Ash is an entrepreneur turned investor. He is the Managing Partner of Sterling Road, a venture fund focused on pre-seed stage B2B companies. He was an advisor to Bullpen Capital and previously worked at Trinity Ventures. Ash has mentored hundreds of startups through accelerator programs including Y-Combinator, Techstars, Alchemist, and universities such as Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Oxford.
Before investing, Ash was Cofounder and CEO of SendHub (acquired: Cameo Global, Y-Combinator W12) and Director of Ranking at Klout (acquired: Lithium).
Ash earned a Masters in Computer Science from Oxford, served as an Officer in the British Army, and currently resides in San Francisco.
Total Portfolio Companies
Portfolio NPS Score (2020 Survey)
Capital to Diverse Teams
25% Female Founders
21% Black Founders
7% Latinx Founders
46% Outside of Silicon Valley
Investment Locations
USA, Canada, and United Kingdom
Not only do you get to work with Ash hands-on before Sterling Road makes an investment, but he also opens up a huge network of founders. It’s incredible.
James Chang
Frenzy AI
Noel Fenton
Trinity Ventures
Founding General Partner
Renske Lynde
1st Course Capital
General Partner
Ben Chelf
Elementum Ventures
General Partner
Rachel Gillum
Salesforce
Head of Policy
Laura Sydell JD
NPR
Journalist & Writer
Gus Tai
Trinity Ventures
Partner