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Rainfall Ventures

Venture capitalActively deploying

San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked

Also known as Rainfall · Rainfall Ventures (fka Vaizra Investments) · RAINFALL VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Rainfall Ventures positions itself as an early-stage, founder-first investor that partners with teams at the earliest points, prioritizing each company's mission and helping surface its unique strengths so it can become a category leader ahead of broader market trends. The firm emphasizes investing in people rather than themes, and has backed a broad and diverse portfolio spanning more than 20 industries and 10 countries, including fintech, gaming, digital health, e-commerce, logistics, AI, cloud, edtech, web3, and no-code/dev ops. Its track record includes numerous exits via acquisition and IPO, reflecting a generalist, geography-agnostic approach centered on standing by founders through a company's growth.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$100K – $1M
HQ
San Francisco, NY, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2011
Last 12 months
2 investments
Private fund assets
$342.3M
VC funds
10
Tracked investments
127
Unicorns
5
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
10

Team · 5 people

from public directories
Kyle Sullivan· Partnerin

What they invest in

from 101 of 127 portfolio companies

SaaS ×36Consumer ×30AI & Machine Learning ×28Fintech ×26Enterprise Software ×19Developer Tools ×13Gaming ×12EdTech ×8

HQs:United States×56France×3Israel×3Brazil×2India×2United Arab Emirates×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 71 portfolio companies
30%
solo founders
21 of 71 mapped founding teams
62%
repeat founders
of 92 founders with career history
~3.5 yrs
old at investment
median across 16 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×212 founders×243 founders×154+ founders×11

Where their founders studiedfrom 83 founders with education data

Stanford University ×6University of Southern California ×4Babson College ×3Harvard University ×3Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3McGill University ×3Reichman University ×3UCLA ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 75 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×21Business & Management ×18Engineering ×12Economics ×7Finance & Accounting ×5Humanities ×5Mathematics & Statistics ×5Politics & Policy ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 92 founders with career history

Microsoft ×6Goldman Sachs ×4Harvard Business School ×3Stanford University ×3Apple ×2Citus Data ×2EBSpreneurship Forum ×2Glossier ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×17Techstars ×3

1 founders hold a PhD · 9 hold an MBA (of 85 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 5 founders

Investments · 127 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 22023 · 12022 · 62021 · 142020 · 12019 · 22018 · 12016 · 128 dated

Robinhoodrobinhood.comin𝕏NASDAQ: HOODAug 2019

Robinhood is a financial trading platform that enables users to manage portfolios across stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, and prediction markets.

FintechMenlo Park, US

Vlad Tenev(Founder)inBaiju Bhatt(Founder)inJason Warnick(Chief Financial Officer)inGretchen Howard(Executive Officer)inVladimir Tenev(Founder)

BoardScott Sandell(Director)in

Co-investors1/1 CapitalACME CapitalAlgerAliya Capital PartnersAmplo VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+66 more

Permitpermit.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 VenturesMana VenturesNFXRoosh VenturesCalm VenturesFirestreak Ventures+2 more

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)inMauro Levi D'Ancona(Founder)inAlex Koerner(Founder)Alex Korner(Founder)

Co-investors8VCEndeavor CatalystFJ LabsMONASHEESNorte VenturesAtlantico+3 more

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(Founder)inWalter Cruttenden(Founder)inMark Dru(Founder)inMichael Bloch(Founder)

BoardJim Caccavo(Director)Jay Fishman(Director)

Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAnsa CapitalBain Capital VenturesBlack Jays VenturesComcast VenturesConnetic Ventures+18 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)in

BoardDoug Villhard(Director)

Co-investorsVillhard Growth PartnersTiger Global ManagementVine Ventures

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(Founder)in

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

Almagetalma.euinAug 2021 · $50M

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+6 more

Almamyalmafi.comDefunct

A mobile banking application that incorporates game-like mechanics and offers users the chance to win prizes, including a $1 million jackpot distributed weekly.

