Where does Dan Ruch work?

Dan Ruch is Founder of Rocketrip and Partner at Rho Ventures.

What companies has Dan Ruch invested in?

Investments tracked here include Aluna, Blocknative, Clear, Current, Cylera, Leal, Toolio.

Where did Dan Ruch go to school?

Dan Ruch studied at University of Wisconsin-Madison (BA, Psychology); Dalton.

Dan Ruch

InvestorFounder

Partner at Rho Ventures · Founder at Rocketrip

New York City

FoundedRocketrip · YC

About

Dan Ruch is a partner at Rho and a former entrepreneur. He founded and led Rocketrip, a corporate travel platform that raised $32M and was acquired by Mondee Holdings in 2020, and previously held roles at Tremor Video, TACODA, and GroupM's Mindshare/MAXUS.

Invests in

AdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & Hospitality

Founder at Rocketrip YC W14

Intro paths

Dan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Dan can intro founders to Rocketrip's investors below.

Rocketrip's investors · 8

Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2016 Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks · since 2015 Genacast VenturesMiami · $50K – $5M checks GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks Morgan StanleyPurchase Rho VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks · since 2016 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014

Co-founders at Rocketrip

Prasad GundumogulaFounder, Group Chairman & CEO

Experience

Meyer StonePrincipal / Ownercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
Rho Capital Partners, Inc.Partnercurrent2021 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
Rocketrip, Inc.Founder & CEO2013 — 2021New York City
Genacast VenturesEntrepreneur-In-Residence2012 — 2013Greater New York City Area
Tremor VideoVice President, Europe2010 — 2012London Area, United Kingdom
Tremor VideoSenior Director, Business Development2008 — 2010
AOLDirector, Publisher Services2007 — 2008
TACODAManager, Business Development2006 — 2007
Mindshare / Maxus GlobalStrategic Media Planning2004 — 2006

Education

University of Wisconsin-MadisonBA, Psychology
Dalton

Skills & more

Behavioral Targeting35Online Advertising88Digital Strategy72Business Development37Digital Media28Start-ups78Mobile Advertising26Ad Networks7Lead Generation17Digital Marketing17Analytics23DoubleClick3

+3 more

AdvertisingOnline MarketingE-commerce

From Dan's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

Aluna BlocknativeClearCurrentCyleraLealToolio

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Rho Ventures

George Altirs

Investor at Rho Ventures

Habib Kaifouz

Managing Partner at Rho Ventures

Habib Kairouz

Managing Partner at Rho Ventures

Jeff Grammer

Partner at Rho Ventures

Joshua Ruch

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Rho Ventures

Mark Leschly

Managing Partner at Rho Ventures

Peter E. Kalkanis

CFO at Rho Ventures

Roger Chabra

Partner at Rho Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dan Ruch?: Dan Ruch is a partner at Rho and a former entrepreneur. He founded and led Rocketrip, a corporate travel platform that raised $32M and was acquired by Mondee Holdings in 2020, and previously held roles at Tremor Video, TACODA, and GroupM's Mindshare/MAXUS.
Where does Dan Ruch work?: Dan Ruch is Founder of Rocketrip and Partner at Rho Ventures.
What does Dan Ruch invest in?: Dan Ruch invests in AdTech, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Travel & Hospitality.
What companies did Dan Ruch found?: Dan Ruch founded Rocketrip.
What companies has Dan Ruch invested in?: Investments tracked here include Aluna, Blocknative, Clear, Current, Cylera, Leal, Toolio.
Where did Dan Ruch go to school?: Dan Ruch studied at University of Wisconsin-Madison (BA, Psychology); Dalton.