Ruslan Al-Jabari
Investments, Founders, Inc.
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Ruslan Al-Jabari is on the Investments team at Founders, Inc., the San Francisco-based venture firm headquartered at Fort Mason, where he sources and evaluates early-stage opportunities.15
Al-Jabari is a 2023 graduate of the Amideast Hope Fund, a scholarship program for students from Palestine, Jordan, and Lebanon studying at U.S. universities.2 A registered refugee, he enrolled at Stanford University in 2019 through the program.72
At Stanford, Al-Jabari earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in 2023.2 He was a researcher in the Hadly Lab, where he focused on the climate history of the San Francisco Peninsula.2 He also wrote humor columns for The Stanford Daily, including satirical pieces such as "How I stormed Apple's Infinite Loop and got abducted," and edited for the Stanford Chaparral.42
Al-Jabari has stated on X that he was Brex's first board member and angel-invested in the fintech company at a $10 million seed valuation.3 Capital One acquired Brex in January 2026 for $5.15 billion.3
Al-Jabari joined Founders, Inc. in 2024 on the Investments team.1 He works alongside Hubert Thieblot and Furqan Rydhan on investment sourcing and evaluation, as the firm deploys $100K--$250K checks at pre-seed and seed stage.5 He also gives tours of the Fort Mason campus to prospective founders and visitors.6