About
Ben Towers held a Communications Director role at GlaxoSmithKline before co-founding Happl (formerly Tahora). He previously founded Towers Design at age 11 and has worked on entrepreneurship initiatives with UK Government and Royal Family organizations.
Ben Towers MBE @towersben
The last month has been a whirlwind: receiving an MBE and raising Happl’s Series A. A reminder of how far the journey has come - and how much more there is still to build. ❤️
Jun 5, 2026
Ben Towers MBE @towersben
I’m hugely grateful to everyone who has supported me along the way - family, friends, mentors, colleagues, and the many people who believed in me before the outcomes were visible.
Jun 5, 2026
Ben Towers MBE @towersben
📍 13 May 2026 | Windsor Castle An incredible honour to receive my MBE from Prince William at Windsor Castle, surrounded by my family. Standing there, I thought about 11-year-old me starting his first business, never imagining this moment. https://t.co/Jx039WTSC3
Jun 5, 2026 · ♥ 10 · ⇄ 1
Founder at HapplYC W22
Intro paths
Ben went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Happl's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Ben can intro founders to Happl's investors below.