# John Crain

> John Crain is a seed investor backing Information Technology and Web3. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnacrain/

John Crain is a seed investor focused on Information Technology and Web3. John Crainis the CEO SuperRare.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 67% |
| Web3 | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Canada | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Redbeard Ventures | Red Beard Ventures is a full-stack web3 fund investing across Web 3.0 and crypto, including consumer applications, infrastructure, gaming, the metaverse, and DeFi with a focus on pre-seed through Series B investments in equity and tokens. | $25M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 16, 2023 | https://redbeard.ventures/ |
| Metahood | Metahood offers services for discovering, purchasing, and selling land in the open metaverse. | $3M | Seed | Jan 18, 2023 | https://metahood.xyz |
| Sloika | Sloika is an NFT marketplace giving photographers full creative control, from setting limited edition runs to choosing resale royalty fees. It makes tools for the photographers' workflows, from limited editions and royalty fees to usage rights and creative roadmaps. The company was founded in 2021. | $2M | Seed | Nov 30, 2021 | https://x.com/sloikaxyz |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1confirmation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1confirmation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flamingo DAO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flamingo-dao) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Neon DAO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neon-dao) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [South Park Commons](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/south-park-commons) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Transpose Platform Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ti-platform-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does John Crain invest in?

John Crain invests primarily in Information Technology, Web3 and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is John Crain's check size?

John Crain typically joins rounds of $2M–$3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds John Crain participates in.

### How do I contact John Crain?

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### When did John Crain last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Crain closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 3 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.

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