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Ian Rust

Founder

Founder at Revoy

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedRevoy · YC

About

Ian Rust was a founding engineer at Cruise and holds a degree in mechanical engineering from MIT (2010–2012).

LinkedIn ↗

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.

Revoy's investors · 7

Olive Tree CapitalSoma CapitalStandard CapitalTRACTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Very Serious VenturesY Combinator

Experience

  1. RevoyFounder and CTOcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. CovariantAdvisorcurrent2019 — present
  3. Root VenturesBuilding Something New2020
  4. Cruise AutomationFounding Engineer2014 — 2018
  5. X, the moonshot factoryHardware Automation Engineer2013 — 2014
  6. Amazon Lab126Automation Engineer2012 — 2013Cupertino CA
  7. MITGraduate Student2010 — 2012
  8. Vecna TechnologiesRobotics Intern2009
  9. MITRobotics Researcher2009
  10. BoeingSystems Engineering Intern2008

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering2010 — 2011
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering2006 — 2010

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology989

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

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Shared employers

Also worked at Covariant9

Mike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesShahin FarshchiPartner at Lux CapitalArtur BergmanFounder, Fastly at Amplify PartnersSunil DhaliwalGeneral Partner at Amplify PartnersPieter AbbeelAlumni at HouseRyan ShannonPartner at Radical Ventures

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Also worked at X, the moonshot factory32

James WangGeneral Partner at Creative VenturesSteven WillingerGP at Blockchain BuildersRameshPrincipal Scientist at Rebellion VenturesMike McCauleyCo-founder & General Partner at Inovia CapitalVinay RajPrincipal at CVS Health VenturesMax LuoPrincipal at ACME Capital

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Also worked at Amazon Lab12610

Kevin TuPartner at DFJBeliz GunelExperts | Advisor at 212Alibek DostiyarovInvestor at FEBE VenturesBryan BalinInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsMichelle McHarguePartner at Costanoa VenturesStephanie BousheriVenture Advisor at Pier 70 Ventures

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Also worked at MIT328

Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringVyas RamananVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way Ventures

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