Austin Rief ☕️ (@austin_rief) — Twitter Score 250 out of 1000

Austin Rief is a media entrepreneur who co-founded Morning Brew, a business-focused newsletter and media company. Austin Rief's Twitter Score is 250 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #1,531 (top 0.5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.

Austin Rief co-founded Morning Brew, which launched as a single email newsletter aimed at business-minded millennials and grew into a broader media operation under Morning Brew Inc. Per Axios, he became CEO of Morning Brew while co-founder Alex Lieberman moved into the role of executive chairman. Morning Brew is affiliated with Insider Inc. and Axel Springer, following Insider Inc.'s acquisition of a majority stake in the company in an all-cash deal announced in October 2020, which valued Morning Brew at around $75 million, according to reporting at the time. In March 2023, Axios cited an internal note from Austin Rief announcing a layoff of 40 employees, described as a cost-cutting measure amid a difficult advertising market.

Austin Rief has 158,962 followers as of August 2026 and has published 17,453 posts. Austin Rief has been mentioned by 148 accounts, with 356 total mentions. As an investor, Austin Rief has backed Slingshot, XMTP, Meow, Alongside and RareCircles.

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The accounts that follow Austin Rief include 1,011 founders, 301 angel investors, 257 influencers and 25 VCs, among them Balaji, Nikita Bier, Chris Dixon, Marc Andreessen, Mike Dudas and Meltem Demirors.