David Rusenko
InvestorFounderManaging Partner at Leap Forward Ventures · Founder/CEO at Weebly
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $1.5M checks · typically $300K
FoundedWeebly · YC
30 Under 30 2013 · Enterprise Technology30 Under 30 2012 · Consumer Technology
Founder/CEO at WeeblyYC W07
Intro paths
YC
David went through Y Combinator (Winter 2007) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, David can intro founders to Weebly's investors below.
Weebly's investors · 5
Co-founders at Weebly
CF
Chris FaniniFounder/CTO
DV
Dan VeltriFounder/CPO
JD
John David Rusenko, Jr.Co-Founder & CEO
SA
Steven AndersonBoard Director (Baseline Ventures)
Experience
- Leap Forward VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Building Decarbonization CoalitionBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Climate ChangemakersAdvisor2022 — 2025
- SquareGM, eCommerce2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- WeeblyFounder/CEO2006 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Packt PublishingAuthor2005
Education
- Penn State UniversityBS, Information Sciences & Technology2003 — 2007
Skills & more
Start-ups36User Experience31E-commerce31Entrepreneurship20Web Development20User Interface Design11Venture Capital2Product Management11Social Media4Analytics6JavaScript4CSS2
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HTML 5MySQLGitPHPHTMLjQueryLanguages French
From David's professional profile.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring David RusenkoHow to find product-market fit
Y Combinator
Frequently asked questions
- Where does David Rusenko work?
- David Rusenko is Managing Partner at Leap Forward Ventures and Founder/CEO at Weebly.
- What check size does David Rusenko write?
- David Rusenko typically writes checks of $100K – $1.5M.
- What companies did David Rusenko found?
- David Rusenko founded Weebly.
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Same school
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