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Rainfall Ventures

Venture capital

San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked

Also known as RAINFALL VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Rainfall focuses on backing founders at an early stage, prioritizing each team's mission and identifying their unique strengths to help them become category leaders before their markets become widely recognized trends. The firm emphasizes standing by founders and getting in ahead of emerging trends, having partnered with more than 230 founders across over 100 companies spanning 20+ industries and 10+ countries.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$100K – $1M
HQ
San Francisco, NY, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2011
Last 12 months
1 investment
Private fund assets
$342.3M
VC funds
10
Tracked investments
106

Team · 2 people

from public directories
Ron Rofein

What they invest in

from 87 of 106 portfolio companies

SaaS ×34Consumer ×23Fintech ×23AI & Machine Learning ×22Enterprise Software ×16Developer Tools ×13Gaming ×8Data & Infrastructure ×7

HQs:United States×46France×3Israel×3Brazil×2India×2United Arab Emirates×1

Investments · 106 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12023 · 12022 · 12021 · 52020 · 12019 · 12018 · 111 dated

Permit.io list viewpermit.ioin𝕏✓ verified

Permit.io provides a full-stack authorization framework that lets developers add access control and Identity Access Management to their products, with low-code tools for the rest of the organization.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTel Aviv, IL

Or Weis(Founder)inAsaf Cohen(Founder)in

Co-investors97212 VenturesNFXRoosh VenturesCalm VenturesMana VenturesFirestreak Ventures

180 Seguros180s.com.brin

180 Seguros is an insurance operations platform that provides end-to-end insurance management solutions, enabling fintechs, banks, cooperatives, and other financial institutions to integrate insurance as a strategic financial product while maintaining focus on their core business.

FintechInsurTechSaaSSão Paulo, BR

Franco Lamping(Founder)Mauro Levi D'Ancona(Founder)

Co-investors8VCEndeavor CatalystFJ LabsMONASHEESNorte Ventures

Acorns Growacorns.comin𝕏

Acorns provides automated investment services that allow users to invest in diversified portfolios of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) composed of stocks and bonds, with options including Bitcoin-linked ETFs.

FintechIrvine, US

Jeff Cruttenden(Executive Officer, Director)Walter Cruttenden(Executive Officer, Director)inMark Dru(Executive Officer)

BoardJim Caccavo(Director)Jay Fishman(Director)Mike Sekits(Director)

Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAnsa CapitalBlack Jays VenturesComcast VenturesConnetic VenturesDeclaration Partners+12 more

Adaloadalo.comin𝕏Apr 2021

Adalo is a no-code platform that lets people design, build, and launch native iOS, Android, and web apps without programming.

Developer ToolsSaaSSt. Louis, US

Benjamin Haefele(Director)David Adkin(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDoug Villhard(Director)

Co-investorsVillhard Growth Partners

Allsetallsetnow.com𝕏Acquired

Allset is a marketplace connecting restaurants and local diners that provides online ordering and contactless dining solutions.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechMarketplacesLos Angeles, US

Stas Matviyenko(Founder)inAnna Polishchuk

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzEvolution VC PartnersFJ LabsFlyer One VenturesInovo VCOssian Capital+1 more

Almagetalma.euin

Alma provides buy-now-pay-later instalment payment solutions for e-commerce and physical retailers, letting shoppers split purchases into instalments online, in-store, or via payment links while merchants receive guaranteed upfront payouts.

E-commerceFintechRetail TechNeuilly-sur-Seine, FR

Louis Chatriot(Founder)inFintech Retail Tech Louis Chatriot(Founder)Guillaume Desloges(Co-Founder & COO)in

Co-investorsInsight PartnersIsaiISAI GestionKima VenturesPICUS CAPITALRoosh Ventures+3 more

Almahelloalma.comin𝕏

Alma provides practice management and insurance billing software solutions for behavioral health providers, helping them manage sessions and payments.

HealthtechMental HealthSaaSSan Francisco, US

Harry Ritter(Founder)in

Co-investorsAble PartnersBoxGroupFirst Round CapitalOptum VenturesPrimary Venture PartnersTusk Venture Partners+2 more

Almatryalma.comin𝕏

Alma is an immigration law firm serving companies and individuals, pairing attorney-led case handling with a software platform that tracks visa and green card cases from filing to approval.

