Israel Ruiz
Israel Ruiz is President and General Partner at Engine Ventures, a firm launched from MIT in 2016. He previously held roles at MIT, Hewlett-Packard, and Nissan, and serves on boards including Superlight and Axiomatic AI.
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The Engine writes $250K to $10M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.
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- Hewlett-Packard · engineering and management roles
- Nissan · engineering and management roles
- MIT · Executive Vice President and Treasurer
- Engine Ventures · President & General PartnerNow
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Who is Israel Ruiz?
Israel Ruiz is President and General Partner at Engine Ventures, a firm launched from MIT in 2016. He previously held roles at MIT, Hewlett-Packard, and Nissan, and serves on boards including Superlight and Axiomatic AI.
How much does Israel Ruiz invest?
Israel Ruiz invests through The Engine, which writes checks of $250K to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a.
How do I pitch Israel Ruiz?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Israel in the subject. A warm intro from a founder The Engine backed works better.
What did Israel Ruiz do before The Engine?
engineering and management roles at Hewlett-Packard; engineering and management roles at Nissan; Executive Vice President and Treasurer at MIT.
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