Rarestone Capital

What is Rarestone Capital?

Rarestone Capital is an investment fund focused on the blockchain and cryptocurrency industries, with additional interests in aerospace and defense. Since its establishment in 2020, Rarestone operates by investing and trading their own capital, leveraging the team's extensive experience in the market, with some partners having been active in the industry since as early as 2016.

Their investment approach is characterized by early identification and support for growth potential in various projects through stages such as seed, pre-seed, and Series A rounds. Rarestone aims to provide not just capital, but also strategic support across different areas including growth hacking, software engineering, trading, protocol design, and more.

They are known for being hands-on and guiding projects through every stage, critical for blockchain-based innovations. The fund has set an investment sweet spot at $1,500,000, with a minimum investment threshold of $100,000 and a maximum of $5,000,000.

Their specializations allow them to be versatile across different early-stage development phases of a company.

Additionally, the Rarestone team possesses strong individual backgrounds spanning different specializations - their founding partner Charles Read, for example, is an experienced investor and strategist with a track record of catching trends early. Their marketing partner Jared Polites specializes in PR, providing strategic consulting and tangible campaign management.

Derek Hansen, the product management advisor, contributes with a strong focus on user adoption and product improvement. Luke Jones manages Rarestone's finance and provides financial advisory to the portfolio, having deep experience in traditional finance before moving into cryptocurrencies.

Finally, Harry Read, an analyst with the firm, specializes in communications and research, with a broad understanding of emerging technologies.