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I help strategic thinkers make winning investments

I guarantee you all the strategies, insights and support to...

 ➡️ win the venture capital game with better returns & liquidity

 ➡️ enter the digital assets space safely and profitably

 ➡️ invest w/ alignment to your vision & values

 ➡️ have more fun and life fulfillment!

  • Beating VC/PE risk-adjusted returns

  • Leading Seed & Pre-Seed Rounds

  • Aligning Vision, Values & Thesis

  • Building a Legacy of Social/Global Impact

  • Coaching for your Team, Clients & Portfolio

  • Strategy, Intros & Diligence

    • Artificial Intelligence

    • Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies

    • Fintech: DeFi, DAOs, web3

    • Impact Investment / Social Enterprise​​

    • Science of Cancer

  • Talks & Workshops

    • Liberating Strategies for Investment

    • Antifragile Portfolio Construction

    • Leveling Up Your Work Using AI

    • Charity Poker Tournament

  • Multi-Generational Relatability & Alignment 

    • Millennial

    • Gen X

    • Baby Boomer

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2006 Wold Series of Poker Pot Limit Holdem Championship 

"Everybody has a superpower. Rafe somehow ended up with the power of transformation. The more time you spend with Rafe, the better your life will get."

Steven Kotler, New York Times Bestselling Author of BOLD; Abundance; The Rise of Superman

By The Numbers

  • $450,000,000 in liquidity to investors

  • $40,000,000 raised in investment & charitable donations

  • 2011 first purchased Bitcoin

  • 2006 World Series of Poker PLH Winner

  • 1997 first web startup launched

  • 200+ Founders advised / coached

  • 20+ Direct angel investments

  • 6 Unicorn investment looks (2 captured)

  • 5 Startups co-founded

  • 4 Innovative venture funds launched

  • 3 Industry awards for video production

  • 2 Awards for cancer prevention work

  • 1 Peer-reviewed scientific publication

Domains

  • AI

  • Applied Game Theory

  • Blockchain / web3

  • Cryptocurrencies

  • Cognitive Sciences

  • Complex Adaptive Systems

  • Creative Problem Solving / Vision

  • Evolutionary Biology

  • Investing in Innovation

  • Poker / Gaming Industry

  • Startups

  • Strategic Thinking

  • Venture Capital

TED Talks Cryptocurrencies • Equity Crowdfunding • Personal Investment Contracts

High Stakes World Series of Poker Win • Ultimate Sports Adventure • Boom Vision Podcast 

Articles Transrational Game Theory • Seeking Aleph • Genome Architecture Theory
Don’t Look At Your Cards: Liberating Strategies for Poker, Business & Life

I live in Boulder with my wife, our three boys, four 🐓s, two 🐐s, a 🐈‍⬛, 🦎 and 🐠.

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