About RareBreed Ventures
RareBreed Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. It is primarily based out of Baltimore, United States. As of Apr 2024, RareBreed Ventures has invested in 10 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Retail to Consumer and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Reddrop Overall, RareBreed Ventures portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely EarlyBird. A lot of funds co-invest with RareBreed Ventures, with names like SOSV sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. RareBreed Ventures has team of 8 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
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RareBreed Ventures' List of Top Investments
RareBreed Ventures has a portfolio of 10 companies. Their most notable investments include unspun and Juno.Their portfolio spans across United States and Canada. They have invested in Retail, Consumer, FinTech and 4 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by RareBreed Ventures:
1. unspun
Internet first brand offering jeans for men and women. The company provides a 3D body scanning solutions which enables users to customize and design the jeans by choosing styles, fabrics, stitch colors, and more. The company claims that the products are made by using 3D woven technology and more.
Key facts about unspun
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $56.5M
- Employee Count: 77 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Signia Venture Partners, Prelude Ventures and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 25, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Juno
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Key facts about Juno
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $18M
- Employee Count: 16 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Serena Ventures, Distributed Ventures and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 08, 2022, $*****
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3. EarlyBird
Online platform offering goal-based saving and investment for a child's future. It re-balancing and optimizes the portfolio, and customizes the investment profile as per the goal of the family. It also provides families with a tax-advantaged and flexible custodial investment account, called an UGMA account. In addition to saving for college, funds can be used for anything from a downpayment on a home, seeding business, traveling the world, retirement, and more.
Key facts about EarlyBird
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Brooklyn (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $13.8M
- Employee Count: 27 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Creative Capital, Groundswell Ventures and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 01, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Reddrop
Key facts about Reddrop
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Atlanta (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $600K
- Employee Count: 9 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: RareBreed Ventures and Blackambitionprize
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Dec 17, 2024, $*****
5. Wove Made
Internet first brand offering customized fast-fashion jewelry. Its product catalog includes rings and bands for engagements, weddings, and anniversaries. It also offers pre-designed rings and users can also customize their rings based on the occasion.
Key facts about Wove Made
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Lancaster (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.85M
- Employee Count: 17 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Context Ventures, Springdale Ventures and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, May 30, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
RareBreed Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
RareBreed Ventures has invested in 10 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Reddrop and most recent follow-on round was in EarlyBird.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
RareBreed Ventures' Investments by Stage
RareBreed Ventures has made 8 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.53M and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 8 |
Series A | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
RareBreed Ventures' Investments by Sector
RareBreed Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Retail, FinTech, Consumer Goods and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 7 Consumer (B2C) companies, 7 Tech companies, 2 Enterprise (B2B) companies and 1 company focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 5 |
Retail | 4 |
FinTech | 3 |
Consumer Goods | 2 |
HealthTech | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
RareBreed Ventures' Investments by Geography
RareBreed Ventures has made most investments in United States (9), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 9 |
Canada | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
RareBreed Ventures' recent investments
RareBreed Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by RareBreed Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 11, 2024 | United States | Seed | 5058 | - | |
Nov 01, 2023 | United States | Seed | 6258 | [+9] | |
Nov 21, 2022 | United States | Seed | 6786 | [+5] | |
Jan 17, 2022 | United States | Seed | 6127 | [+7] | |
Jan 2022 | United States | Seed | 4405 | - |
Acquired companies in RareBreed Ventures' Portfolio
1 company from RareBreed Ventures' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was EarlyBird in May 2025 by Acorns for $*****.Here are RareBreed Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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May 16, 2025 | Nov 03, 2021 | Seed | 4795 |
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Team profile of RareBreed Ventures
RareBreed Ventures has a team of 8 members including 5 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 2 Principals located in United States. RareBreed Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in RareBreed Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Owings Mills | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Venture Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Principal | - | - | - | |
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Co-investors of RareBreed Ventures
Over the past 5 years, 101 investors have co-invested in RareBreed Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before RareBreed Ventures: National Science Foundation, HAX and 8 others have invested in rounds before RareBreed Ventures. There is 1 company where National Science Foundation has invested before RareBreed Ventures and 1 company where HAX has invested before RareBreed Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of RareBreed Ventures: 65 investors entered a company along with RareBreed Ventures. These include investors like SOSV (1 company).
- Invested after RareBreed Ventures: A total of 26 investors have invested in RareBreed Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include DCVC (1 company), Lowercarbon Capital (1 company) and E12 Ventures (1 company).
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