Ruben Amar

Roll-Up Founder & Investor | AI for SMEs | Ex- TA Associates | Stanford GSB

📍 Stanford, California, United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 13 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2026
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Sep 2026
We turn AI from a tool people experiment with into a capability teams rely on. Towards AI runs two connected ventures. Towards AI Learning has trained 500,000+ AI practitioners since 2019 through our courses, book, publication, and newsletters (200,000+ subscribers), and converts software developers into AI engineers and forward-deployed engineers. Towards AI Deployment puts them to work inside private equity firms, portfolio companies and funds, building custom AI agents and automation in pods with deployment strategists who joined us from Palantir, BCG, UBS, J.P. Morgan, and Aurelius Growth Capital. Production lessons flow back into what we teach, and our best students become the engineers who build. We believe AI initiatives fail when organisations lack the skills, education, and deployment capability to realise value, so we train your team while we build.
Investor
Aug 2026
Synapze automatise la capture vocale, le CRM, la conformité DDA et la souscription pour les courtiers en assurance.
Advisor & Early Investor
2023
Emergence is a dedicated permanent equity partner backed by The Pritzker Organization
Early Investor
2022
Advisor & Early Investor
2022
Animaj is a next-generation media company that brings high-quality and inspiring brands to kids and families worldwide. We acquire and transform high-quality IPs into multi-platform franchises, using a digital-first and AI-driven approach. Our content, produced independently, aims to inspire children to dream, explore, and create.
early stageMedia Production
Early Investor
2021
Nuvocargo offers a suite of software and services that help leading global brands simplify their North America supply chains with particular expertise on USA/Mexico cross-border freight. We help brands of all sizes gain deeper control & visibility over their cross-border supply chain while reducing their freight costs and increasing profitability. We are fortunate to work with some of the largest brands in North America and are backed by $75m from leading global investors such as Tiger Global, QED, NFX, Hi VC, Homebrew, Y Combinator, the founders of Nubank, Ramp, Deel, among others. Nuvocargo has been recognized multiple times in Y Combinator’s Top Companies List and as the #2 Most Innovative Company in Latin America by Fast Company.
Investor
2020
At G2 Venture Partners, we’ve been investing in climate-tech for over 15 years, seeking out and partnering with companies at their inflection point that are changing how the world works by harnessing transformative technologies.
Education investor
2020
The GSB Impact Fund is an evergreen fund that invests in early-stage for-profit ventures seeking both financial and social and environmental returns.
Board Observer
Oct 2018
Acteur national de référence sur les marchés du courtage en assurance et en financement, les activités du groupe sont réparties au sein de 4 pôles indépendants : Assurances Immobilières et Construction, Crédit, Assurance Emprunteur & Prévoyance et Gestion de patrimoine. 100 agences, 10 pôles de gestion (Caen, Cannes, Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Paris et Tours) apportent la proximité, gage de pertinence auprès de lensemble des clients, particuliers et professionnels.
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2026
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Sep 2026
We turn AI from a tool people experiment with into a capability teams rely on. Towards AI runs two connected ventures. Towards AI Learning has trained 500,000+ AI practitioners since 2019 through our courses, book, publication, and newsletters (200,000+ subscribers), and converts software developers into AI engineers and forward-deployed engineers. Towards AI Deployment puts them to work inside private equity firms, portfolio companies and funds, building custom AI agents and automation in pods with deployment strategists who joined us from Palantir, BCG, UBS, J.P. Morgan, and Aurelius Growth Capital. Production lessons flow back into what we teach, and our best students become the engineers who build. We believe AI initiatives fail when organisations lack the skills, education, and deployment capability to realise value, so we train your team while we build.
Investor
Aug 2026
Synapze automatise la capture vocale, le CRM, la conformité DDA et la souscription pour les courtiers en assurance.
2025
Co-Founder & Board Director
Jan 2025
Heartwood Family Collective is a platform dedicated to acquiring, developing, and operating exceptional early childhood education environments across North America. As a growing family of early learning centres, Heartwood currently owns and operates five locations serving 340 children, supported by a team of 62 educators and staff across Alberta and British Columbia. Through active development and expansion, Heartwood is on track to serve over 1,020 children by April 2026, with 21 additional locations scheduled to open by September 2026, significantly expanding its geographic reach and operational scale. Each centre remains deeply rooted in its local community while benefiting from Heartwood’s shared infrastructure, operational expertise, and long-term strategic support. Our focus is on acquiring and developing high-quality early learning centres while preserving the legacy, culture, and trust each operator has built. We strengthen these centres through proven systems, professional management, and thoughtful investment — enhancing operational efficiency, elevating nutrition standards, and introducing specialized programs and services that provide deeper, more comprehensive support for families and educators. Heartwood takes a long-term ownership approach. We invest in people, environments, and operational excellence to ensure lasting quality, continuity, and sustainable growth across our portfolio. We believe childcare is essential social infrastructure. Our mission is to build a trusted, enduring network of centres that deliver exceptional care, empower educators, and support thriving families and communities. Heartwood actively partners with childcare owners exploring transition, partnership, or succession opportunities.
Co-Founder
2025
Mission-Critical Industries operate in environments where reliability, stability, and downtime are non-negotiable. Veloce IT unites managed IT services providers with leading technology specialists serving mission-critical, regulated sectors, creating a unified, end-to-end partner for the worlds most critical operations. We have several hundred staff across North America & Europe, serving some of the most mission critical environments in the World, including Global airport hubs such as London Heathrow, JFK, LAX, and many more.
2024
Co-Founder
Oct 2024
Northwyn Wellness Group is a dedicated acquisition partner addressing the market’s need for a specialized group that empowers founders in the medical aesthetics and wellness space. At Northwyn Wellness Group, we honour the legacies of founders while maximizing value through a fair, transparent, and innovative partnership model. We specialize in empowering medical aesthetics and wellness clinic owners by providing the resources, expertise, and strategic support needed to scale efficiently—while preserving what makes their businesses unique. Our approach prioritizes long-term success and value, placing founders at the center of our strategy with an unwavering commitment to patient care, safety, quality, and innovation. We are building a trusted, founder-first partnership platform that drives industry leadership, shared value, and operational excellence—elevating both the clinics we partner with and the communities they serve. Let’s explore how we can work together.
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