HR TechLegalTechSaaSPalo Alto, US

Shuo Chen(Founder)

Co-investorsBling CapitalMento vcMVP VenturesBoxGroupInsight PartnersSound Ventures+1 more

Almaalmapay.comin

Alma is a payment platform that enables merchants in Europe to offer installment payment options to customers, both online and in-store.

FintechRetail TechSaaSFrance, FR

Co-investorsAglae VenturesWind VentureYolo InvestmentsBoxGroupInsight PartnersSound Ventures+1 more

Anydoany.doin𝕏

Any.do is a task management and productivity app that lets individuals, families, and teams create to-do lists, set reminders, and collaborate on projects through shared boards, calendars, and task assignments.

ConsumerFuture of WorkSaaS

Co-investorsBlumberg Capital

Aristarist.coin𝕏

Arist delivers entrepreneurship education courses to high school students in conflict zones.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechImpact & Social GoodNew York City, US

Michael Ioffe(Founder)inRyan Laverty(Founder)in

Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcEmles Venture PartnersNeer Venture PartnersRebel FundY Combinator

Athletetoathleteathletetoathlete.orgin𝕏

Athlete To Athlete offers athletic mentorship and coaching programs that pair youth student-athletes (ages 10-18) with current Division 1 college-athlete mentors in their sport for skill development, mindset training, and film review.

EdTechMarketplacesSports Tech

Banditosbanditos.studio
Banknovobanknovo.comin𝕏

Banknovo offers merchant cash advances to small business owners for short-term working capital needs such as equipment, supplies, and operational expenses.

Fintech

Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalBlumberg CapitalGradient VenturesMAGIC FundRed Sea VenturesRRE Ventures+1 more

Blairjoinblair.cominDefunct

Blair provided financing to students through income share agreements, funding thousands of borrowers in the United States before exiting operations in 2022.

FintechSan Francisco, US

Mike Mahlkow(Founder)inDavid Nordhausen(Founder)inConstantin Schreiber(Founder)in

Co-investorsVibe CapitalY CombinatorBONDGeneral CatalystIndex VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners+1 more

Bllocblloc.com

Berlin

Adham Badr(Executive Officer, Director)Mladen Milosevic(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsSoftBank Investment Advisers’ Emerge Program

Blockblockrenovation.comin

Block Renovation is a residential and commercial construction platform that connects homeowners and builders with vetted contractors and provides project management, pricing transparency, and buyer protections for renovation and new build projects across the United States.

B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechPropTech

Julie Kheyfets(CEO)

Co-investorsComcast VenturesEntropy Industrial CapitalEqual VenturesField VenturesGiant Ventures Global LlpGreen Meadow Ventures+5 more

BloomThatbloomthat.comAcquired

BloomThat offers same-day and next-day flower delivery through a mobile app and website, serving customers in major U.S. cities and nationwide.

ConsumerSan Francisco, US

Matthew Schwab(Founder/President)inDavid Bladow(Founder)inChad Powell(Founder/Product + Technology)in

Co-investorsFundersClubY CombinatorFirst Round CapitalForerunner VenturesInitialized CapitalRothenberg Ventures+1 more

Brain Gamesbraingames.netMay 2021

Brain Games is a mobile game developer that makes word puzzle games, including a word scrabble/word scapes title with a farm theme.

ConsumerGamingLos Angeles, US

Avi Asher(Founder)Tomer Waintroub(Founder)Benjamin Goldhirsh(Chief Executive Officer)

BoardAxel Bouchon(Director)

Co-investorsvgames

Caspercasper.comin𝕏

Casper designs and manufactures foam and hybrid mattresses engineered for comfort and spinal support, selling directly to consumers through an online platform with physical retail locations and a 100-night risk-free trial.

