Andrew Stroup
Builder. Founder. Investor.
Now
Leverage AI — Founder
Building AI-native procurement intelligence for the mid-market.
Inauguration Capital — Venture Partner
Early-stage fund investing at the intersection of AI, defense, and commerce.
Previously
Project N95 — Co-Founder & Executive Director (2020)
National COVID-19 rapid-response nonprofit, partnering with the White House, Amazon, and UPS.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch — Entrepreneur in Residence (2017–2018)
Solving hard problems in new ways from within Global Information Security.
White House Presidential Innovation Fellows — Deputy Director (2015–2016)
Recruiting top tech talent to solve the nation's toughest challenges.
MegaBots — Co-Founder & COO (2014–2015)
Giant fighting robots. International sports league.
CommonKey — Co-Founder & CEO (2012–2014)
Team password management.
The Big Brain Theory — Contestant (2013)
Discovery Channel engineering competition.
Department of Defense — Subject Matter Expert (2010–2012)
Joint Strike Fighter, biosurveillance, and presidential executive orders at the Pentagon.
Writing
- Startup Life, Chapter 17: Personal Growth == Startup Growth Nov 2019
- Startup Life, Chapter 8: What to do when your Co-Founder almost dies? Apr 2019
- Three discoveries from selling out to Corporate America Nov 2017
- Reflecting on my Tour of Duty Nov 2016
- Selling to the federal government? Jun 2016
- PIF Knowledge Sharing and Transfer May 2015
- Hello World May 2015