What it sells
The BlackRock of collectibles
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedRetail and individual investors wanting exposure to graded trading cards without holding them.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Buy and sell shares of professionally selected card indexes (e.g. tash25, GOAT Index, Rising Stars) held in a registered investment vehicle; no cards to ship.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Managed index products on graded cards; fee structure not published. Returns shown as illustrative index performance (e.g. tash25 +93% over 3 years).
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Waitlist-gated launch, research and newsroom content marketing.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Summer 2026 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.