# Craig Sellars

> Craig Sellars is a seed investor at Tether (San Juan) backing Bitcoin and FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Tether](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tether-50cc)
- Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigcsellars
- Website: https://Twitter.com/OmniCraig
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/craigccs

Craig Sellars is a seed investor at Tether in San Juan focused on Bitcoin and FinTech. Craig Sellars is the Co-Founder, CEO and Interim CTO of Self ID, Inc. He previously worked at Omni Foundation as a CTO. Craig Sellars attended the Georgia Institute of Technology.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Ethereum | 1 | 50% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 50% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Portal to Bitcoin | Portal is a financial services company that trades crypto anywhere without putting coins at risk, all from within a controllable wallet. Founded in 2018, Portal is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $8.5M |  | Sep 21, 2021 |  |
| Portal to Bitcoin | Portal is a financial services company that trades crypto anywhere without putting coins at risk, all from within a controllable wallet. Founded in 2018, Portal is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $8.5M | Seed | Jun 01, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Arrington XRP Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arrington-xrp-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Autonomy Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/autonomy-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Genblock Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genblock-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Krypital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/krypital-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LD Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ld-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Monday Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monday-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Tether

VC Fund · Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Launched in 2014, Tether is a blockchain-enabled platform designed to facilitate the use of fiat currencies in a digital manner. Tether works to disrupt the conventional financial system via a more modern approach to money. Tether has made headway by giving customers the ability to transact with traditional currencies across a blockchain, withoutthe inherent volatility and complexity typically associated with a digital currency. As the first blockchain-enabled platform to facilitate the digital use of traditional currencies (a familiar, stable accounting unit), Tether has democratised cross-border transactions across a blockchain.

5 contacts available at Tether.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Craig Sellars | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craig-sellars |
| Matthew Tremblay | Chief Compliance Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-tremblay |
| Giancarlo Devasini | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giancarlo-devasini |
| Givi Chkhartishvili | Head of Tech Growth | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/givi-chkhartishvili |
| Jean-Louis van der Velde | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jl-van-der-velde |

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## FAQ

### What does Craig Sellars invest in?

Craig Sellars invests primarily in Bitcoin, FinTech and Ethereum startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Craig Sellars last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Craig Sellars closed in Sep 2021. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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