Fundraising Fox

Aaron Rankin

Investor

Investor at Sprout Social, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

Experience

  1. Sprout Social, Inc.CTOcurrent2026 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  2. Sprout Social, Inc.Co-Founder & Board Membercurrent2009 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  3. Sprout Social, Inc.CTO2009 — 2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
  4. SlateAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
  5. RFV - private investment officeInvestor & Principalcurrent2020 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  6. NutrisenseBoard Observer2024 — 2026
  7. EndecaSoftware Engineer, Special Operations2006 — 2010Greater Chicago Area
  8. IBMIT Strategy2004 — 2006Somers, NY, USA
  9. eCalIT & Web Programming1999 — 2000Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Education

  1. Carnegie Mellon UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Information Systems2000 — 2004
  2. Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public PolicyMaster’s Degree, Master of Information Systems Management
  3. WSETLevel 2 Award in Wines

Skills & more

Enterprise Software17SaaS14JavaScript7Linux7Java26SQL6MySQL5Eclipse2Perl5Software as a Service (SaaS)3FitnessHealth & Wellness
+12 moreWineWine PairingPerformance TuningSystem ArchitectureCloud ComputingAgile MethodologiesBig DataSoftware DevelopmentStart-upsArchitecturesArchitectureDistributed Systems

From Aaron's professional profile.

Network9

Andrew MiklasScout
General Partner at Y Combinator
Andrew PetersonScout
Founder, Signal Sciences at Decibel Partners
Clint KorverScout
Cofounder, Managing Director at Ulu Ventures
David Murray-HundleyScout
Managing Director at Space Tech Ventures
Kathleen EstreichScout
Partner at Pear VC
Soraya DarabiScout
Investor at TMV Logistics
Mary Grove
Managing Partner at Bread And Butter Ventures, Llc
Micah Rosenbloom
General Partner at Founder Collective
Miriam Rivera
Cofounder, Managing Director at Ulu Ventures

Investors connected to Aaron in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Aaron Rankin?
Investor at Sprout Social, Inc.
Where does Aaron Rankin work?
Aaron Rankin is Investor at Sprout Social, Inc..
What check size does Aaron Rankin write?
Aaron Rankin typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Aaron Rankin go to school?
Aaron Rankin studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Systems); Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy (Master’s Degree, Master of Information Systems Management); WSET (Level 2 Award in Wines).

Founder mafias

Carnegie Mellon University mafia231

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Kai-Fu LeeResearch Computer Scientist / Assistant ProfessorFounded 01Lucy GuoComputer ScienceFounded Passes +1Joshua XuMaster's degreeFounded HeyGenWilliam GuttmanDistinguished Service Professor of Economics & Special Advisor to ProvostFounded CurvePoint +3Dr. Manu KumarBSFounded K9 Ventures +2Rodney BrooksResearch ScientistFounded Rethink Robotics +2

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Sprout Social, Inc. mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Dexter HorthySoftware Engineer -- API/PlatformFounded HumanLayer +1Bradley KeywellBoard MemberFounded Echo Global Logistics

WSET mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Narie FosterLevel 2 Award in SpiritsFounded MM LaFleurBastien Deliege-CosteLevel 3 (with distinction)Founded Certo

Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Shipra JhaMaster of Information Systems and ManagementFounded Corelayer

Same school

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University390

Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AILucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesJoshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

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Also attended Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy3

Rahila SuleOperations Associate at Mulago FoundationGregory CrabbInvestor at Ballistic VenturesShipra JhaFounder at Corelayer

Also attended WSET16

Ashley WhitehurstChief of Staff at Mighty CapitalRoss GoodwinVenture Debt Fund at Salica InvestmentsMichael KentInvestor at HeadlineArif DamjiPartner at Conductive VenturesJustine CarzinoInvestment Director at OneVenturesManuel Silva MartínezGeneral Partner at Mouro Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Sprout Social, Inc.4

Victor Pascucci IIIManaging General Partner, Cofounder at Energy Capital VenturesJim ContiTalent Partner at Hyde Park Venture PartnersBradley KeywellInvestor at LightbankDexter HorthyFounder at HumanLayer

Also worked at Nutrisense1

George GodulaInvestor at Life Biosciences

Also worked at Endeca14

Steve SchlenkerInvestor at DN CapitalDaniel DemmerInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersJessica DowdInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersSteve WalskeInvestor at Streamlined VenturesAnurag SrivastavaFounding Partner at Jungle VenturesSteve FredetteCo-Founder of Toast at Underscore VC

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Also worked at IBM664

Brian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseOlivier PomelCo-founder & CEO of DatadogAlexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital

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