Our Team
Ben Sabloff - Managing Partner
Ben is a founder, operator, and strategic investor with a track record of scaling and transforming businesses. Before co-founding Recoil Partners, he spent 13 years as an operator at Capital One, leading major strategic initiatives across the industry. He then went on to found, scale, and successfully exit three different businesses, gaining firsthand experience in the challenges and opportunities that operators face.
Ben was also the Founder and CEO/Managing Partner of AQN, where he executed and advised at the highest levels of fintech and banking. His expertise in financial services, operations, and business transformation gives him a unique ability to identify opportunities, unlock value, and drive sustainable growth. In addition, he founded LF Search, where he has connected top talent with leading organizations, reinforcing his ability to build, structure, and optimize teams for long-term success.
Ben holds an MBA from Stanford University and brings a unique mix of operator discipline and investor vision to every opportunity. He believes that businesses don’t just need capital—they need the right mix of strategy, leadership, and execution to unlock their full potential.
Jason Ford - Partner
Jason is a strategist, operator, and investor with extensive experience in banking, fintech, and private equity-backed ventures. He joined Ben at AQN Strategies, leading their diligence practice in support of VC and PE investors focused on FinTech, after spending his formative years at Capital One and GreenSky.
Jason has built a reputation for identifying and optimizing business models, ensuring that financial and operational structures support long-term scalability. He played a key role in leading analyst recruitment at AQN and its acquiring bank, where he identified, attracted, and developed a stable of high-potential talent, reinforcing his ability to build winning teams and organizations. Additionally, he has a deep expertise in working in complex data structures, building a businesses focused on unit economics and value based management, and being pragmatic in scrappy situations.
With a sharp focus on value creation, disciplined execution, and market opportunity, Jason plays a central role in Recoil’s investment approach—ensuring that the companies they back are positioned for resilient, high-growth outcomes.