Ron is responsible for investment selection and portfolio management at Rainfall. After serving as Head of Organization for Mamram (IDF Tech Unit), Ron was part of the founding team of Plarium, a global gaming company. Following a successful exit from Plarium, Ron saw an opportunity to leverage his personal experience and deep network to invest in early-stage companies. He is committed to finding the best founders capable of delivering category-leading investments across sectors.

Kyle is now a Partner at Rainfall after joining the firm as an analyst in 2014. He grew up as a working TV actor from the age of 2 to 17 years old until he attended Columbia University undergrad. Kyle was introduced to Ron through a diligence process, shared insight into numerous potential investments, and subsequently joined the Rainfall team. Kyle has been instrumental in Rainfall’s decision making and was key to investments in Robinhood, Novo, Sky Mavis, Lithic, StreamElements, Papaya Gaming, and Curri, among others.

David has worked in financial services since 2008 and has an MBA from Columbia Business School. He started his career at J.P. Morgan Asset Management where he served as Head of Finance and Business Management for several sales teams and helped divest a business unit before becoming CFO of Global Marketing. David was also an investment banker at Morgan Stanley in the Financial Institutions Group working on M&A, IPOs, and other capital markets transactions.

Liron joined Rainfall in 2019 as Head of Platform and was an an early advocate for our investments in Curri and DagsHub, among others. A Columbia University graduate and former Commander of a Special Forces unit in the Israeli Defense Forces, Liron has experience as both a consultant and operator in the start-up world.

Julia joined Rainfall in 2022. Prior to Rainfall, Julia began her career at Goldman Sachs providing Institutions and Financial Advisors with asset allocation and portfolio strategy advice. To pursue her interest in private markets, she transitioned to EquityZen, a pre-IPO marketplace, where she built partnerships with both late-stage startups and their employees to facilitate transactions on the platform. Julia graduated from the University of South Carolina with equivalent certificates from ESSEC, FGV-Brazil, and Universitat Mannheim. She speaks Spanish and Portuguese.

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Molly joined Rainfall in 2020 and brings a wealth of experience in managing investment organizations. Previously at JRK Property Holdings, a private real estate investment firm, she worked directly for the CEO. Molly has also worked at The Strand Partner LLC, a family office based out Los Angeles, CA.