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Ben Rush

Investor

Senior Associate at Pioneer Square Labs

Seattle, Washington

Writes $500K – $2.5M checks · typically $1.5M

Experience

  1. AmazonPrincipal Product Manager - Amazon Adscurrent2022 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  2. NumurusAdvisorcurrent2020 — present
  3. FortiveSenior Director, Innovation Studio2021 — 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
  4. GenbaAIBoard Observer2021 — 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
  5. QUIVR AIBoard Observer2021 — 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
  6. Gemma Labs (Gemma Haircare)Board Observer2019 — 2021
  7. Pioneer Square LabsBusiness Lead2017 — 2021Seattle WA
  8. Alliance of AngelsSenior Associate2016 — 2017Seattle, Washington
  9. FareStartConsultant2016Seattle, WA
  10. Social Venture Partners SeattleConsultant2016Greater Seattle Area
  11. University of Washington Applied Physics LabMechanical Engineer2013 — 2015
  12. BlueView TechnologiesTechnology Engineer2011 — 2013

Education

  1. UW Foster School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2015 — 2017
  2. Princeton UniversityBS, Mechanical Engineering2007 — 2011
  3. The Hotchkiss School2003 — 2007

Skills & more

Start-ups1Strategic Planning1Leadership1Business Strategy2Entrepreneurship1Engineering1Data Analysis2Manufacturing EngineeringMechanical EngineeringDesign for ManufacturingResearchStrategy
+12 moreAnalysisProduct DevelopmentSocial MediaEditingProduct DesignMatlabPythonMicrosoft ExcelC++SolidWorksANSYSMicrosoft Office

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Colleagues at Pioneer Square Labs

Alex Ray
Principal at Pioneer Square Labs
Andrea Leach
Administration at Pioneer Square Labs
Ben Gilbert
Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs
Caitlin Sowers
Product Design at Pioneer Square Labs
Dani Johnson
Recruiting at Pioneer Square Labs
David Zager
Partner at Pioneer Square Labs
Eugene Liao
Controller at Pioneer Square Labs
Geoff Entress
Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs

Network5

Ben Gilbert
Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs
David Zager
Partner at Pioneer Square Labs
Geoff Entress
Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs
Greg Gottesman
Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs (Co-Chair) at Visible Hands
Julie Sander
Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs

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

Frequently asked questions

Where does Ben Rush work?
Ben Rush is Senior Associate at Pioneer Square Labs.
What check size does Ben Rush write?
Ben Rush typically writes checks of $500K – $2.5M.

Same school

Also attended UW Foster School of Business57

Mike FridgenVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaAbby StrongMarketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture PartnersZachary CefarattiVenture Partner at Draper AssociatesMinda BrusseFounding Partner at First Row PartnersMoshe ZilbersteinGeneral Partner at Next47

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Also attended Princeton University556

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalHoward CoxSpecial Limited Partner at Greylock Partners

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Also attended The Hotchkiss School33

Hilla WatkinsPlatform Partner at Congruent VenturesMaggie RodneyPartner at MassiveMike SalgueroCEO, ButcherBox & Founding Pillar at Pillar VCMaddy DwyerSenior Associate, Business Development at Cross Creek AdvisorsJake MorossPrincipal at Torch CapitalCarter WilliamsCEO and Managing Principal at iSelect Fund

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Shared employers

Also worked at Fortive5

Kate MitchellFounder at Scale Venture PartnersManik PasrichaVice President at Titan CapitalJeannine SargentAdvisor at Colle Capital PartnersJohn RodkinManaging Director at Samsung NextTanishq KancharlaFounder at Libretto

Also worked at Pioneer Square Labs11

Greg GottesmanManaging Director at Pioneer Square Labs (Co-Chair) at Visible HandsSanford SpiveyHead of Studio at 25MadisonVivek LadsariyaGeneral Partner at SINEWAVE VENTURESGeoff EntressManaging Director at Pioneer Square LabsBen GilbertManaging Director at Pioneer Square LabsJulie SanderManaging Director at Pioneer Square Labs

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