# Calvin Broadus

> Calvin Broadus is a seed investor at Casa Verde Capital backing FinTech and Social Media. See 25 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Casa Verde Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/casa-verde-capital)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 25
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 24%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/SnoopDogg
- Website: http://snoopdogg.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/snoopdogg

Calvin Broadus is a seed investor at Casa Verde Capital in Los Angeles focused on FinTech and Social Media. For more than two decades, multi-platinum entertainment icon Snoop Dogg has raised the bar as a global entertainer and innovator. With more than 35 million albums sold worldwide, Snoop Dogg continues to pave the way in the entertainment industry, serving as a mentor to new and established artists. From his YouTube original series “GGN News,”to his investments in tech companies like Secret, Reddit and Robinhood, to his philanthropic work with the Snoop Youth Football League, Snoop’s successful ventures within music, film, fashion, television and technology set him apart as a cultural icon.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$450M |
| Series A | $8M–$555M |
| Series B | $15M–$67M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 4 | 16% |
| Social Media | 4 | 16% |
| Cannabis | 3 | 12% |
| Cryptocurrency | 3 | 12% |
| Music | 2 | 8% |

53 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 28% |
| Series A | 7 | 28% |
| Series B | 3 | 12% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 12% |
| Angel | 1 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 15 | 60% |
| Sweden | 1 | 4% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Record | Record is a financial technology platform for alternative assets ranging from Music, Web3, Film, TV, Literature & Content royalties. |  | Angel | Jul 01, 2024 |  |
| Record | Record is a financial technology platform for alternative assets ranging from Music, Web3, Film, TV, Literature & Content royalties. | $3M | Seed | Jul 01, 2024 |  |
| Sound | Sound connects artists and listeners to take ownership over the culture they create together. | $20M | Series A | Jul 12, 2023 |  |
| MoonPay | MoonPay is a financial technology company that provides payment solutions for cryptocurrency. Its on-and-off-ramp suite of products provides a seamless experience for converting between fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies using all major payment methods including debit and credit cards, local bank transfers, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. | $87M | Series A | Apr 13, 2022 |  |
| Yuga Labs | Yuga Labs is a blockchain technology company that develops NFTs and digital collectibles. It specializes in the fields of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and digital media. Yuga Labs was founded in 2021 by Wylie Aronow and Greg Solano and headquartered in Miami, Florida. | $450M | Seed | Mar 22, 2022 |  |
| Yuga Labs | Yuga Labs is a blockchain technology company that develops NFTs and digital collectibles. It specializes in the fields of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and digital media. Yuga Labs was founded in 2021 by Wylie Aronow and Greg Solano and headquartered in Miami, Florida. | $450M |  | Mar 22, 2022 |  |
| Yumi | Yumi is the definitive source for parents seeking to understand what they are feeding their children and why, offering a science-based early childhood meal delivery program that is the most convenient and most nutritional option in the market. | $67M | Series B | Dec 20, 2021 |  |
| MoonPay | MoonPay is a financial technology company that provides payment solutions for cryptocurrency. Its on-and-off-ramp suite of products provides a seamless experience for converting between fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies using all major payment methods including debit and credit cards, local bank transfers, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. | $555M | Series A | Nov 22, 2021 |  |
| MoonPay | MoonPay is a financial technology company that provides payment solutions for cryptocurrency. Its on-and-off-ramp suite of products provides a seamless experience for converting between fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies using all major payment methods including debit and credit cards, local bank transfers, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. | $555M | Series A | Nov 22, 2021 |  |
| Bespoke Financial | Bespoke Financial is a licensed lender supporting cannabis companies. They alleviate working capital constraints across the entire cannabis supply chain. Bespoke supports their clients as they scale and grow with unique financing solutions and cannabis business loans. | $8M | Series A | Apr 19, 2021 |  |

10 of 25 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sound Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sound-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Thrive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thrive-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Tiger Global Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tiger-global) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [11:11 Media](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1111media) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [A.Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-partners-l-p) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Coinbase](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Casa Verde Capital

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

Casa Verde Capital is a venture capital firm specialized in seed investments.Casa Verde Capital (CVC) maintains a view that the cannabis industry will be among the most compelling investment themes of our generation.CVC is a venture capital firm focusing on the ancillary cannabis industry.The ancillary ecosystem is commonly referred to as“not touching the plant;" this category includes, but is not limited to, agtech, health & wellness, financial services, technology, media, compliance and laboratory technology.

5 contacts available at Casa Verde Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Allie Denburg | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allie-denburg |
| Calvin Broadus | General Partner and Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/snoop-dogg |
| Carter Lewis | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carter-lewis-f9a3 |
| David Colton | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-colton-7c54 |
| Karan Wadhera | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karan-wadhera |

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## FAQ

### What does Calvin Broadus invest in?

Calvin Broadus invests primarily in FinTech, Social Media and Cannabis startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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 Calvin Broadus's check size?

Calvin Broadus typically joins rounds of $2M–$450M at Seed, $8M–$555M at Series A and $15M–$67M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Calvin Broadus participates in.

### When did Calvin Broadus last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Calvin Broadus closed in Jul 2024. Shizune tracks 25 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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