development Bank of Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/business-development-bank-of-canada) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ClearPoint Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clearpoint-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does CastleHill Ventures invest in?

CastleHill Ventures invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Graphic Design startups, most often at Funding Round 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.

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