Aaron Ru
InvestorPrincipal at RET Ventures
Salt Lake City, Utah
Writes $2M β $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
- RET VenturesPrincipalcurrent2021 β presentPark City, Utah, United States
- Turno, formerly TurnoverBnBBoard Membercurrent2021 β present
- TurboTenantBoard Membercurrent2021 β present
- Lula β Smarter Property MaintenanceBoard Membercurrent2022 β present
- Rent ButterBoard Membercurrent2023 β present
- STAN AIBoard Membercurrent2026 β present
- Procuret LLCBoard Membercurrent2022 β present
- Property ShieldBoard Observercurrent2025 β present
- RevyseBoard Observercurrent2024 β present
- StakeBoard Observercurrent2022 β present
- InsideMaps IncBoard Observercurrent2022 β present
- Picket HomesBoard Observer2022 β 2026
- FernishBoard Observer2021 β 2023
- Lexicon Travel TechnologiesBoard Member2021 β 2022
- Prosus VenturesInvestments - Venture Capital2019 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- PinterestLead - Business and Corporate Development2017 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA Student2015 β 2017
- United Talent AgencyAssociate - M&A and Corporate Venture Capital2013 β 2015Beverly Hills, CA
- UBS Investment BankAnalyst - Technology, Media, Telecom Investment Banking2011 β 2012San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)2015 β 2017
- University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Science, Business Administration2007 β 2011
- Bellaire High School2003 β 2007
Skills & more
Financial Modeling19Valuation12M&A execution3Business Strategy7Corporate Development9Strategy10Venture Capital9Private Equity3Corporate Finance8Investments2Mergers & Acquisitions3Competitive Analysis1
From Aaron's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
+ 1,771 more
Also attended University of California, Berkeley863
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
+ 857 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Rent Butter1
Also worked at Prosus Ventures9
Samuel HarrisonManaging Partner at FactionBanafsheh FathiehGeneral Partner at FactionRussell DreisenstockManaging Partner at Tanglin Venture PartnersRomain DiazCEO at SatganaRobert NowakInvestor at All Iron VenturesSandeep BakshiInvestor at Prosus Ventures
+ 3 more
Also worked at Pinterest34
Sarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesAnthony SoohooVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalJeff ChangInvestor at Vertex Venture Management Pte. Ltd.Cara Brennan AllamanoAdvisor, People Tech & HR at Verissimo Ventures
+ 28 more
Also worked at UBS Investment Bank527
Paul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystMartin MignotInvestor at Index VenturesBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorSauvanne Saint-LΓ©gerInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at NorthzoneDaniel LiCEO of Plus and venture partner at Madrona
+ 521 more
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
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at RET Ventures
Christopher Yip
Partner at RET Ventures
Fred Tuomi
Venture Partner at RET Ventures
Jacob Zornes
Chief Financial Officer at RET Ventures
James Pearson
Analyst at RET Ventures
Jameson Hartman
Vice President at RET Ventures
Jaymie Fung Bingham
Vice President at RET Ventures
Jerry Davis
Senior Advisor at RET Ventures
John Helm
Partner at RET Ventures
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Christopher Yip
Partner at RET Ventures
Fred Tuomi
Venture Partner at RET Ventures
James Pearson
Analyst at RET Ventures
Jameson Hartman
Vice President at RET Ventures
Jaymie Fung Bingham
Vice President at RET Ventures
Investors connected to Aaron in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.



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