Ben Tossell is a founder and investor focused on AI, no-code, dev tools, and infrastructure who founded Makerpad, the no-code education platform acquired by Zapier in a cash-and-equity deal in 2021. Ben Tossell's Twitter Score is 207 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of September 2026, ranking #2,187 (top 0.5%) among 486,573 tracked accounts.
Ben Tossell also founded Ben's Bites, an AI-focused newsletter he started six weeks before ChatGPT launched, and Ben's Bites Fund, an investment vehicle targeting dev tools and infrastructure. Makerpad had previously raised $350k from backers including Calm Fund, Andrew Wilkinson, Balaji Srinivasan, and Sahil Lavingia, with Tossell holding 85% ownership at the time of the Zapier acquisition. He previously worked at Zapier following that acquisition, and formerly worked at Product Hunt. He was also formerly a scout for Andreessen Horowitz.
Ben Tossell has 199,126 followers as of September 2026 and has published 31,249 posts. He has been mentioned by 146 accounts a total of 448 times.
Who follows Ben Tossell on X?
The accounts that follow Ben Tossell include 1,006 founders, 295 angel investors, 208 influencers and 26 VCs. Among his notable followers are Balaji, Marc Andreessen, Nikita Bier, Kyle Samani, Anthony Pompliano and Threadguy.