Fundraising Fox

Aaron Ru

Investor

Principal at RET Ventures

Salt Lake City, Utah

Writes $2M – $50M checks Β· typically $5M

About

Principal at RET Ventures leading new investments and sitting on several boards. Previously an investment professional at Naspers Ventures (now Prosus Ventures) and worked on M&A at Pinterest and UTA; holds an MBA from Harvard.

Experience

  1. RET VenturesPrincipalcurrent2021 β€” presentPark City, Utah, United States
  2. Turno, formerly TurnoverBnBBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” present
  3. TurboTenantBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” present
  4. Lula – Smarter Property MaintenanceBoard Membercurrent2022 β€” present
  5. Rent ButterBoard Membercurrent2023 β€” present
  6. STAN AIBoard Membercurrent2026 β€” present
  7. Procuret LLCBoard Membercurrent2022 β€” present
  8. Property ShieldBoard Observercurrent2025 β€” present
  9. RevyseBoard Observercurrent2024 β€” present
  10. StakeBoard Observercurrent2022 β€” present
  11. InsideMaps IncBoard Observercurrent2022 β€” present
  12. Picket HomesBoard Observer2022 β€” 2026
  13. FernishBoard Observer2021 β€” 2023
  14. Lexicon Travel TechnologiesBoard Member2021 β€” 2022
  15. Prosus VenturesInvestments - Venture Capital2019 β€” 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  16. PinterestLead - Business and Corporate Development2017 β€” 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  17. Harvard Business SchoolMBA Student2015 β€” 2017
  18. United Talent AgencyAssociate - M&A and Corporate Venture Capital2013 β€” 2015Beverly Hills, CA
  19. UBS Investment BankAnalyst - Technology, Media, Telecom Investment Banking2011 β€” 2012San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)2015 β€” 2017
  2. University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Science, Business Administration2007 β€” 2011
  3. Bellaire High School2003 β€” 2007

Skills & more

Financial Modeling19Valuation12M&A execution3Business Strategy7Corporate Development9Strategy10Venture Capital9Private Equity3Corporate Finance8Investments2Mergers & Acquisitions3Competitive Analysis1

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Deals Β· 2

LULA SMARTER PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, INC.Board seat

via RET Ventures Β· filed Mar 2026 Β· $30.2M raise

Rent Butter, Inc.Board seat

via RET Ventures Β· filed Sep 2025 Β· $4.5M raise

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