Furqan Rydhan, Angel Investor

Furqan Rydhan is a serial entrepreneur and technologist who began his career at 15 in the dot‑com era and founded his first company at 17. Over the past two decades, he has built both software and hardware ventures, serving as the founding CTO of AppLovin and Bebo. He is currently focused on building thirdweb, a platform launched in 2021 to empower developers with tools for emerging technologies, and also leads Founders, Inc, an innovation hub supporting new startups. His earlier roles include CTO at Monkey Inferno, where he helped incubate new consumer products. As an investor, Furqan has backed 10 companies, including The Clearing Company, Pally, Orb, OthersideAI, CrowdPad, Atom, Cypherock, Afriex, and Plotdrive, reflecting his focus on founders building in frontier tech and blockchain‑driven ecosystems.