# Rahul Rai

> Rahul Rai is a pre-seed investor at BlockTower Capital backing Payments and Cryptocurrency. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [BlockTower Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blocktower-capital)
- Location: Manhattan, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-rai-wharton/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/rahul_rai121

Rahul Rai is a pre-seed investor at BlockTower Capital in Manhattan focused on Payments and Cryptocurrency. Rahul Rai is the Co-Head of Market Neutral at Block Tower Capital. Attended The Wharton School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Payments | 1 | 100% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nume Crypto | Nume Crypto is a cryptocurrency payment processor that caters to both individuals and businesses. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Jun 14, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BEENEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bee-next) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Peak XV Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-india-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Whiteboard Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/whiteboard-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About BlockTower Capital

VC Fund · New York, United States

BlockTower is a crypto and blockchain investment firm that uses trading, investing, and portfolio management to this digital asset class.

5 contacts available at BlockTower Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sanat Rao | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sanat-rao-c351 |
| Ari Paul | CIO, managing partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ari-paul-e2d3 |
| Rahul Rai | Co-Head of Market Neutral | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rahul-rai-1bb7 |
| Sam Gaer | Co-Portfolio Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-gaer |
| Thomas Klocanas | General Partner & Head of Venture at BlockTower Capital | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-klocanas-a5fa |

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## FAQ

### What does Rahul Rai invest in?

Rahul Rai invests primarily in Payments and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Rahul Rai last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rahul Rai closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 1 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?

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