Ralph Pahlmeyer is the Managing Partner of Dudley Pond Ventures.

Ralph is currently Head of Business Development at Valory, a core contributor to Olas. Olas is the leading project bringing autonomous AI agents to crypto.

Ralph is also a General Partner at Kerve Capital, a liquid digital asset fund investing in the core infrastructure powering Web3.

Ralph was the Co-founder and CEO at Vestorly, an AI-driven content management technology company, which sold to FMG Suite in July 2022. Vestorly technology now powers FMG Suite’s content offerings.

Ralph is also a Managing Partner at Pahlmeyer LLC, a family office investing in early stage venture.

Notable early stage investments include Robinhood, Carta, Chia, Tenstorrent, Sleeper, Swift Navigation, and Vested.

Prior to Vestorly, Ralph was an Analyst at J.P. Morgan in OTC Credit Derivatives.

Ralph is from the Napa Valley and is currently living in the Greater Boston Area. His family is rooted in the wine industry and currently making wine at Wayfarer. Ralph is a Cat-1 cyclist and former All-American rugby player.

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Head of Business Development → Valory, 2023-Present

General Partner → Kerve Capital, 2022–Present

Business Development (Contract) → DeFi Wonderland, 2023

Co-founder, CEO → Vestorly, Acquired by FMG , 2013-2022

Managing Partner → Pahlmeyer LLC, 2008-Present

Analyst, Management Training Program, Global Derivatives → J.P. Morgan