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Rahul Rana

Former Venture Associate at Lux Capital · Former Writer at Contrary

New York City

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

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About

Rahul Rana is an Investor and Chief of Staff at Solari Capital, a venture capital firm focused on frontier technology and hard sciences, with investments spanning pre-seed to growth stages. He previously worked on the investment teams at Lux Capital and General Atlantic, contributed to Arcadia Science, and wrote for Not Boring. He is the author of the book Making Moonshots.

Experience

  1. Solari CapitalInvestor & Chief of Staffcurrent2023 — presentNYC
  2. StealthChief of Staffcurrent2026 — present
  3. SALTChief of Staffcurrent2023 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  4. New Degree PressAuthor of "Making Moonshots"current2020 — present
  5. Not BoringWriter2022 — 2025
  6. General AtlanticInvestment Team2022New York, New York, United States
  7. Arcadia ScienceCommercialization Strategy & Ops2021 — 2022
  8. Lux CapitalVenture Associate2020 — 2021New York, New York, United States
  9. ContraryWriter2020
  10. Congressman Frank Pallone JrSummer Intern, NJ-6 Congressional District2018
  11. Nokia Bell LabsApplied AI Research2018New York City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Venture Capital13Leadership25Piano Performance9Business10Artificial Intelligence3Time Management4Customer Service3Interpersonal Leadership6Teamwork1

Languages English · Gujarati · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rahul Rana?
Rahul Rana is an Investor and Chief of Staff at Solari Capital, a venture capital firm focused on frontier technology and hard sciences, with investments spanning pre-seed to growth stages. He previously worked on the investment teams at Lux Capital and General Atlantic, contributed to Arcadia Science, and wrote for Not Boring. He is the author of the book Making Moonshots.
What check size does Rahul Rana write?
Rahul Rana typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
Where did Rahul Rana go to school?
Rahul Rana studied at Rutgers University–New Brunswick (Finance & Astrophysics); Marlboro High School.

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