Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed, Series A
GeographyUS, Canada, UK, Europe
TypeVC
Last Activity2026
Industry Focus
Industries
AIRoboticsSpaceDefenseBiotechAgritechMobility
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeGeneralist
ExposureSome DeepTech Investments
Bio
Sterling Road is a first-check venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Ash Rust in San Francisco. Rust previously co-founded and ran SendHub (acquired by Cameo Global, Y Combinator W12), was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Trinity Ventures, and advised Bullpen Capital. The firm typically makes an initial investment of $25K-$150K at the earliest stage, often before a founder has a polished deck, pa...
Notable Investments
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Serve RoboticsS
StarcloudH
HydraF
FederatoN
Nova CreditK
KnoeticSimilar Funds
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Newfund Capital
Paris, France
GeneralistAINeurotechMedtechPre-SeedSeed
Elev8.vc
Singapore
Pure DeepTechAIMedtechRoboticsPre-SeedSeed
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Id4 Ventures
Paris, France
Pure DeepTechAISpaceBiotechPre-SeedSeed
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Kima Ventures
Paris, France
GeneralistAIBiotechEnergy TechPre-SeedSeed
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Pillar VC
Boston, United States
DeepTech NativeAIBiotechSynthetic BiologyPre-SeedSeed
Air Street Capital
London, United Kingdom
DeepTech NativeAIBiotechDefensePre-SeedSeed