ConsumerHardwareNew York City, US

Philip Krim(Founder)in

Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersCrosslink CapitalDigital StrategiesEvolution VC PartnersInvestXIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)+12 more

Chordchord.coin𝕏

Chord provides a unified data layer and AI agents for commerce brands, combining reliable data infrastructure with autonomous tools that operate across the full business stack.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing Tech

Bryan Mahoney(CEO & Co-Founder)Henry Davis(President & Chairman)

Co-investorsAlleyCorpBright Pixel CapitalEqual VenturesIntercept VenturesRidge VenturesAlley Robotics Ventures+2 more

Citus Datacitusdata.comin𝕏Acquired

Citus is a Postgres extension that enables horizontal scaling of databases by distributing data and queries across multiple nodes.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Sumedh Pathak(Founder/Engineer)

Co-investorsBling CapitalBullpen CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)HeavybitStreamlined VenturesY Combinator+1 more

ClassWalletclasswallet.comin𝕏

ClassWallet provides a digital wallet platform for managing public funds securely and transparently, serving government agencies, nonprofits, and K-12 schools.

EdTechFintechGovTechMiami, US

Jamie Rosenberg(Founder and Executive Chairman)in

Co-investorsBrentwood AssociatesFlorida FundersMC CapitalStand Together Ventures LabTechstarsAlpaca VC+2 more

Clevagetcleva.comin𝕏

Cleva provides USD accounts and virtual USD cards for receiving international payments, with features including ACH/wire transfers, currency conversion, rewards programs, and point redemptions.

FintechLagos, NG

Tolu Alabi(Founder/CEO)inPhilip Abel(Founder/CTO)inPhilip Adama Abel(Founder)

Co-investorsFirstCheck AfricaNewfund CapitalThe Raba PartnershipWayfinder VenturesY Combinator

Clydejoinclyde.comin𝕏

Clyde provides an ownership enrichment platform that helps merchants manage product warranties, registrations, and customer issue resolutions to build long-lasting customer relationships.

E-commerceInsurTechRetail TechSaaSNew York City, US

Brandon Gell(Founder)

Co-investorsHeadlineCrosslink CapitalExpaStarting LineTechstarsRed Sea Ventures+1 more

Convaiconvai.comDec 2021

Convai provides a platform for creating and deploying 3D AI characters with natural language understanding and multimodal perception capabilities in virtual environments.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsGamingSan Jose, US

Purnendu Mukherjee(Founder)Prashant Mishra(Director)

BoardVenktesh Shukla(Director)in

Co-investorsMonta Vista Capital

Curricurri.comin𝕏Jun 2023 · $42M

Curri provides logistics and delivery solutions for the construction and industrial materials supply chain.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechLogistics & Supply ChainPropTechSaaSLos Angeles, US

Brian Gonzalez(Founder)inMatthew Lafferty(Founder)inMattin

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersBrick Mortar VenturesY CombinatorInitialized Capital

Cyruscyrus.appin𝕏Acquired

Cyrus provides a mobile app for personal cybersecurity and financial protection, offering account monitoring, dark web scanning, credit monitoring across three bureaus, VPN services, and fraud support for consumers.

ConsumerCybersecurityDigital Health

Co-investorsResolute VenturesSPRINGROCK VENTURESOrbiMedThe Fintech FundTrinity Ventures

DagsHubdagshub.comin𝕏Mar 2020

DagsHub is a web platform built on open source tools for hosting, discovering, and collaborating on machine learning and data science projects.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsDover, US

Dean Guy Smoilovsky(Executive Officer, Director)Rami Lachter(Director)

Co-investorsAviso VenturesVerissimo VenturesStageOne Ventures

Datreedatree.ioin𝕏Defunct

Datree is an open source platform that prevents infrastructure incidents in Kubernetes environments by identifying configuration misconfigurations.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareTel Aviv-Yafo, IL

Shimon Tolts(Founder)inEyar (Epic) Zilberman(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorTLV Partners

Deftaideftai.coin𝕏

Deft Robotics deploys wheeled humanoid robots at automotive manufacturing facilities, using robot foundation models to automate manual tasks like final assembly, cable handling, line feeding, and kitting.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics

Disruptel𝕏Acquired

Samba.tv is a TV recommendation service that aggregates content from streaming services and live TV, personalized based on viewing trends.

ConsumerMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsAugust CapitalCapital InnovatorsGFR FundLauder PartnersNelstone VenturesPJC+2 more

Docracydocracy.com

Docracy was a document signing and management product that is no longer available; its former customers are directed to eversign for electronic signature services.

LegalTechSaaS

Doxeldoxel.aiin𝕏

Doxel provides computer vision-based progress tracking software for construction projects, enabling teams to monitor site status and prevent delays and cost overruns.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction Tech

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzInsight PartnersAmplo VenturesMindset Venture

Eatfeastlyeatfeastly.com
Evereeeveree.comin𝕏

Everee operates the Flex Platform, a payroll system that runs on flexible schedules (daily, weekly, or on demand) and pays both W-2 and 1099 workers with multi-state tax compliance across all 50 states.

FintechHR TechSaaSHolladay, US

Brett Barlow(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Welch(Executive Officer)Greg Woodward(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Ron Ross(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Tyler Ploeger(Executive Officer)Steven Dickert(Director)

Co-investorsOrigin VenturesRebalance Capital VenturesSignal Peak Ventures

Familyfamily.co𝕏

Family is a self-custodial mobile crypto wallet for Ethereum and Layer 2 networks (Optimism, Base, Arbitrum, Polygon, zkSync), letting users send, receive, and swap tokens, manage NFTs, and watch wallets.

ConsumerCrypto & Web3

Fastgenfastgen.com

Fastgen provides a drag-and-drop platform for building custom APIs and data workflows, with an integrated PostgreSQL database that handles data operations for applications.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechNew York City, US

Mike Mahlkow(Founder)inDavid Nordhausen(Founder)inConstantin Schreiber(Founder)inMichael Chi Kin Cheng(Executive Officer, Director)Albert Wing-Kin Tam(Executive Officer, Director)Paul J. Tauber(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsY Combinator468 CapitalRebel Fund

FL0fl0.comin𝕏

fl0 offers an AI-driven revenue platform that detects real-time buyer intent signals to identify high-intent prospects and automate engagement and outreach.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSales Tech

Dale Brett(Founder)in

Co-investorsSkip CapitalBlackbird Ventures

Harmonicharmonic.funin𝕏

Harmonic builds an advanced reasoning engine, a mathematical and computational tool for solving complex problems across scientific and technical domains.

AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech

Tudor Achim(Co-Founder and CEO)Vlad Tenev(Co-Founder and Executive Chairman)in

Co-investorsFirestreak VenturesGreatPoint VenturesIndex VenturesKleiner PerkinsParadigmSequoia Capital+2 more

Health Notehealthnote.com

Health Note provides a voice AI system for medical practices and health systems that answers patient phone calls, schedules appointments, handles patient intake and insurance verification, processes medication refills, and generates clinical notes.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Joshua Reischer(Co-founder (physician))Aaron Rau(Co-founder)

Co-investorsAfore CapitalCeltic House Asia PartnersFounder CollectiveRange VCSignalFireVerissimo Ventures

Housepartyhouseparty.comin𝕏Defunct

A face-to-face social network that brings empathy to online communication

San Francisco, US

Ben Rubin(Co-Founder & CEO (later Board Member))inItai Danino(Co-Founder & CTO)Uri Haramati(Co-Founder & Head of Product)Sima Sistani(Co-Founder; CEO (from March 2019))in

BoardJosh Elman(Board Member (Greylock Partners General Partner))Mike Vernal(Board Member)

Co-investorsAlephEntrée CapitalGraph VenturesGreylock PartnersNFXSequoia Capital+1 more

InnPlay Labsinnplaylabs.com

Innplay Labs is a mobile games studio that develops and publishes games for mobile players, using its own in-house tools and data analytics to design and optimize gameplay.

ConsumerGamingTel Aviv, IL

Co-investorsFusion VCKaedan Capitalvgames

Iodineiodine.com

Co-investorsMaxfield CapitalSparkLabs Global Ventures

Islandsislands.im

Islands.im is an upcoming social app for online casino players, letting users communicate in real time, form groups, watch each other play slots, table games and virtual sports, and join others' sessions while gambling.

ConsumerGamingSocial

Jarmyjar.appin𝕏

Jar is an Indian fintech app that helps users save money by investing in digital gold, positioning itself as a simplified savings tool for everyday consumers.

