Ash Rust is Managing Partner at Sterling Road, focusing on early-stage investments. He previously held roles at Bullpen Capital and Trinity Ventures, and co-founded SendHub.
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Sterling Road writes $25K to $100K checks, larger than 1% of firms in the atlas.
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- OneRiot · Engineer
- Klout · Director of Ranking
- SendHub · Co-founder and CEO
- Trinity Ventures · Entrepreneur-in-Residence
- Bullpen Capital · Advisor
- Sterling Road · Managing PartnerNow
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Who is Ash Rust?
Ash Rust is Managing Partner at Sterling Road, focusing on early-stage investments. He previously held roles at Bullpen Capital and Trinity Ventures, and co-founded SendHub.
How much does Ash Rust invest?
Ash Rust invests through Sterling Road, which writes checks of $25K to $100K at pre-seed.
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What did Ash Rust do before Sterling Road?
Engineer at OneRiot; Director of Ranking at Klout; Co-founder and CEO at SendHub; Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Trinity Ventures; Advisor at Bullpen Capital.
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