Alex Konrad (@alexrkonrad) — Twitter Score 262 out of 1000

Alex Konrad is a technology and startup journalist who founded Upstarts Media, an independent media company and events business focused on the startup ecosystem. Alex Konrad's Twitter Score is 262 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #1,407 (top 0.5%) among 498,181 tracked accounts.

Alex Konrad founded Upstarts Media in February 2025 as a community-driven independent media company covering startups from inception through IPO, with Substack as its publishing platform. The company's flagship newsletter publishes twice weekly, with free coverage oriented toward early-stage startups and premium coverage focused on growth-stage and unicorn companies, venture capital, and startup leaders. Upstarts Media launched with Brex as its launch partner for the free weekly edition.

Alex Konrad previously worked at Forbes for more than 12 years, covering startups, CEOs, funding scoops, venture capital, and policy battles around generative AI. While there, he managed the Midas List franchise of top venture capitalists for ten years, expanding it to Europe, and was co-creator and editor of the Cloud 100 list. His reporting included profiles of Founders Fund, Figma, Plaid, Canva, Stripe, and Wiz, among others. He also previously worked at Fortune. For his 2023 reporting on the Silicon Valley Bank crisis and the generative AI boom, including coverage of Sam Altman's brief departure from OpenAI, he received an Honorable Mention for Body of Work from SABEW.

Alex Konrad has 91,167 followers as of October 2026 and has published 27,700 posts. He has been mentioned by 440 accounts, with 1,249 total mentions.

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The accounts that follow Alex Konrad include 1,108 founders, 326 angel investors, 163 influencers and 185 VCs. Among them are Chris Dixon, Sam Altman, Nikita Bier, Laura Shin, Matt Huang and Kyle Samani.