# Ash Rust, Managing Partner at Sterling Road

> Ash Rust, Managing Partner at Sterling Road. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/ash-rust (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Partner

# Ash Rust

Managing Partner at [Sterling Road](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sterling-road)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** - with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 +5 mentions

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- **On filings** No filing names them
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Sterling Road
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date.

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## The firm

[**Sterling Road** VC firm · US **1** cheques in 12 months **1** all time **0** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sterling-road)

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Aatonomy](https://millionrounds.com/startup/aatonomy)
- [Adenda](https://millionrounds.com/startup/adenda)
- [AgriData](https://millionrounds.com/startup/agridata-inc)
- [Amber Agriculture](https://millionrounds.com/startup/amber-agriculture)
- [Ardius](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ardius)
- [Arrivy](https://millionrounds.com/startup/arrivy)
- [Authenticiti](https://millionrounds.com/startup/authenticiti)
- [BabyNoggin](https://millionrounds.com/startup/babynoggin)
- [Back4App](https://millionrounds.com/startup/back4app)
- [Botco.ai](https://millionrounds.com/startup/botco-ai)
- [Breinify](https://millionrounds.com/startup/breinify)
- [Byte](https://millionrounds.com/startup/byte-3)
- [Carta Healthcare](https://millionrounds.com/startup/carta-healthcare)
- [Cleo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cleo-3)
- [Clouber](https://millionrounds.com/startup/clouber)
- [Cloudastructure](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cloudastructure)
- [CryptoMove](https://millionrounds.com/company/cryptomove)
- [Cue](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cue-10)
- [DocCheer](https://millionrounds.com/startup/doccheer)
- [Edyza](https://millionrounds.com/startup/edyza)
- [Eloquent Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/eloquent-labs)
- [Enwoven](https://millionrounds.com/startup/enwoven)
- [Everykey](https://millionrounds.com/startup/everykey)
- [Faber Connect](https://millionrounds.com/startup/faber-connect)
- [FarmWise](https://millionrounds.com/company/farmwise)
- [FillMyFork](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fillmyfork)
- [FunnelBeam](https://millionrounds.com/startup/funnelbeam)
- [Fuse Inventory](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fuse-inventory)
- [Geospago](https://millionrounds.com/startup/geospago)
- [Glidian](https://millionrounds.com/startup/glidian)
- [Hirevisor](https://millionrounds.com/startup/hirevisor)
- [Jirav](https://millionrounds.com/startup/jirav)
- [Keewi Inc](https://millionrounds.com/startup/keewi)
- [Kyte](https://millionrounds.com/startup/kyte-2)
- [LeadIQ](https://millionrounds.com/startup/leadiq)
- [MeetingSift](https://millionrounds.com/startup/meetingsift)

36 of 96 companies.

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 1 May 2019 · 47 min 185. "Blessed" Teams, Pseudo Deal Leads, and Caps at Pre vs Post (Ash Rust) With [Ash Rust](https://millionrounds.com/person/ash-rust) Mentions [Semil Shah](https://millionrounds.com/person/semil-shah) About this episode Ash Rust of Sterling Road joins Nick to discuss "Blessed" Teams, Pseudo Deal Leads, and Caps at Pre vs Post. In this episode, we cover: His beginnings in tech and how that led to starting the fund What's the investment thesis at Sterling Road? What's unique about your approach that other firms… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Ash Rust in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 23 Jul 2020 · 9 min Investor Stories 150: Why I Passed (Siegler, Isford, Vrionis, Rust) Mentions [Ash Rust](https://millionrounds.com/person/ash-rust)[Grace Isford](https://millionrounds.com/person/grace-isford)[John Vrionis](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-vrionis) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: M.G. Siegler Grace Isford John Vrionis Ash Rust Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. To listen more, please visit… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 24 Apr 2020 · 11 min Investor Stories 137: Lessons Learned (Senkut, Glickman, Rust) Mentions [Aydin Senkut](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aydin-senkut)[Ash Rust](https://millionrounds.com/person/ash-rust) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Aydin Senkut Steve Glickman Ash Rust Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. To listen more, please visit… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 8 Jan 2020 · 8 min Investor Stories 129: Post Mortems (Ajao, Rust, Moatti) Mentions [Adeyemi Ajao](https://millionrounds.com/person/adeyemi-ajao)[Ash Rust](https://millionrounds.com/person/ash-rust)[SC Moatti](https://millionrounds.com/person/sc-moatti) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Adeyemi Ajao Ash Rust SC Moatti Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 9 Oct 2019 · 9 min Investor Stories 123: Strange & Unusual (Horowitz, Kim, Rust) Mentions [Ash Rust](https://millionrounds.com/person/ash-rust)[David Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-horowitz) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: David Horowitz Jim Kim Ash Rust Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 10 Jul 2019 · 8 min Investor Stories 116: Whats Next (Bahat, Rust, Kimmel) Mentions [Ash Rust](https://millionrounds.com/person/ash-rust)[Roy Bahat](https://millionrounds.com/person/roy-bahat)[Wayne Kimmel](https://millionrounds.com/person/wayne-kimmel) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Roy Bahat Ash Rust Wayne Kimmel Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. To listen more, please… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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