RareBreed Ventures
www.rarebreed.vcRareBreed Ventures is a pre-seed fund that invests up to $250K as the first or one of the first investors in exceptional founders primarily outside of large tech ecosystems, focusing on early-stage companies with original products serving underserved markets and industries.
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RareBreed Ventures believes that exceptional founders and innovative companies exist far beyond traditional tech hubs like Silicon Valley, New York, and Boston. They recognize that many traditional VCs miss opportunities by focusing narrowly on established deal flow sources and failing to understand or appreciate founders building products for overlooked communities and industries. The firm is committed to identifying and backing exceptional founders at the pre-seed stage who are often underestimated due to lack of polish, VC network connections, or pitch sophistication, but who possess genuine innovation and entrepreneurial capability.
What Sets Them Apart
- Geographic diversity: Explicitly focuses on amazing entrepreneurs everywhere in the world, not just traditional tech hubs
- Pre-seed specialization: Recognizes pre-seed investing as a distinct skill requiring conviction rather than traditional metrics
- Founder-centric evaluation: Values founders without typical polish, VC lingo fluency, or extensive networks equally to seasoned founders
- Overlooked market focus: Targets markets that haven't seen innovation in years and are often dismissed by traditional VCs
- Out-of-the-box thinking: Seeks founders with genuine original and unique products solving real customer acquisition or market gaps
- Life-changing impact: Emphasizes how small pre-seed checks can be transformative for entrepreneurs and generate strong returns
Portfolio Highlights
Unspun
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GigSafe
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Mainstreet
Fintech
Allocate
Fintech
Blank Beauty
Consumer
Bonus
Proptech
Sparen Homes
Proptech
Nectar
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