Dave Lerner

Rugged Ventures LLC (Rugged Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Dave Lerner. The firm headquartered in New York.

WhoWeUse, Inc. develops mobile application that helps people find socially-vetted services. It helps friends and neighbors recommend local services. The company was founded by Spencer Ante, Peter Clark, and John Garbarino on June 25, 2014 and is headquartered in Maplewood, NJ.

Fusemachines, Inc. develops and delivers artificial intelligence as a service and machine learning software solutions. The company offers Fuse Anna which is an artificial intelligence assistant for follow ups through daily reminders; and Fuse Prospector which is an artificial intelligence sales platform. The company was founded by Sameer Maskey in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Waste Repurposing International, Inc. provides recycling solutions for household hazardous waste. It serves the retail and municipality sector. The company was founded by Chris Ripley and Charlie Vallely and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Venture Studio Inc (Venture Studio) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Ryan Falvey and Tyler Griffin. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

NY Tech Alliance, Inc. engages in technology advocate organization operation. The company was founded by Scott Heiferman and Dawn Barber on July 23, 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY

Startup Compass, Inc. provides data benchmarking and automated reporting services. It offers online businesses reports such as identifying unnoticed problems, prioritize issues, allocate resources, set objectives, and time analysis. The company was founded by Bjoern Lasse Herrmann, Ertan Dogrultan, and Max Marmer in February 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.