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Ash Rust
InvestorFounderManaging Partner at Sterling Road · CEO at SendHub
San Francisco, California
Writes $150K checks · typically $150K
FoundedSendHub · YCSterling Road
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About
Ash Rust is a founder-turned-first-check investor and Managing Partner of Sterling Road, focused on helping founders at the earliest stages; his investments include Serve Robotics, Hydra Host, and Starcloud. He previously co-founded and led SendHub, worked at Klout and OneRiot, advised Bullpen Capital, and was an EIR at Trinity Ventures, with a Masters in Computer Science from Oxford.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
CEO at SendHubYC W12
Intro paths
Ash went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Ash can intro founders to SendHub's investors below.
SendHub's investors · 20
Co-founders at SendHub
Managing Partner at Sterling Road
Intro paths
In turn, Ash can intro founders to Sterling Road's investors below.
Sterling Road's investors · 3
Investments
Investor
AmperArdiusAsterBreinifyEmpower SleepGroundfloorKytePuzzleZalos
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Sterling Road
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ash Rust?
- Ash Rust is a founder-turned-first-check investor and Managing Partner of Sterling Road, focused on helping founders at the earliest stages; his investments include Serve Robotics, Hydra Host, and Starcloud. He previously co-founded and led SendHub, worked at Klout and OneRiot, advised Bullpen Capital, and was an EIR at Trinity Ventures, with a Masters in Computer Science from Oxford.
- Where does Ash Rust work?
- Ash Rust is CEO of SendHub and Managing Partner at Sterling Road.
- What check size does Ash Rust write?
- Ash Rust typically writes checks of $150K.
- What companies did Ash Rust found?
- Ash Rust founded SendHub, Sterling Road.
- What companies has Ash Rust invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Amper, Ardius, Aster, Breinify, Empower Sleep, Groundfloor, Kyte, Puzzle, Zalos.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
University of Oxford mafia782
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Durham University mafia84
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Trinity Ventures mafia11
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
SendHub mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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