Top 70 Startup Influencers in 2026

1. Gary Vay-Ner-Chuk

Bio ✈️CEO/Chairman @vaynermedia
🐈‍⬛CEO/Founder @veefriends
🔮Investor FB,Venmo,Twitter,Liquid Death
📲Text me 1-212-931-5731
🍱@vcrgroup partner *****@vaynermedia.com Instagram Handle @garyvee Instagram Followers 11.7M Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Mega Gender Male garyvaynerchuk.com/podcast + Follow Get Email Contact Request upto top 1,000 Startup Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Raj Shamani

Bio Purpose: To help people live & love better ✨
Podcast Host: @figuringout.co 🇮🇳
I study the science of winning in modern world. *****@figuringout.co Instagram Handle @rajshamani Instagram Followers 10M Follower Growth (3mo) +22% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

3. Sarthak Ahuja

Bio 💡 Finance | Economics | Global Trade
💬 CA, CS, CMA, BFIA, MBA
🏅ISB Gold Medalist | Author *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @casarthakahuja Instagram Followers 3.8M Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

4. Codie Sanchez

Bio Founder, Contrarian Thinking.
How to build a more profitable, less painful business...
The only book launch where it pays to attend.
Sept 18. 👇 *****@night.co Instagram Handle @codiesanchez Instagram Followers 3.3M Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Mega Gender Female youtube.com/channel/UC5fI.. + Follow Get Email Contact

5. Vaibhav Sisinty

Bio 🔥 Founder @growthschoolio
🚀 Content on AI, FutureTech and Biz
✉️ Collabs : *****@protonmail.com
🎁 Free AI community 👇 Instagram Handle @vaibhavsisinty Instagram Followers 2.1M Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Mega Gender Male

6. Tim Ferriss

Bio Tim Ferriss is an American author, entrepreneur, angel investor, and podcaster best known for his 4-Hour self-help series — The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef — and Tools of Titans. Author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, he hosts The Tim Ferriss Show, one of the most-downloaded podcasts in the world (1 billion+ downloads), and is an early-stage investor/advisor in companies including Uber, Facebook, Shopify, Duolingo, and Alibaba. *****@fourhourbody.comMORE Instagram Handle @timferriss Instagram Followers 1.7M Type Mega Gender Male tim.blog + Follow Get Email Contact

7. Nikhil Kamath

Bio Investor & Entrepreneur *****@nksqr.com Instagram Handle @nikhilkamathcio Instagram Followers 1.7M Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

8. Dr. Alexandra Lourdes

Bio Collabs: *****@jakerosenentertainment.com
@ilovecafelola ☕️ @ilovesainthonore 🍩 @3littlechicksofficial
@shesinprogresspodcast 🎙️ Instagram Handle @alexandra_lourdes Instagram Followers 1.6M Follower Growth (3mo) +19% Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

9. Tvisha Tuli

Bio I tea-ch business & branding in fun, fast, hot takes
@witty.podcast 🎙️
Ex-bain 💼
Managed by @finnetmedia *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @socho.abhi Instagram Followers 812.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +11% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

10. Kim Perell

Bio Helping ambitious people build
extraordinary careers and lives 🚀
9X Founder • $235M Exit • Mom of 4
100+ Investments | 3X Author | Global Speaker *****@kimperell.com Instagram Handle @kimperell Instagram Followers 754.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Akash Gupta

Bio 🚀Founder & CEO @zypp_electric⚡
🎯Startups, Business Ideas & Life
💰40Under40|Angel Investor|TedX Speaker
📧*****@kaashseakash.com Instagram Handle @kaashseakash Instagram Followers 621.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

12. Peter Taunton

Bio Forbes Master Class Instructor
Founder @snapfitness
Co-Founder @taasalodges
#KeepClimbing 🏔 *****@liftbrands.com Instagram Handle @peter_taunton Instagram Followers 587.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

13. Carsten Maschmeyer

Bio Ich investiere in Gründerinnen und Gründer. Nicht in Businesspläne.
📈 Start-Up Investor & Mentor
🖋️ Autor
🦁 TV-Löwe bei #DHDL @vox
🌹 @VeronicaFerres Instagram Handle @maschmeyer Instagram Followers 498.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +12% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

14. Adam Stott | Business Coach

Bio 🚀 Built £186M+ in my own businesses
📈 Helped 100,000+ business owners with @bigbusinessentrepreneurs
🎙️ FREE Business Growth Secrets Podcast 👇 *****@adamstott.com Instagram Handle @adamstottcoach Instagram Followers 487.9K Type Macro Gender Male businessgrowthsecrets.libsyn.. + Follow Get Email Contact

15. Jay Viral Desai

Bio CA | Business | Investing | Finance
Building @club.insiders
📍Mumbai *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @ca.jaydesai Instagram Followers 406.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

16. Ayush Shukla

Bio Founder @finnetmedia (backed by @saregama_official)
Podcast: @restlesswithayushshukla
Small town guy making it big
Forbes30u30 Asia Instagram Handle @ayushshukl.a Instagram Followers 246.3K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

17. Kunal Shah

Bio Head @whatsapp
Founder @cred_club Instagram Handle @kunalb11 Instagram Followers 245.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +15% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

18. Gretta Rose van Riel

Bio 💡 I’m your million dollar ideas girl
📦 x5 multi-million dollar founder
🪄 Brainwashing you into starting a brand
⭐️ Forbes 30u30 | @creativeconverters *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @gretta Instagram Followers 231.5K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Frank Thelen

Bio 🇪🇺 Gründer/Investor
👨🏼‍💻 CEO @freigeistcap & @teqcapital
⚡️ LinkedIn Newsletter #InnovationPulse
📖 Autor StartupDNA & 10xDNA
📺 #DHDL *****@freigeist.com Instagram Handle @frank_thelen Instagram Followers 202.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

20. Tina Wells

Bio ✨ Helping unapologetically ambitious people build extraordinary careers and extraordinary lives. |22x Bestselling Author | 👋🏾*****@tinawells.com | Instagram Handle @tinawells Instagram Followers 195.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Get Email Contact

21. Morgan DeBaun

Bio 📍CEO @blavity @afro.tech @travelnoire
🧠 Helping you use tech for your business
📈Bestselling author • Top 100 Tech Speaker
Work with me ⬇️ Instagram Handle @morgandebaun Instagram Followers 193K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Female todinefor.podbean.com + Follow Get Email Contact

22. Simon Beard

Bio Founder @culturekings
Built from a market stall to $600m exit, helping founders do it bigger & quicker 📝📈 *****@simonbeard.com Instagram Handle @simonbeard Instagram Followers 165.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

23. Sheary

Bio I learn things myself
Yapping about AI, startup, tech, founders life
Building @_weftnow *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @codersheary Instagram Followers 161.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

24. Aditya Arora | Startups

Bio "The Faad Guy"
Investor in 140+ Startups 💰
Youngest Padma Shri Nominee🎖️
Making Founders smarter! 🧠
Buy my BOOK on STARTUPS👇 Instagram Handle @adi__arora Instagram Followers 161.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

25. Alex Lieberman

Bio Cofounder, @morningbrew ☕️
Cofounder, @tenex_labs 🤖
Helping businesses go from AI-absent to AI-native. *****@morningbrew.com Instagram Handle @alexlieb Instagram Followers 150.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

26. Neha Maheshwari

Bio Startup Law & Compliance Made simple
👩🏻‍🎓Company Secretary helping founders
Finance | Compliance | Startup Law
*****@gmail.com
For 1:1 guidance Instagram Handle @cs.nehamaheshwari Instagram Followers 111K Follower Growth (3mo) +18% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Garry Tan

Bio President & CEO @ycombinator — Founder @initialized — YouTube creator — Writes software, dreams Instagram Handle @garrytan Instagram Followers 79.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +16% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

28. Sindhu Biswal

Bio Ex-FilterCopy, Paytm Insider (District)
⭐️talks abt creators, brands, marketing with first principles *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @sindhu.biswal Instagram Followers 77.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +12% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

29. Sumit Gupta

Bio Co-Founder and CEO at @coindcxofficial
On a mission to drive web3 adoption! #CoinDCX Instagram Handle @sumit21gupta Instagram Followers 70.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -5% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

30. Fares Ksebati

Bio 👨‍💻 CEO of @MySwimPro, Inc.
🚀 Forbes 30 Under 30 in Tech
🎥 1M YouTube Subscribers
📚 5x Best Selling Author
🎤 TEDx Speaker
🇸🇾 Roots *****@myswimpro.com Instagram Handle @faresksebati Instagram Followers 51.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +28% Type Micro Gender Male youtube.com/channel/UChaZ.. + Follow Get Email Contact

31. Nils Glagau

Bio 🎸 Start-up-Unternehmer, Investor & @orthomol-Inhaber *****@nils-glagau.de Instagram Handle @nilsglagau Instagram Followers 40.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

32. Percice Lo

Bio I help high-earning professionals build legit, fundable businesses
💰$3M+ secured | 1,000 served
Done-For-You LLC & Funding Strategy
💬DM "DFY" for help *****@perciceloconsulting.com Instagram Handle @businesswithpercice Instagram Followers 39.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

33. Jivraj Singh Sachar

Bio Investor & Podcaster in Indian Tech | India’s #1 Startup Pod - @isv_podcast |
Forbes 30u30 Asia *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jivrajsinghsachar Instagram Followers 38.9K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

34. Julian Hall

Bio ❤️ Dad @nhxnails @scratch_ldn_ @foreverreyy
💼 CEO @UltraEducation @impactfoundermission @YoBuDiShop @YoungInvestorWk
🔑 Liveryman City of London *****@ultra.ventures Instagram Handle @theultrapreneur Instagram Followers 36.1K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

35. Tocha Startup Mentor Investor

Bio 🎙️ Host @bitalk.podcast
🤖 CEO da comudel.com
🚀 Investidor startups | olisipoway.com
🔷 Comunidade 436 investidores | angelsway.pt *****@therealtocha.com Instagram Handle @therealtocha Instagram Followers 28.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +23% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

36. Marco Lücke

Bio 🏘 Immobilieninvestor
👨🏻‍💻 Gründer @immocation
🔋Gründer @longgame.de
😎 Trying to live the life 🚵‍♂️⛷🧳 *****@immocation.de Instagram Handle @marco_luecke Instagram Followers 24.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male immocation.de + Follow Get Email Contact

37. Chris Sheng

Bio Startup Founder, Investor, Advisor @mucker @leadrpro.ai while exploring the 🌏 with my 2 🐶 @doggo.maps *****@chrissheng.com Instagram Handle @thechrissheng Instagram Followers 22.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -4% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

38. Kevin Gould

Bio Founder and CEO, Kombo Ventures
Co-Founder @glamnetic
@insertnamehere and @inhprofessional *****@komboventures.com Instagram Handle @keving Instagram Followers 20.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

39. Cynthia E. Chisom

Bio Startup Advisor | 💼👞 Artisan
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When African founders approach me, they gain clarity
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📰BBC, CGTN, Tech Cabal etc.
👡@theabokiafrica
🧑🏽‍💼 @buildwithsdc *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @cynthiaechisom Instagram Followers 15.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +45% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

40. Alan Barratt

Bio Founder @grenadeofficial
Private Pilot 🛩️ and 🚁
Investor @neutonic @flightfund @thrudark @virginstartup
Media - *****@insanitygroup.com Instagram Handle @al_barratt Instagram Followers 14.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

41. Wil Schroter

Bio Founder + CEO, Startups.com, Co-Host of the Startup Therapy Podcast Instagram Handle @wilschroter Instagram Followers 14K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

42. Griffin Thall

Bio 📍san diego x los angeles
🥯 bringing @popupbagels to san diego
🏆 co-founder @blockparty.tv @puravida
📬 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @griffinthall Instagram Followers 13.6K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

43. Rushina Shah

Bio Founder @insane.grain | Forbes 30 under 30
I speak to extraordinary people & uncover the insane stories behind what they’ve built
🎙️CALL ME INSANE ↓ *****@insanegrain.co.uk Instagram Handle @rushinashah Instagram Followers 13K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

44. Will Mitchell

Bio 🚀 Builder & Buyer of Early Stage Startups
💰 Over $150m in Online Sales
🎓 Proud High School Dropout
💣 Destroyer of 9-to-5 Jobs *****@startupbros.com Instagram Handle @startupbros Instagram Followers 9.6K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

45. Fabian Tausch

Bio 🙏🏻Forbes 30 u. 30
Ich interviewe die erfolgreichsten Unternehmer unseres Landes bei @unicornbakerypod *****@jungunternehmerpodcast.com Instagram Handle @fabian.tausch Instagram Followers 8.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

46. Farrah

Bio I help eager women start profitable businesses | Event space blueprint | LLC +Funding + lease game | Work with me 👇🏾 *****@fdrconsultingandcoaching.com Instagram Handle @theceomomcoach Instagram Followers 8K Follower Growth (3mo) +17% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

47. Michael Sikand

Bio Co-founder @ourfuturehq (acq. @morningbrew)
Forbes 30 Under 30
Stocks @sikandinvests Instagram Handle @michaelsikand Instagram Followers 5.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

48. Dilnawaz Khan

Bio 💰 Startup Funding, Pitch Deck and Storytelling Expert
🎓 15k+ Founders Trained
🚀 Founder @powerdeck.in
👇 Checkout YouTube Channel *****@codesignlabs.com Instagram Handle @dilnawazakhan Instagram Followers 5K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

49. Diana Muturia

Bio Founder • Operator • Engineer

Building at the intersection of AI, operations and hospitality

For partnerships ↓
*****@clyn.com Instagram Handle @dianamuturia Instagram Followers 4.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

50. Priyanka Madnani

Bio 🚀 Founder & CEO, Terex Ventures
💼 Investment Advisor & Global Capital Raise Expert
📊 10,000+ Founders Served | 150$+ Raised
📍India | UAE| Africa *****@easytopitch.com Instagram Handle @startuptok Instagram Followers 4.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

51. Trevor Banerjee

Bio Build Unshakable Confidence | Speak With Calm Authority | Lead Fearlessly.
🙏12+ Yrs | 500+ Empowered
Step Into Your Power Today!👇 *****@trevorbanerjee.com Instagram Handle @trevorbanerjee Instagram Followers 2.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

52. Max Moneta

Bio Продукти та стартапи 📱💼
Досвід в менеджменті Nokia 🇫🇮, підприємцем в Скандинавії 🇸🇪, очолюю акселератор Founder Institute 🇺🇸, засновник Startupers🦸‍♂️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @maxmoneta Instagram Followers 2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

53. Chris Saad

Bio Startup and Product Builder. Startup Advisor. Investor. Author. Podcaster. Fmr Head of Prod @ Uber Dev Platform. Cars, Travel, Food, Gadgets, Family. *****@chrissaad.com Instagram Handle @chrissaad Instagram Followers 1.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Get Email Contact

54. Kamilah Sanders

Bio THE BOSS
Complexity, handled.
Strategy · Connection · Collaboration · Impact *****@greaterthanequal.com Instagram Handle @kivanoir Instagram Followers 1.9K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

55. Jeff Wenzel

Bio Helping Startup Founders Raise Capital | $100M Raised • 4.1 million Investors • 390+Deals I *****@preipohype.com Instagram Handle @fuzzywenzel Instagram Followers 1.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

56. Sheikh Imran

Bio Exited 2 startups, now building health startup and trying learn 🇵🇱
📍San Francisco | ✈️ Warsaw *****@icloud.com Instagram Handle @sheikhimran01 Instagram Followers 461 Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

57. Sarah Clarke

Bio I’ve changed my handle to @sarahclarkecoach - come & say hi!
Nature-led evolution & YOU-shaped business strategy for ambitious, purpose-led coaches. 🌿 *****@shinebrighterconsulting.co.uk Instagram Handle @thehappystartupcoach Instagram Followers 44 Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

58. Geoffrey Woo

Bio *****@archive.com Instagram Handle @geoffreywoo Instagram Followers 4 Follower Growth (3mo) -100% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

59. Marie Forleo

Bio #1 NYTimes Bestselling Author 🍊
💗Build a business and life you love
👩‍💻 CEO + Founder #BSchool #TimeGenius *****@marieforleo.com Instagram Handle @marieforleo Instagram Followers 935.6K Type Macro Gender Female youtube.com/@marieforleo/videos + Follow Get Email Contact

60. Lori Harder

Bio Top 25 Apple Entrepreneurial Podcast
I teach you how to profit off other people's podcasts and be the guest everyone wants🤍
Founder @getgloci *****@loriharder.com Instagram Handle @loriharder Instagram Followers 287.1K Type Macro Gender Female loriharder.com/podcast + Follow Get Email Contact

61. Mani Karthik

Bio India, culture & life explained. Returned from the US in 2017 & on a mission to help NRs return to India w/ BackToIndia.com. #reversebraindrain 🇮🇳 *****@manikarthik.com Instagram Handle @manikarthik Instagram Followers 102.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

62. Edrizio

Bio Y-combinator Visiting Partner. Co-founded Arcus (sold to Mastercard). Author of the #1 best seller The Underdog Founder: how to become unstoppable 🇺🇸 Instagram Handle @edrizio_startupcoach Instagram Followers 32K Follower Growth (3mo) -4% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

63. Alex Friedman

Bio Making business easy to understand 💫
Posts about tech, entrepreneurship and life in between.
👇🏻 writing about startup life weekly Instagram Handle @heyalexfriedman Instagram Followers 28.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -4% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

64. Tanay Chawla

Bio 🚀 Introducing disruptive businesses
💡 Startups | Fundraising | Venture Capital
🏅 INSEAD MBA | Venture Investor
📚 Education content @educate.nation Instagram Handle @startups.nation Instagram Followers 11.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

65. Jen

Bio Get your skincare brand right the first time 🌟
Launch + grow a compliant brand customers trust
Group + 1:1 Support
↓ Start your Clear Beauty journey *****@skincarebusinessfoundations.com.au Instagram Handle @skincarebusinessfoundations Instagram Followers 6.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact