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Ben Towers

Founder

Founder at Happl

United Kingdom

FoundedHappl · YC

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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.

Founder at HapplYC W22

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YC

Ben went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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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 ↗

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In turn, Ben can intro founders to Happl's investors below.

Happl's investors · 10

6 Degrees CapitalLondon · $1.1M – $8.1M checks · since 2026AscensionLondon · $190K – $1.1M checks · since 2024Backfuture Ventures, LlcGaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checksHaatchLondon · $500K – $1M checks · since 2026PioneerToronto, OntarioPitchdriveAntwerp · $250K – $2M checks · since 2024Portage VenturesMontreal · since 2026Ventures TogetherLondon · $50K – $250K checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ben Towers?
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.
Where does Ben Towers work?
Ben Towers is Founder of Happl.
What companies did Ben Towers found?
Ben Towers founded Happl.

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