# Ben Stokes

> Ben Stokes is a pre-seed investor at Chasing Rainbows (Sydney) backing Biotechnology. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Chasing Rainbows](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chasing-rainbows)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bpstokes

Ben Stokes is a pre-seed investor at Chasing Rainbows in Sydney focused on Biotechnology. Ben Stokes is based out of Sydney, New South Wales and is the Founding Partner of Chasing Rainbows. Ben previously worked at the LGBTQ and Victory Institute as a Board Member. Ben Stokes attended the University of California, Berkeley.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Polari Group | Polari Group believes the sexual health and wellness market should cater for everyone and that the next sexual revolution will be in anorectal health. Currently it takes up to 1 hour to prepare for anorectal intercourse, using a method called anal douching. This prevents spontaneity, affects romantic relationships, and increases the chances ofgetting a sexually transmitted infection. Our team develops category-defining products to make the preparation for anorectal intercourse straightforward and sex spontaneous. | $539K | Pre-Seed | Jun 27, 2024 |  |
| Polari Labs | Polari Labs is enhancing anorectal health and removing obstacles to intimacy. | $539K | Pre-Seed | Jun 27, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ada Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ada-vemtires) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Little Green Bamboo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/little-green-bamboo) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ventures Together](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ventures-together) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Chasing Rainbows

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Chasing Rainbows is a venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed technology and technology-adjacent companies with LGBTQ+ founders.

2 contacts available at Chasing Rainbows.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ben Stokes | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-stokes |
| Patrick Driscoll | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-driscoll-6f52 |

## Similar investors

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund

## FAQ

### What does Ben Stokes invest in?

Ben Stokes invests primarily in Biotechnology startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ben Stokes last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ben Stokes closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co