Furqan Rydhan
InvestorFounder at Founders
San Francisco, California
Writes $5K β $50K checks Β· typically $25K
About
Furqan Rydhan is the founder of Nebula AI and an investor focused on emerging technology companies. He has spent over two decades building software and hardware companies, including serving as founding CTO of AppLovin and Bebo, with early entrepreneurial experience starting at age 15. He is also involved in building thirdweb.
Furqan Rydhan @furqanr
Just type what you want in a box. https://t.co/rqtsIoQO9D
Aug 2, 2026 Β· β₯ 21 Β· β 1
Furqan Rydhan @furqanr
Was talking to an eng about a feature. An agent listened, understood what we were saying and started doing it. No tickets or prompts. The gap between "we should do it" and "it's done" just disappeared. https://t.co/0KDWdYdOW6
Aug 1, 2026 Β· β₯ 49 Β· β 3
Furqan Rydhan @furqanr
If your harness isnβt applying ML and RL to improve itself, is it even a harness?
Aug 1, 2026 Β· β₯ 48 Β· β 1
Experience
- Nebula AIFoundercurrent2026 β presentSan Francisco, CA
- thirdwebFoundercurrent2021 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Founders, IncFoundercurrent2020 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- BeboCTO & Cofounder2015 β 2019San Francisco, California, United States
- Monkey InfernoCTO2013 β 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- AppLovinCTO2010 β 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- ReputationDefenderSr. Software Engineer/R&D2009 β 2010Redwood City, CA
- LiveRSVPFounder2007 β 2009Sunnyvale, CA
- Cirago InternationalProduct Manager2007 β 2008Sunnyvale, CA
- Case-Mod.comFounder2002 β 2007San Jose, CA
Skills & more
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)XMLFrom Furqan's professional profile.
Shared employers
Also worked at thirdweb1
Also worked at Bebo5
Also worked at Monkey Inferno1
Colleagues at Founders
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