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David Rusenko
Partner at leap forward ventures
San Francisco, California
Overview
David Rusenko is a Partner at Leap Forward Ventures and the former Founder/CEO of Weebly. He has a strong background in entrepreneurship and web development, having successfully led Weebly to become a prominent player in the website creation industry and making strategic investments in companies like Phoenix Hydrogen and Frontline Wildfire Defense.
Rusenko's career highlights include founding Weebly, a successful website creation platform, and his current role at Leap Forward Ventures, where he focuses on investing in innovative startups in sectors like ClimateTech/CleanTech.
Work Experience
Founder & Managing Partner
2022 - Current
LFV is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage climate tech startups.
Board Member
2023
Advisor
2022
GM, eCommerce
2018 - 2022
Square is a software company that designs and develops omnichannel solutions.
Founder/CEO
2006 - 2018
Weebly is a consumer service that lets people create a website, blog or online store.
Raised $35,670,000.00 from Sequoia Capital and Tencent.
Author
2005 - 2005
Co-authored a book titled Linux Email: Set up and Run a Small Office Email Server, published by Packt Publishing July 2005. Available on Amazon.com, or any other large book vendor.
Education
BS
2003 - 2007