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About Investor

Christopher J Rust serves as General Partner and Co-Founder at Clear Ventures in Menlo Park, California, focusing on investments across Security, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Services, IoT, Web3/Blockchain, AI, Enterprise, and SaaS sectors at Pre-seed, Seed, and Series A stages with investment ranges between $100K - $5.0M. His background includes 16 years of technology venture investing as Founder and Managing Partner of Clear Ventures, Partner at Sequoia Capital and USVP, bringing extensive experience in early-stage technology investments. Rust specializes in recruiting and operational aspects of building successful technology companies, leveraging his deep industry knowledge to support portfolio companies. His investment approach reflects his focus on innovative technologies that have the potential to disrupt traditional markets and create significant value.