Ash Rust is a founder turned first-check investor. He’s Managing Partner of Sterling Road, where he focuses on helping founders at the earliest stages. His investments include Serve Robotics (NASDAQ: SERV), Hydra Host and Starcloud.
Previously, he was an Advisor at Bullpen Capital and an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Trinity Ventures. Ash has mentored hundreds of startups through programs at Y-Combinator, Oxford, Stanford and Imperial College London.
Before investing, Ash was a Co-founder and CEO of SendHub (acquired: Cameo Global, Y-Combinator W12) and Director of Ranking at Klout (acquired: Lithium) and an Engineer at OneRiot (acquired: Walmart).
Ash earned a Masters in Computer Science from Oxford, served as an Officer in the British Army, and currently resides in San Francisco.
25% Female Founders 21% Black Founders 7% Latinx Founders 46% Outside of Silicon Valley
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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.