FintechGamingSeattle, US

Agni Bhattacharya(Founder)inAllison Bellows(Founder)inGuillaume Desloges(Founder)Harry Ritter(Founder)Louis Chatriot(Founder)Louis Chatriot Guillaume Desloges(Founder)

Co-investorsY CombinatorAglae VenturesBoxGroupForerunner VenturesFounders FutureGR Capital+9 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+3 more

Almatryalma.comin𝕏Aug 2021 · $50M

Alma is a modern immigration law firm serving both companies and individuals, where attorneys handle US visa and green card cases such as O-1, H-1B, and EB-2/EB-1 petitions.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechLegalTechSaaSPalo Alto, US

Shuo Chen(Founder)inAizada Marat(Co-founder)inAssel Tuleubayeva(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsBling CapitalMVP VenturesConvictionNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NFXVillage Global+8 more

Almaalmapay.cominAug 2021 · $50M

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 PartnersOptum Ventures+4 more

Almaalma.foodAug 2021 · $50M

Alma is a nutrition coach and food tracker app for iOS that allows users to log meals via voice, photo, or text and tracks calories, macros, and 25+ nutrients.

ConsumerHealthtech

Co-investorsMenlo VenturesBoxGroupInsight PartnersOptum VenturesPrimary Venture PartnersSound Ventures+2 more

Almaalma.eu

alma provides IT-focused project management services, defining project goals and milestones with clients and delivering tailored solutions through a single point of contact.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsCathay InnovationBoxGroupInsight PartnersOptum VenturesPrimary Venture PartnersSound Ventures+2 more

Anydoany.doin𝕏Feb 2016

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 WorkSaaSMenlo Park, US

Yoni Lindenfeld(Executive Officer, Director)Omer Perchik(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardChris Gottschalk(Director)Ran Makavy(Director)

Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalScrum Ventures

Aristarist.coin𝕏Series A · Jul 2022 · $12M

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)inMaxine Anderson(Vice President of Ops)inJoseph PassananteSumer Sareen(Recruiter)Sam Johnson(CTO)

Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcEmles Venture PartnersNeer Venture PartnersPeakSpan Capital PartnersRebel FundSoma Capital+7 more

Athlete To Athleteathletetoathlete.comin𝕏

Athlete to Athlete connects young athletes with college athlete mentors for one-on-one guidance grounded in athletic values and leadership.

B2B MarketplacesEdTechMarketplacesSports TechLos Angeles, US

Zach MaisusinAnthony Wallerin

Co-investorsScrum VenturesUpHonest CapitalTenOneTen Ventures

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

Michael Rangel(Founder)Rijk Plasman(Founder)Tyler McIntyre(Founder)

Co-investorsBoxGroupCrosslink CapitalMAGIC Fund137 Ventures2bXAntler+7 more

Blairjoinblair.cominSeedDefunct

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)inLukas Vollmer(Engineering)inTobias Kemkes(Engineering)Justin Stolzenberg(Growth)

Co-investorsVibe CapitalY CombinatorZillionize468 CapitalASDF VenturesBackend Capital+16 more

Bllocblloc.comJan 2022

Blloc built the Z18 phone and the Ratio app, tools designed to reduce digital distraction and phone addiction.

ConsumerHardwareWellness & FitnessBerlin

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

Co-investorsSoftBank Investment Advisers’ Emerge ProgramSoftBank GroupSpeedinvest

Block Renovationblockrenovation.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)inKoda M Wang(Founder)T. Luke Sherwin(Founder)

Co-investorsBoxGroupComcast VenturesDirlangoEntropy Industrial CapitalEqual VenturesField Ventures+9 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(President)inDavid Bladow(Founder)inChad Powell(Product + Technology)in

Co-investorsFundersClubY CombinatorACME CapitalAgrolimen VenturesAlexis OhanianAshton Kutcher+12 more

Boxedboxed.com

Chieh Huang(Founder)Christopher Cheung(Founder)Jared Yaman(Founder)William Fong(Founder)

Co-investorsActivant CapitalBoxGroupEniac VenturesFJ LabsGreycroftHDS Capital+3 more

Brain Gamesbraingames.netMay 2021

Mad Brain Games is a game studio that develops free-to-play casual mobile games for a worldwide player base.

