David Hall

Managing Partner, Rise of the Rest

David Hall is a Managing Partner at Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and is responsible for investment sourcing, execution, and oversight of the Fund’s portfolio companies.

David began his career with Revolution in 2006, has served as an investor on the Revolution Growth and Revolution Ventures teams, and helped launch Rise of the Rest in 2014. David works closely with and serves as a board member or observer for several Rise of the Rest portfolio companies, including FreightWaves, Hermeus, Pryon, Rheaply, SparkCharge, Speakeasy, and Understory. David also previously served on the board of the National Venture Capital Association.

Prior to Revolution, David was the Director of Planning and Development at The Washington Post Company. There, he managed corporate M&A and investments and launched new print and digital publications. Earlier in his career, David held positions at Akamai Technologies, Inc. and Morgan Stanley.

David received a B.A. in economics from Morehouse College and MBA from Harvard Business School.

  1. Something you admire about entrepreneurs. I love how entrepreneurs turn an idea into a living, breathing company. Many have good ideas, but few take those ideas and turn them into reality.‍
  2. What was your first job? My favorite job in college was working at the front desk of one of the fancier gyms in Atlanta. I went in to apply for membership, and after finding it was out of my budget, I quickly pivoted to see if they were hiring. It worked!‍
  3. An idea you wish you had come up with? Ring light cameras. Pre-COVID, they were only for content creators.  Now everyone has one for Zoom meetings.‍
  4. Road trip destination on your bucket list? Not a road trip, but as a native Louisianian, I’ve always been curious to sail north on the great Mississippi River.  You’d hit Memphis, St. Louis and head all the way up to Minneapolis. ‍
  5. Online, you'll find me… confirming swim meet times and locations for my kids' basketball and soccer games on their sports apps (MeetMobile; Teamsnap).
  6. Offline, you'll find me… at swim meets and soccer fields – on time and with the kids in the right uniforms!!

David Hall

Managing Partner, Rise of the Rest

David Hall is a Managing Partner at Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and is responsible for investment sourcing, execution, and oversight of the Fund’s portfolio companies.

David began his career with Revolution in 2006, has served as an investor on the Revolution Growth and Revolution Ventures teams, and helped launch Rise of the Rest in 2014. David works closely with and serves as a board member or observer for several Rise of the Rest portfolio companies, including FreightWaves, Hermeus, Pryon, Rheaply, SparkCharge, Speakeasy, and Understory. David also previously served on the board of the National Venture Capital Association.

Prior to Revolution, David was the Director of Planning and Development at The Washington Post Company. There, he managed corporate M&A and investments and launched new print and digital publications. Earlier in his career, David held positions at Akamai Technologies, Inc. and Morgan Stanley.

David received a B.A. in economics from Morehouse College and MBA from Harvard Business School.

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