Christopher J Rust
General Partner at Clear Ventures
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $2M
FoundedTessera Labs
About
Christopher Rust pairs engineering leadership—as co‑founder and lead architect of Roadrunner (scaled to 14M subscribers and tied to Charter’s $56.7B acquisition)—with 14–16 years at Sequoia/USVP and first 24 exits >$32B.
Chris Rust @chrisrust
How digital twin technology can bridge America’s chip manufacturing gap https://t.co/sZLbjfNLW2
Oct 27, 2022
Chris Rust @chrisrust
Avicena Raises $25 Million in Series A to Fund Development of High Capacity microLED-based Optical Interconnects https://t.co/tzBSpU3zX2
Sep 13, 2022
Chris Rust @chrisrust
KT, Swift Navigation team up for ultra-precision location service https://t.co/UlFJ1wtCdl
Jul 6, 2022
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSemiconductors
Deals · 2
EspresaBoard seat
via Clear Ventures · filed May 2025 · $5M raise
TignisBoard seat
via Clear Ventures · filed May 2019 · $4.7M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.