About
Alec Howard is co-founder and CEO of Ruvo. He previously worked at Uber and served as head of marketing at Gauntlet AI.
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- a•••@ruvo.comreveal75% confident
Co-Founder & CEO at RuvoYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Alec went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Ruvo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Alec can intro founders to Ruvo's investors below.
Ruvo's investors · 6
1confirmationIncline Village · since 2026Coinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026First Check Ventures$100K – $1M checks · since 2026Mission Street CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025
Co-founders at Ruvo
MM
Michael MasonFounder
JA
João Alvarenga
Experience
- RuvoCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
- Gauntlet AIHead of Marketing2024 — 2025
- BloomTechHead of Growth2023 — 2025
- TunedDirector, Growth & Data2021 — 2023
- MercatoDirector, Growth & Data2020 — 2021
- UberGlobal Business Development2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- UberCustomer Engagement & Marketing2017 — 2018San Francisco
- UberOperations, Analytics2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- SimpleTuitionBusiness Analyst2013 — 2014
- SimpleTuitionBanking and Rewards Intern2012 — 2013Boston, MA
- Powers & MerchantResearch Analyst Intern2011Boston, MA
- Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & JusticeIntern2008 — 2009San Diego, CA
Skills & more
Data Analysis15SQL12Python6HTML7Microsoft Excel11Access4Visual Basic4Bloomberg Terminal4Google Analytics3
Languages English · Spanish
From Alec's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alec Howard?
- Alec Howard is co-founder and CEO of Ruvo. He previously worked at Uber and served as head of marketing at Gauntlet AI.
- Where does Alec Howard work?
- Alec Howard is Co-Founder & CEO of Ruvo.
- What companies did Alec Howard found?
- Alec Howard founded Ruvo.
- Where did Alec Howard go to school?
- Alec Howard studied at Tufts University (B.A., International Relations).
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