Daniel Ruch
Director/Board Member at BlockNative Corp.
Profile
Dan Ruch is a partner at Rho.
Prior to joining Rho, Dan founded and was CEO of Rocketrip, a corporate travel platform that helps enterprises reduce spend by rewarding employees for saving.
Rocketrip’s clients include Twitter, ServiceNow, Kellogg’s, Viacom, and BMW.
Under Dan’s leadership, Rocketrip raised $32M in venture funding and exited to Mondee Holdings in September of 2020.
Prior to founding Rocketrip, Dan served as Vice President, Europe for Tremor Video, a leading provider of technology-driven video advertising solutions.
Before that, Dan was responsible for Tremor’s business development efforts in the US.
Earlier in his career, he worked at TACODA until its successful exit to AOL, and at GroupM’s agency Mindshare / MAXUS global.
Dan graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a BA in Psychology and lives in New York City with his wife and two children.
Daniel Ruch active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
BlockNative Corp.
 BlockNative Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services BlockNative Corp. provides technology services. The company is headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Director/Board Member | - |
Rho Fund Investors
 Rho Fund Investors Investment ManagersFinance Rho Fund Investors is a private equity firm founded in 1981 by Robert Osterrieth and Joshua Ruch, headquartered in New York City. The firm is a division of Rho Capital Partners, Inc. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2021 |
Rho Capital Partners, Inc.
 Rho Capital Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Rho Capital Partners, Inc. (Rho Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1981 by Joshua Ruch. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2021 |
Rho Capital
 Rho Capital Investment ManagersFinance Rho Capital Partners, Inc. is a New York City-based investment management firm that manages capital for institutions and wealthy families on a global basis. Rho's activities include venture capital investing in the information technology, telecommunications, Internet and healthcare sectors as well as investing in private equity funds and public securities in international financial markets. The firm is divided into two divisions, Rho Ventures and Rho Fund Investors. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2021 |
Former positions of Daniel Ruch
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|---|---|---|
Rocketrip, Inc.
 Rocketrip, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Rocketrip, Inc. engages in the design, development, and operation of a travel management platform which produces custom trip budgets for employees. Its platform combines real-time travel market pricing, company policy, and patented algorithms to set customized budgets, and predict what a trip should cost. The firm offers administrative toolkit, called Launchpad, gives travel managers complete flexibility to customize budget sensitivity based on existing policy. The company was founded by Daniel Ruch and Gillian Tee in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/01/2021 |
| TELARIA, INC. | Director/Board Member | 01/08/2012 |
| Maxus Global Media | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
TACODA, Inc.
 TACODA, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services TACODA, Inc. provided advertising services. The firm offered solutions to web publishers and brand marketers. The company was founded by David R. Morgan, Dominic Schmitt and Bradford R. Burnham in April 2001 is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Daniel Ruch
| University of Wisconsin | Undergraduate Degree |
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Rho Capital
Rho Capital Investment ManagersFinance Rho Capital Partners, Inc. is a New York City-based investment management firm that manages capital for institutions and wealthy families on a global basis. Rho's activities include venture capital investing in the information technology, telecommunications, Internet and healthcare sectors as well as investing in private equity funds and public securities in international financial markets. The firm is divided into two divisions, Rho Ventures and Rho Fund Investors. | Finance |
Telaria, Inc.
 Telaria, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Telaria, Inc. provides programmatic software platform for publishers to manage and monetize the video advertising. Its platform built for digital video and to support the requirements of connected TV, or CTV, and over-the-top content. The firm provides publishers with real-time analytics, data and decisioning tools to control the video advertising business. The company founded by Jason Glickman and Andrew Reis in November 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
TACODA, Inc.
TACODA, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services TACODA, Inc. provided advertising services. The firm offered solutions to web publishers and brand marketers. The company was founded by David R. Morgan, Dominic Schmitt and Bradford R. Burnham in April 2001 is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Rocketrip, Inc.
Rocketrip, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Rocketrip, Inc. engages in the design, development, and operation of a travel management platform which produces custom trip budgets for employees. Its platform combines real-time travel market pricing, company policy, and patented algorithms to set customized budgets, and predict what a trip should cost. The firm offers administrative toolkit, called Launchpad, gives travel managers complete flexibility to customize budget sensitivity based on existing policy. The company was founded by Daniel Ruch and Gillian Tee in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Rho Capital Partners, Inc.
Rho Capital Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Rho Capital Partners, Inc. (Rho Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1981 by Joshua Ruch. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Rho Fund Investors
Rho Fund Investors Investment ManagersFinance Rho Fund Investors is a private equity firm founded in 1981 by Robert Osterrieth and Joshua Ruch, headquartered in New York City. The firm is a division of Rho Capital Partners, Inc. | Finance |
| Maxus Global Media | |
BlockNative Corp.
BlockNative Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services BlockNative Corp. provides technology services. The company is headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Technology Services |
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