Partner
Charles Read
Founding Partner, Rarestone Capital
- Firm
- Rarestone Capital
- Title
- Founding Partner
- Role
- General partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 19 September 2026
About
Charles heads up strategy and go-to-market for the portfolio and the Labs team. He's officially a “class of 17” altcoiner, and has been full time in the industry since then. An early investor in Antshares, Cardano and many others, he is razor sharp at catching trends early. As an avid NFT collector, Charles’ wallet is home to many cryptodickbutts, pandas, punks and clones. He’s also 2022 Crypto Fight Night contender, and recently was named Forbes 30 under 30 in the European Finance category. Charles’ has been an active contributor to research on the Metaverse since 2019, and is very interested in the spatial web and gaming, and is an on-chain enjoyer, who bought SHIB on release day and sold it shortly after for a small profit. Before crypto, he was a senior headhunter for defense and government, working with clients such as FCO Services and BAE systems.
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