Manuel Aroz is a crypto founder and engineer who co-founded OpenZeppelin and created Proof of Existence, an online service that proves document existence using the Bitcoin blockchain. Manuel Aroz's Twitter Score is 176 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #2,903 (top 1%) among 498,348 tracked accounts.
Manuel Aroz co-founded OpenZeppelin, one of the most widely used open-source frameworks for secure smart contract development. He also founded BUZHI, through which he invests in early-stage technology companies at the seed and pre-seed stage, taking positions in both equity and crypto-tokens. He was previously affiliated with Decentraland, the decentralized virtual world protocol.
Manuel Aroz has accumulated 19,406 followers as of October 2026 and has published 1,005 posts on the platform. He has been mentioned by 180 accounts, with 323 total mentions.
As an early-stage tech investor, Manuel Aroz has backed Mountain Protocol.
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The accounts that follow Manuel Aroz include 728 founders, 180 angel investors, 166 influencers and 15 VCs. Among his notable followers are Balaji, jesse.base.eth, Marc Andreessen, Erik Voorhees, Laura Shin and Stani.