About Icecap
What We Do, How You Benefit, & Who We Are
What We Do
Icecap is a private company which operates a buy/sell trading platform for investment-grade diamonds. Our revenue comes from transaction fees, or margins, on the trading.
Each diamond that qualifies for the Icecap marketplace must have not only a GIA Certificate, but also a GCAL grading report which agrees with the GIA document. These and other safeguards allow Icecap’s trading marketplace to operate at a price level roughly ten percent above wholesale, and significantly below the prices of most retail stores, for comparable product.
Our primary mission is to maintain a safe, transparent, and ethical marketplace for diamond investors.
How You Benefit
We help you add diamonds to that portfolio, while avoiding the pitfalls that diamonds have historically presented to investors.
Why We Do It:
We hate inflation and want to protect you from the damage it causes.
For thousands of years, diamonds have been a store of wealth that has stood the test of time. But the traditional diamond market favors jewelry buyers, not investors. By combining modern technology with the structure of a metals market, Icecap delivers you—the investor—something new, unique, and valuable to add to your hard asset portfolio.
How You Benefit:
A diversified portfolio, peace of mind in a chaotic world, and a way to savor the assets you own in more than just financial terms.
Why you might want to add diamonds to your portfolio:
- Diamonds are the most lightweight and portable form of wealth. A million dollars of value can easily fit inside a shirt pocket.
- Diamonds generally outpace monetary inflation, though with less volatility than gold. However, buyers should be aware that—as with all markets—prices go up and down, and there is no way to predict future price changes.
- Finally, diamonds can be enjoyed as jewelry, while taking their place in your hard asset portfolio.
Icecap helps you enjoy those benefits, in a comparable structure to gold and silver investing.
Company Background
Icecap was founded in January 2020 by Jacques Voorhees, the inventor of online trading marketplaces for the diamond industry.
The company operates internationally, and—through its relationship with logistics provider Malca-Amit, is able to deliver/receive diamonds to/from buyers/sellers anywhere in the world, and/or store them at any of Malca-Amit’s global vaulting facilities