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Ross Ford

Investor

Principal at Kilonova Capital

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

About

Ross Ford is Managing Partner at Universal Futures. He has experience across private equity, growth equity, structured credit, venture capital, and real estate, and has founded startups previously.

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Experience

  1. Universal FuturesManaging Partnercurrent2024 — present
  2. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Adjunct Fellow (Project on Trade and Technology)current2024 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  3. Two Meter CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2024 — present
  4. Kilonova CapitalPrincipal2021 — 2024
  5. Rookery PartnersPartner2017 — 2021Chicago, Illinois, United States
  6. Oasis Opportunity FundsPrincipal2018 — 2019Chicago, Illinois, United States
  7. Allstate Investments - Opportunistic Investment GroupSummer Associate2016Chicago, Illinois, United States
  8. Baird CapitalConsultant2016Chicago, Illinois, United States
  9. VoteraFounder & CEO2013 — 2015Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  10. Capital OneStrategy Associate2012 — 2013Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Cum Laude in Social Studies
  2. The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Economics

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,173

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

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Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business431

Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankGlebFounder and Managing Partner at iTech CapitalRavi RajamonyVice President at March Capital Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Two Meter Capital1

Matt KrnaVenture Advisor at Alpha Partners

Also worked at Kilonova Capital9

Wes GoldsteinGeneral Partner at Kilonova CapitalMark WattGeneral Partner at Kilonova CapitalMarcos BattistiPartner at Kilonova CapitalMayank VidyarthiPrincipal at Kilonova CapitalWill RobertsAssociate at Kilonova CapitalSteven WastieOperating Partner at Kilonova Capital

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Also worked at Capital One101

Joey ShinInvestment Analyst at Pantera CapitalNigel MorrisCo-Founder and Managing Partner of QED InvestorsFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsBill CilluffoPartner at QED InvestorsAustin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesMatt RisleyPartner Emeritus at QED Investors

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Colleagues at Kilonova Capital

Abe Morris
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Anurag Chandra
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Atul Shinde
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Bill Beyer
Advisor at Kilonova Capital
Charles Jolley
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Claire Chauvel
Senior Associate at Kilonova Capital
David Anderman
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Dr. Eric Cole
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital