Surfaced on merit
The builders who are rising
Surfaced on what they're building — not who they know, and not a score. Recent events, peer co-signs, and active work bring new builders up here; follower count doesn't.
28 builders · updated live
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Yemi Adeyemirising fast
@yemi-adeyemiMobile dev · React Native · building fintech for West Africa
Nowo – mobile savings + micro-credit app for West African informal workers
co-signed by 3 peers
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Toronto, Canada
6 followers
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Max Petrovrising fast
@max-petrovInfra engineer · ex-Meta · building observability tooling for LLMs
Trace – open-source observability for LLM apps (cost, latency, evals)
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Sofia Reyesrising fast
@sofia-reyesCS junior @ UBC · building AI study tools · HackMIT finalist
StudyLoop – AI-powered spaced repetition from lecture notes
Tanya Guptarising fast
@tanya-guptaProduct + design · ex-Swiggy · building climate-tech consumer app
Footprint – carbon habit tracker with real-world impact measurement
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Zara Okonkworising fast
@zara-okonkwoML researcher · NLP · PhD dropout → building AI writing tools
Quill – AI writing editor that preserves author voice
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Lena Fischerrising fast
@lena-fischerFrontend eng · ex-Notion · building open-source CMS tooling
ContentKit – headless CMS framework with TypeScript-first DX
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Ananya Sharmarising fast
@ananya-sharmaUX researcher + designer · building accessible civic tech
Sahaj – plain-language interface for Indian government forms
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Noor Al-Hassanrising fast
@noor-al-hassanEmbedded systems + IoT · building energy monitoring hardware
Watt – open-source home energy monitoring with ESP32 + local dashboard
Hiroshi Yamamotorising fast
@hiroshi-yamamotoCompiler nerd · LLVM + WebAssembly · building a new programming language
Fjord – compiled language with Rust safety and Go ergonomics targeting WASM
Rajan Soodrising fast
@rajan-soodSolo hacker · Python + data pipelines · ex-Databricks
Streamline – lightweight data pipeline orchestration without the Airflow overhead
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Dave Choirising fast
@dave-choiAndroid dev · ex-Samsung · indie app maker
Flashfocus Pro – deep work timer with session analytics for Android
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Aarav Mehtarising fast
@aarav-mehtaML eng @ ex-Scale AI · building eval tooling for LLMs
Evalify – open-source LLM benchmark runner with shareable leaderboards
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Priya Nairrising fast
@priya-nairFull-stack dev · ex-Razorpay · indie hacker building fintech SaaS
Ledgr – headless bookkeeping API for startups
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Mia Chenrising fast
@mia-chenProduct designer · ex-Linear · crafting dev-tool UX
Mochi – accessible design system for B2B SaaS dashboards
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Omar Faroukrising fast
@omar-faroukSystems programmer · Rust + WASM · building edge compute primitives
Edgelet – embeddable WASM runtime for edge compute
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Ben Krishnarising fast
@ben-krishnaTechnical co-founder · YC S24 alum · infrastructure & DevOps
Portly – self-serve internal developer portals for platform teams
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Rachel Burnsrising fast
@rachel-burnsBlockchain dev · DeFi protocols · ex-Uniswap Labs
Vaultex – non-custodial DeFi yield aggregator with auto-rebalancing
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Marcus Oseirising fast
@marcus-oseiDevRel + hacker · AWS Community Builder · docs tooling obsessive
Docpilot – AI docs that auto-update when your code changes
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Ethan McAllisterrising fast
@ethan-mcallisterQuant + ML · ex-Two Sigma · building algo-trading tools for indie traders
AlgoDesk – Python-native backtesting platform for retail quant traders
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Yuki Tanakarising fast
@yuki-tanakaGame dev + graphics eng · Unity + WebGL · indie studio founder
Mosaic – persistent multiplayer pixel canvas with world-building mechanics
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Felix Wagnerrising fast
@felix-wagnerWeb3 dev · Solidity + ZK proofs · ex-ConsenSys
ZK-KYC – zero-knowledge identity verification for DeFi
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Isabelle Martinrising fast
@isabelle-martinData scientist + PM · ex-Spotify · building creator economy analytics
Pulse – unified analytics for multi-platform creators
Carlos Vegarising fast
@carlos-vegaSecurity researcher · penetration testing · building AppSec tooling
Vulnscope – CI/CD-integrated API security scanner
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Amara Diallorising fast
@amara-dialloCS sophomore @ Imperial College · hardware hacker · robotics nerd
GardenBot – autonomous plant-care robot for community gardens
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Kai Tanakarising fast
@kai-tanakaiOS dev · ex-Apple · building health-tech consumer apps
Breathe – stress coaching app powered by Apple Watch biometrics
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Sam Lirising fast
@sam-liDevTools eng · ex-Vercel · building local-first developer tooling
Localkit – local-first developer environment tools with optional cloud sync
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Nadia Patelrising fast
@nadia-patelEdTech founder · ex-Coursera · building coding education for kids
Codesprout – narrative coding education platform for ages 10–14
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Jasmine Wurising fast
@jasmine-wuGrowth + product · ex-Figma · building PLG SaaS
Funnel.sh – open-source PLG analytics pipeline
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