Christopher J. Rust is a co-founder and partner at Clear Ventures, focusing on early-stage technology investments. He previously spent 14 years as an early-stage technology investor at Sequoia Capital and USVP.
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- MITRE Corporation
- US WEST Advanced Technologies
- ComCore
- Carrier Access
- Roadrunner · Co-founder and Lead Architect
- USVP
- Sequoia Capital
- Clear Ventures · PartnerNow
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Who is Christopher J. Rust?
Christopher J. Rust is a co-founder and partner at Clear Ventures, focusing on early-stage technology investments. He previously spent 14 years as an early-stage technology investor at Sequoia Capital and USVP.
How much does Christopher J. Rust invest?
Christopher J. Rust invests through Clear Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at pre-seed, seed.
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What did Christopher J. Rust do before Clear Ventures?
MITRE Corporation; US WEST Advanced Technologies; ComCore; Carrier Access; Co-founder and Lead Architect at Roadrunner; USVP; Sequoia Capital.
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