Fundraising Fox

Aaron Ru

Investor

Principal at RET Ventures · Board director at Rent Butter, Inc.

Salt Lake City, Utah

Writes $2M – $50M checks · 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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Board director at Rent Butter, Inc.

Intro paths

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Rent Butter, Inc.'s investors · 1

RET VenturesPark City · since 2025

Experience

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

Skills & more

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

From Aaron's professional profile.

Deals · 2

LULA SMARTER PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, INC.Board seat

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

Rent Butter, Inc.Board seat

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

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at RET Ventures

Bryan Hunt
Investor at Relevance Ventures
Christopher Yip
Partner at RET Ventures
Cyndi Reseburg
Investor at Initialized Capital
Fred Tuomi
Venture Partner at RET Ventures
Jacob Zornes
Chief Financial Officer 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

Network4

Christopher Yip
Partner at RET Ventures
Fred Tuomi
Venture Partner 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 — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Aaron Ru?
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.
Where does Aaron Ru work?
Aaron Ru is Principal at RET Ventures and Board director at Rent Butter, Inc..
What check size does Aaron Ru write?
Aaron Ru typically writes checks of $2M – $50M.
What boards does Aaron Ru sit on?
Aaron Ru holds tracked board seats at LULA SMARTER PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, INC., Rent Butter, Inc..
Where did Aaron Ru go to school?
Aaron Ru studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science, Business Administration); Bellaire High School.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystAdrianna MaInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,765

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of FlexportDave JohnsonCo-founder & CEO of Dash Bio

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Also attended Bellaire High School3

Chelsea ZhangInvestor at Equal VenturesDaniel Chapellin CastilloInvestor at Wealthing Vc ClubWenson TangFounder at SubVysion

Shared employers

Also worked at Rent Butter1

Jaymie Fung BinghamVice President at RET Ventures

Also worked at Prosus Ventures5

Samuel HarrisonManaging Partner at FactionBanafsheh FathiehGeneral Partner at FactionRussell DreisenstockManaging Partner at Tanglin Venture PartnersRomain DiazCEO at SatganaKunal SethiGeneral Partner at Prithvi Ventures

Also worked at Pinterest75

Sarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersBen SilbermannCo-founder of PinterestSomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesMolly DiiorioInvestor at True VenturesAnthony SoohooVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital

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Also worked at UBS Investment Bank941

Vlad YatsenkoCo-founder & CTO of RevolutAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIJen WangDeal Operations Manager at Felicis VenturesPaul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystMartin MignotInvestor at Index VenturesBirgitteInvestor at Investinor

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