Kyle Blank

Kyle is a Principal at Viola Credit and an active investment member and portfolio manager in the fund. He joined Viola in 2022 with 10 years of experience in management consulting, startup advisory & investing, and corporate leadership.

Kyle is primarily responsible for sourcing, analyzing, executing and managing private debt investments across Viola Credit’s multi-strategy private debt businesses, with a core focus on the U.S. market.

Kyle holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA (Summa Cum Laude) from IDC Herzliya.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Kyle is an active early-stage investor, having led deals as an angel investor and investment member at NFX and The Phoenix Fund. Kyle’s favorite part of investing is the brainstorming that naturally occurs with passionate founders from sourcing to portfolio management. He advises companies at Techstars, the Harvard Business School Startup Accelerator – Rock Center, and his portfolio companies.
• Prior to receiving his MBA, Kyle worked at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for three years. As a member of the consulting team, Kyle led engagements to diagnose and solve companies’ most challenging problems. With clients across Israel, Europe, China and the U.S., Kyle focused on strategy development, organizational design, digital implementation, and M&A due diligence.

THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT OR

• He is a passionate diver – whether sky diving or scuba diving – always looking for the next thing to jump off of.
• Always on a new adventure, he has traveled to 30 countries.
• He is a foodie with a special appreciation for great coffee, red wine, and whiskey.