Where does Alex Bradford work?

Alex Bradford is Co-Founder & CEO of Rain and Co-founder at Rain Technologies.

What companies did Alex Bradford found?

Alex Bradford founded Rain, Rain, Rain Technologies.

Where did Alex Bradford go to school?

Alex Bradford studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Stanford University (BA with Honors and Distinction (top 5%), Elected to USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Team (“top 20 college students” in the US)).

Alex Bradford

Founder

Co-Founder & CEO at Rain · Founder at Rain Technologies

Santa Monica, California, United States

FoundedRain Rain Rain Technologies

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Public face of Rain Instant Pay; has argued the product is wage assignment rather than consumer credit.

Co-Founder & CEO at Rain

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Rain's investors · 17

Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2026 CM VenturesLondon DragonflyNew York City · $3M – $30M checks · since 2026 Dreamers VCEl Segundo · $500K – $5M checks Endeavor CatalystNew York · $5.5M – $200M checks · since 2026 FirstMark CapitalNew York · $500K – $8M checks · since 2026 Galaxy VenturesNew York · since 2026 ICONIQSan Francisco · since 2026 Kombo VenturesLos Angeles Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2026 Mindset VentureSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks PICUS CAPITALMunich · $100K – $300M checks Samsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025 Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2026 SquareOne CapitalMiami TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checks VentureSouqAbu Dhabi · $250K – $50M checks

Co-founders at Rain

AJ NelsonFounder

Gilberto GarciaCo-Founder & CTO

HR Tech SaaS AJ NelsonFounder

Jen TerrellCo-Founder

Founder at Rain Technologies

Founder & CEO at Rain

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Rain's investors · 14

Aurum Venture PartnersPleasanton Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2026 Big Brain HoldingsLos Angeles Clear Haven Capital ManagementNew York DragonflyNew York City · $3M – $30M checks · since 2026 Endeavor CatalystNew York · $5.5M – $200M checks · since 2026 Ensemble VCAustin Ethos VCSan Francisco · $250K – $3M checks FirstMark CapitalNew York · $500K – $8M checks · since 2026 Galaxy VenturesNew York · since 2026 ICONIQSan Francisco · since 2026 Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2026 Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2026 VU Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $200K – $1M checks

Experience

Rain, Inc.CEO / Co-Foundercurrent2019 — present
MosaicFormer Chairman & CEO / Co-Foundercurrent2017 — present
Voyager Global AdvisorsFormer CEO / Founder2010 — 2019San Francisco
BIGCo-Founder2011 — 2016
SAC CapitalResearch Analyst (Long/Short TMT)2008 — 2009
Goldman SachsInvestment Banking (TMT)2007 — 2008
McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2004 — 2005

Skills & more

Investments26Start-ups19Business Strategy17E-commerce12Mergers & Acquisitions11Entrepreneurship11Investment Banking7New Business Development4Venture Capital4Online Advertising2Marketing Strategy2Private Equity2

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Bradford?: Public face of Rain Instant Pay; has argued the product is wage assignment rather than consumer credit.
Where does Alex Bradford work?: Alex Bradford is Co-Founder & CEO of Rain and Co-founder at Rain Technologies.
What companies did Alex Bradford found?: Alex Bradford founded Rain, Rain, Rain Technologies.
Where did Alex Bradford go to school?: Alex Bradford studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Stanford University (BA with Honors and Distinction (top 5%), Elected to USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Team (“top 20 college students” in the US)).

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