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Sarah-Marie Rust

Founder

Founder at Electric Vehicle Ecosystem

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

FoundedElectric Vehicle Ecosystem

About

Sarah-Marie Rust is Customer Success and Product Manager at Positive Carbon, a company developing AI for commercial food waste. She previously founded and ran EVE Mobility, a fleet electrification platform for logistics and transport operators, for over five years, raising €500k in pre-seed funding, selling across Europe, Asia, and the US, and signing partners including Volvo and Renault. She was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2025 and spent more than three years in commercial roles across Europe prior to founding EVE.

Founder at Electric Vehicle Ecosystem

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Experience

  1. Positive CarbonCustomer Success & Product Managercurrent2026 — presentDublino
  2. EVE MobilityCEO & Founder2020 — 2026Dublin, Ireland
  3. Trinity College DublinTeaching Assistant, Entrepreneurship2022 — 2023Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
  4. CLARKOnline Sales Channel Manager2019Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany
  5. CandylabsBusiness Development Manager2018 — 2019Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany
  6. LinklatersBusiness Development Manager2018Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany
  7. Creative DockBusiness Development Manager2017Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Skills & more

Expansion StrategiesProduct ManagementCustomer SuccessSustainable EnergyTransportation PlanningData AnalysisE-MobilityUniversity TeachingEntrepreneurshipElectric Vehicles2Early-stage Startups7Business Model Innovation4
+12 moreBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Business DevelopmentProject ManagementQuality ManagementMarketingSocial Media MarketingSEOOnline MarketingLeadershipIntercultural SkillsEnglischDecarbonisation

Languages Czech · English · French · German · Spanish

  • Digital Skills Training — Meta

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sarah-Marie Rust?
Sarah-Marie Rust is Customer Success and Product Manager at Positive Carbon, a company developing AI for commercial food waste. She previously founded and ran EVE Mobility, a fleet electrification platform for logistics and transport operators, for over five years, raising €500k in pre-seed funding, selling across Europe, Asia, and the US, and signing partners including Volvo and Renault. She was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2025 and spent more than three years in commercial roles across Europe prior to founding EVE.
Where does Sarah-Marie Rust work?
Sarah-Marie Rust is Founder of Electric Vehicle Ecosystem.
What companies did Sarah-Marie Rust found?
Sarah-Marie Rust founded Electric Vehicle Ecosystem.
Where did Sarah-Marie Rust go to school?
Sarah-Marie Rust studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Postgraduate Certificate, Sustainable Energy); Trinity College Dublin (Master of Science, Entrepreneurship); International School of Management, Germany (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), International Management).

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