ConsumerFintechSaaS

Misbah Ashraf(Founder)in

Co-investorsAdvantedge FoundersCapria VenturesEmphasis VenturesEximius VenturesKalaari CapitalKube VC+11 more

Junejuneoven.comin𝕏

June makes a countertop smart oven that combines functions like convection, air frying, grilling, and slow cooking, using an internal HD camera and a "Food ID" recognition system to identify food and auto-select cooking programs.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardware

Co-investorsAurumGen CapitalRSE VenturesMarc Benioff

Kaikai.ai

Kai provides therapist-led, AI-supported mental health and emotional wellbeing support delivered through messaging apps like WhatsApp and iMessage, combining daily AI chats with oversight from licensed therapists.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMental Health

Karbon Cardkarboncard.comin𝕏

Karbon Card provides financial services for cross-border payments, including foreign payment collection and sending, corporate cards, and cloud billing optimization.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBengaluru, IN

Pei-fu Hsieh(Founder)inBo Li(Founder)

Co-investors2am VCAmino CapitalAvenir Growth CapitalDG Daiwa VenturesEmles Venture PartnersOlive Tree Capital+3 more

Kettleoskettleos.comin

Kettle is a data and analytics platform for office and commercial real estate operators that consolidates data from building systems to measure space utilization, amenity engagement, and customer interactions.

Data & InfrastructurePropTechSaaS

Co-investorsGreen Egg Ventures

Kyrakyra.comin

Kyra runs influencer marketing programs for global brands, activating creators across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube and analyzing large volumes of creator video to forecast and measure campaign outcomes.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing Tech

Dev Karaca(Founder)inDevran Amaratunga Karaca(CEO & Co-Founder)Nicholas Dart(COO/CTO & Co-Founder)Stewart Rawle(Chief Commercial Officer)Steph Fadahunsi(Chief People Officer)Ed Galvin(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsGMG VenturesTorch CapitalLionTreeMercuri.vcMetaplanet25Madison+3 more

Lexingtonbakeslexingtonbakes.com

Lexington Bakes (Lex Bakes) makes premium protein cookies, protein oat bars, and dessert brownies made without artificial ingredients, sugar alcohols, soy, gums, corn, or refined oils.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Liblabliblab.com𝕏May 2022

liblab, now part of Postman, generates customizable SDKs and documentation from an API that stay in sync as the API changes.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSDallas, US

Sagiv Ofek(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardOren Zeev(Director)Praveen Akkiraju(Director)

Lighterlighter.xyz𝕏

Lighter is a zero-knowledge rollup built on Ethereum that enables high-speed, low-cost onchain trading through cryptographic proofs of order matching and liquidations.

Crypto & Web3FintechCambridge, US

Vladimir Novakovski(Founder & CEO)Alexis Fox(Executive Officer, Director)Micah Risk(Executive Officer)Ronald Pastore(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSusan E Vitka(Director)Lisa Feria(Director)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAntiChapter OneCleo CapitalCoatue Management+13 more

LILA Gameslilagames.cominDec 2021

Santa Clara, US

Joseph Kim(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Leydon(Director)

Lithiclithic.comin𝕏

Lithic provides a modular card issuing and processing platform that enables companies to build and manage payment programs.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Bo Jiang(Founder)inDavid Nichols(Founder)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCommerce VenturesIndex VenturesStripesTeamworthy Ventures

Marker Learningmarkerlearning.comApr 2026

Marker Learning provides software tools to special education departments for conducting student evaluations more efficiently and accessibly.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechHealthtechSaaS

Emily(Co-founder)Stefan Bauer(Co-Founder and CEO)inDr. Samuel O. Ortiz(Chief Clinical Officer)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBONDCherry VenturesDivergent InvestmentsEdovate CapitalExpa+8 more

Maxwell Healthmaxwellhealth.com

Co-investorsTribeca Venture Partners

NeueHouseneuehouse.comin𝕏

New York, US

Alan Murray(Executive Officer, Director)Joshua Abram(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKatherine Lo(Director)Karl Finegan(Director)

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Frequently asked questions

What stage does Rainfall Ventures invest at?
Rainfall Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Rainfall Ventures's typical check size?
Rainfall Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
What sectors does Rainfall Ventures focus on?
Rainfall Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is Rainfall Ventures located?
Rainfall Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does Rainfall Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Rainfall Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Rainfall Ventures co-invest with?
Rainfall Ventures most often shares deals with DCVC (Data Collective), Heavybit, Streamlined Ventures, among 7 tracked co-investors.

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