Ben Tossell (@bentossell) — Twitter Score 206 out of 1000

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 206 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #2,200 (top 0.5%) among 497,670 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 201,844 followers as of October 2026 and has published 31,738 posts. He has been mentioned by 151 accounts a total of 453 times.

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The accounts that follow Ben Tossell include 1,024 founders, 298 angel investors, 209 influencers and 26 VCs. Among his notable followers are Balaji, Marc Andreessen, Nikita Bier, Kyle Samani, Threadguy and Anthony Pompliano.