Overview

What they do
Sterling Road is a venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed stage B2B startups. They provide ongoing coaching, fundraising introductions, hiring help, and additional capital for their later rounds.
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What they look for
Investing early as a first check before pitch decks are polished, offering regular hands-on coaching from idea to initial revenue, and providing follow-on capital across rounds.
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Stage
Ideation, Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+
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Sectors
AI, Climate, Consumer, Deeptech, Fintech, Food and agriculture, Govtech and defence, Healthcare, HR and recruiting, Legal and compliance, Media, Mobility and logistics
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Based
San Francisco, US
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Sources

2026-08-26sterlingroad.comAsh Rust is a founder turned first-check investor. He’s the Managing Partner of Sterling Road…
2026-08-26sterlingroad.comCapital and Coaching for Founders from Idea to IPO
2026-08-26sterlingroad.comAs your company grows, we will continue to be supportive in later rounds and can write checks…
2026-08-26apply.sterlingroad.comApply for Grants

Portfolio, cheque size and the rest

The 11 companies they have backed that we can see, the cheque they write, and whether they are deploying right now.

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