Ruben A. Harris
FounderCEO & Co-Founder at OutRival, Inc. · Founder at Career Karma
Miami, Florida, United States
About
Ruben Harris is co-founder and CEO of OutRival, an AI-powered conversational platform serving higher education admissions teams. He previously led Career Karma, which provided career transition guidance.
CEO & Co-Founder at OutRival, Inc.YC W19
Intro paths
YC
Ruben went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ruben can intro founders to OutRival, Inc.'s investors below.
OutRival, Inc.'s investors · 6
Co-founders at OutRival, Inc.
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Timur MeysterFounder
Founder at Career Karma
Intro paths
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In turn, Ruben can intro founders to Career Karma's investors below.
Career Karma's investors · 14
Backstage ABStockholm · $108K – $1.1M checks · since 2021Backstage CapitalLos Angeles · $50K checksChaos VenturesNew YorkFlucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2021Kapor CapitalOakland · $100K – $1M checks · since 2021Launch Angels FundsBoston · since 2021Ossian CapitalSoftBank GroupTokyo · since 2021StardustPalo Alto · since 2021Top Tier Capital PartnersSan Francisco · since 2021Trousdale VenturesWest Hollywood · $1M – $5M checksVista Venture PartnersY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Career Karma
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Timur MeysterExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
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Ruben A. HarrisExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
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Artur MeysterExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Experience
- OutRivalCEOcurrent2024 — presentMiami, FL
- Career KarmaCEO2018 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Breaking Into StartupsCo-Host2016 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- HustleSpecial Advisor2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- HustleDirector of Sales2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- HonorPartnerships & Lead Generation2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- AltSchoolAdvisor2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- AltSchoolGrowth Operations & Strategy2015San Francisco Bay Area
- AltSchoolContractor (Partnerships & Philanthropy)2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Forge HealthAdvisor2014Greater Atlanta Area
- SunTrust Robinson HumphreyInvestment Banking Analyst (Consumer & Retail)2013 — 2014Atlanta, GA
- BMO Capital MarketsInvestment Banking Analyst (Food, Consumer & Retail)2011 — 2012Chicago, IL
- Brookwood Hill Group, Inc.Investment Banking Intern2010Atlanta, GA
- Regency Senior Living (Mountain View Retirement, LLC)Financial Analyst Intern, Acquisitions2010Collegedale, TN
- WoodLake EntertainmentMarketing Manager2007 — 2010Greater Atlanta Area
Skills & more
Bloomberg8Sales1AdmissionsCustomer SupportCustomer ExperienceMergers16LBO37Corporate Development22Accounting14Valuation99Financial Analysis68Business Strategy30
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Venture CapitalMergers & AcquisitionsFinancial ModelingInvestmentsInvestment BankingFinanceDue DiligenceBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsStrategyManagementLanguages English · Portuguese · Spanish
- Duolingo
- Computer Science 101 - Statement of Accomplishment — Stanford University
- Series 79 — FINRA
- Series 63 — FINRA
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ruben A. Harris?
- Ruben Harris is co-founder and CEO of OutRival, an AI-powered conversational platform serving higher education admissions teams. He previously led Career Karma, which provided career transition guidance.
- Where does Ruben A. Harris work?
- Ruben A. Harris is Founder of Career Karma and CEO & Co-Founder at OutRival, Inc..
- What companies did Ruben A. Harris found?
- Ruben A. Harris founded Career Karma, OutRival, Inc..
- Where did Ruben A. Harris go to school?
- Ruben A. Harris studied at Y Combinator (Winter 2019 Batch); Southern Adventist University (B.S., Business Administration); Southern Adventist University (B.S., Music (Cello)).
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