ConsumerGamingLos Angeles, US

Avi Asher(Founder)inTomer Waintroub(Founder)inBenjamin 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)inGabe Flateman(Founder)Jeff Chapin(Founder)Neil Parikh(Founder)T. Luke Sherwin(Founder)

Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersAlumni VenturesBullishCorrelation VenturesCrosslink CapitalDigital Strategies+17 more

Chord Commercechordcommerce.comin𝕏

Chord provides a unified data layer and AI-powered agents for commerce brands to centralize fragmented data across tools and automate operations.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing Tech

Bryan Mahoney(Founder)inHenry Davis(Founder)inBola Awoniyi(Founder)

Co-investorsAct One VenturesAlleyCorpBright Pixel CapitalEqual VenturesFoundation CapitalGood Friends+12 more

Citus Datacitusdata.comin𝕏SeedAcquired

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(Engineer)Ozgun Erdogan(Founder)inUmur Cubukcu(CEO)inJoseph Sciarrino(Director of Sales)inSai Srirampur(Solutions Engineer)in

Co-investorsBling CapitalBullpen CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)HeavybitS2S VenturesStreamlined Ventures+6 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 AssociatesEdovate CapitalFlorida FundersMC CapitalStand Together Ventures LabTechstars+3 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.

Crypto & Web3FintechLagos, NG

Tolu Alabi(CEO)inPhilip Abel(CTO)in

Co-investorsFirstCheck AfricaKairos AngelsNewfund CapitalThe Raba PartnershipWayfinder VenturesY Combinator+5 more

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)inJereme Holiman(Founder)Josh Scaglione(Founder)Nick Scaglione(Founder)

Co-investorsHeadlineCrosslink CapitalExpaNat TurnerRRE VenturesStarting Line+2 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 CapitalDune Venturesfoobar.vcGalaxy InteractiveSequoia Capital

Curio XRcurioxr.org

Curio develops a patented eXtended Reality (XR) application for education, offering VR, AR, and MR learning experiences that students use on Meta Quest headsets with controller-free hand-tracking.

EdTechGamingHardware

Curricurri.comin𝕏Series A · Jun 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)inMattinMatt Lafferty(Founder)Samir Meghani(Advisor)inDavid Peredo(Engineering Manager, Driver Platform)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersBrick Mortar VenturesInitialized CapitalY CombinatorBurst CapitalSanta Barbara Venture Partners+1 more

Cyrus Securitycyrus.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 VenturesOlima VenturesStageOne VenturesVerissimo Ventures

Datreedatree.ioin𝕏SeedDefunct

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)inArthur Schmunk(Founder)Eyar Zilberman(Founder)Roman Labunsky(Vice President RND)

Co-investorsY CombinatorBlumberg CapitalTLV 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

Disrupteldisruptel.com𝕏Jan 2021Acquired

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

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSt. Louis, US

Alex Quinn(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Baker(Director)John Lowrey(Director)

Co-investorsAugust CapitalCapital InnovatorsGFR FundLauder PartnersNelstone VenturesPJC+3 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

Co-investorsFirst Round CapitalQuotidian Ventures

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 TechSan Francisco, US

Saurabh Ladha(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzInsight PartnersAmplo VenturesMindset VenturePear VCSkywood Capital

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)inScott Welch(Executive Officer)inGreg Woodward(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Ron Ross(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Tyler Ploeger(Executive Officer)Steven Dickert(Director)

Co-investorsOrigin VenturesService Provider CapitalRebalance 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.comSeed

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-investorsMaiora Rebel VenturesRebel FundY Combinator468 CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBLN Capital+6 more

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)inRani Adam(Founder)

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(Founder)inVlad Tenev(Founder)inVlad Tenev Tudor Achim(Founder)

Co-investorsBlossom CapitalFirestreak VenturesGreatPoint VenturesIndex VenturesKleiner PerkinsNVIDIA+10 more

Health Notehealthnote.comin

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(Founder)inAaron Rau(Founder)in

