Find your path to Ian
466 people in our graph share verified history with Ian — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Nabeel HyattunlockedIan: together at Cruise (2015–2016)
×5Ian: together at MIT
×4Ian: together at Cruise
×2Ian: together at Boeing
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).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co. +1Hemant TanejaMinorFounded Hippocratic AINat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinBrad FeldS.B.Founded TechstarsMatt HuangB.S.Founded Paradigm +1Delian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1
+ 1,214 more
Cruise mafia45
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kyle VogtFounder/CEOFounded GM Cruise Holdings +2Daniel KanFounder/COOFounded GM Cruise Holdings +2Kaitlyn KnoppHead of Compensation & People AnalyticsFounded Pequity +1Oliver CameronVP, ProductFounded Everyme +1Matthew DeitersDirector of Product & Technical OperationsFounded Assembly Made +1Sohrab HaghighatControls EngineerFounded Hestus, Inc. +1
+ 38 more
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of Dropbox
+ 1,994 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Covariant16
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
+ 10 more
Also worked at X, the moonshot factory86
Jonathan RossFounder of Groq; inventor of Google's TPU — now at NvidiaJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative VenturesAlice CheungPartner, Talent at S32Anisha MustiInvestor at Dorm RoomSteven WillingerGP at Blockchain BuildersMike McCauleyCo-founder & General Partner at Inovia Capital
+ 80 more
