About
Ian Rust was a founding engineer at Cruise and holds a degree in mechanical engineering from MIT (2010–2012).
Founder at RevoyYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Ian went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Revoy's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ian can intro founders to Revoy's investors below.
Experience
- RevoyFounder and CTOcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CovariantAdvisorcurrent2019 — present
- Root VenturesBuilding Something New2020
- Cruise AutomationFounding Engineer2014 — 2018
- X, the moonshot factoryHardware Automation Engineer2013 — 2014
- Amazon Lab126Automation Engineer2012 — 2013Cupertino CA
- MITGraduate Student2010 — 2012
- Vecna TechnologiesRobotics Intern2009
- MITRobotics Researcher2009
- BoeingSystems Engineering Intern2008
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ian Rust?
- Ian Rust was a founding engineer at Cruise and holds a degree in mechanical engineering from MIT (2010–2012).
- Where does Ian Rust work?
- Ian Rust is Founder of Revoy.
- What companies did Ian Rust found?
- Ian Rust founded Revoy.
- Where did Ian Rust go to school?
- Ian Rust studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering).
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