Co-investorsAfore CapitalAlumni VenturesCeltic House Asia PartnersDreamit VenturesFounder CollectiveRange VC+3 more

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)inUri Haramati(Co-Founder & Head of Product)inSima Sistani(Co-Founder; CEO (from March 2019))in

BoardJosh Elman(Board Member (Greylock Partners General Partner))inMike Vernal(Board Member)in

Co-investorsAlephEntrée CapitalGraph VenturesGreylock PartnersNFXSequoia Capital+3 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 CapitalvgamesViola 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)inNishchay AG(Founder)

Co-investorsAdvantedge FoundersArkam VenturesCapria VenturesEmphasis VenturesEximius VenturesKalaari Capital+19 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

Matt Van Horn(Founder)Nikhil Bhogal(Founder)

Co-investorsAurumGen CapitalLerer HippeauRSE VenturesFoundryMarc 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

Karbonkarbonhq.comin𝕏Sep 2021 · $12M

Karbon provides accounting practice management software for accounting firms, offering tools for team collaboration, workflow and task automation, client management, and email.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Stuart McLeod(Founder)inJohn Freeman(Founder)inIan Vacin(Founder)in

BoardJoe Onofrio(Director)in

Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesEmles Venture PartnersFive Elms CapitalNurture Venture PartnersTidemarkTIMIA Capital+9 more

Karbon Cardkarboncard.comin𝕏Sep 2021 · $12M

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)inAmit Jangir(Founder)inKartik Jain(Founder)Sunil Kumar(Founder)Jack Chen(CTO)

Co-investors2am VCAmino CapitalAvenir Growth CapitalDG Daiwa VenturesEmles Venture PartnersNurture Venture Partners+13 more

Kettlekettleos.comin

REKalibrate provides a platform that unifies fragmented data from access control, lease management, and tenant systems to give commercial real estate owners and operators a unified view of tenant behavior and asset performance.

AI & Machine LearningData & 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)inStewart Rawle(Chief Commercial Officer)inSteph Fadahunsi(Chief People Officer)Ed Galvin(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsGMG VenturesTorch CapitalBonnier VenturesLionTreeBonnier CapitalMercuri.vc+6 more

Lexingtonbakeslexingtonbakes.com

Lexington Bakes produces protein-enriched baked goods including oat bars, cookies, and brownies made without artificial ingredients or sugar alcohols.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechLexington, US

Lex Evan

Liblabliblab.com𝕏Series A · May 2022 · $42Macquired by Postman · Nov 2025

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)in

BoardOren Zeev(Director)Praveen Akkiraju(Director)

Co-investorsZeev Ventures

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)inAlexis Fox(Executive Officer, Director)Micah Risk(Executive Officer)Ronald Pastore(Executive Officer, Director)

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

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAntiChapter OneCleo Capital+16 more

LILA Gameslilagames.cominSeries A · Dec 2021 · $10M

LILA Games is a video game studio based in India developing free-to-play mobile shooter games.

GamingSanta Clara, US

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

Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesGalaxy InteractiveKraftonSequoia Capital

Lithiclithic.comin𝕏May 2021 · $43M

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)inDavid Wagner(Founder)Jason Kruse(Founder)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCommerce VenturesIndex VenturesStripesTeamworthy VenturesTusk Venture Partners+1 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

180 InsuranceBanditosCarrdDeft RoboticsEatfeastlyIodineLeewayMaxwell HealthMushroom GamingPelgoPillarShowfieldsStella FosterSuperlocal EntertainmentTheleewayTruthartsUnkjdWondermallYaguara

Exits · 11

1 IPOs · 10 acquisitions · showing 3

RobinhoodNASDAQ: HOODLiblabacq. by PostmanSIMULATEacq. by Ahimsa Capital

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Rainfall Ventures made?
Rainfall Ventures has 127 tracked investments, 11 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
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 AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Crypto & Web3, Digital Health, E-commerce, EdTech, Fintech, FoodTech, Gaming, Hardware, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketing Tech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, PropTech, Sector Agnostic, Social.
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 Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, Soma Capital, among 361 tracked co-investors.

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