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Sterling Road

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 1 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $9.0M, May 2025

Pre-seedSeedSeries AB To BSmbsBusiness To Business

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 1 on record
Since the last cheque22days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.1MRounds led0 of 1
Pitch Sterling Road

Sterling Road highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds

What they do

We usually start with a $50k investment just as you're getting startedFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
From $50K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
B To BSmbsBusiness To Business
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first1 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Oct
    LightsprintSeed · US · The SaaS News$6.1MWith 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration1 named

ARAshley RustManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 1 person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Quick answers about Sterling Road

What does Sterling Road invest in?

Sterling Road invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as B To B, Smbs and Business To Business.

How active is Sterling Road?

1 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Sterling Road invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Lightsprint (Seed, Oct 2026).

How big are Sterling Road's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.1M.

Is Sterling Road investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Sterling Road?

Sterling Road is a VC firm based in San Francisco, United States.

Has Sterling Road raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in May 2025, reporting $9.0M raised.

Does Sterling Road take cold pitches?

Yes: its own website says it reads unsolicited pitches.

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