Self-taught Canadian solo builder of Post Bridge and a string of consumer apps
Post Bridge, Lovelee, Curiosity Quench +4$48.9K MRR
📈 Collection · 15 makers
Rising Makers: indie makers to know in 2026
Up-and-coming makers growing fast right now. This curated list has 15 makers, including Jack Friks, Thomas Sanlis and Wilson Wilson.
Makers in Rising Makers
15 makers, ranked.
French developer-designer behind the Uneed launch platform and Writizzy
Uneed, Uneed Residency, Writizzy$134K in 2025
Co-founded Senja to $800K ARR; now building Ferndesk, self-updating AI help docs
Ferndesk, Senja$5K MRR
Developer turned indie hacker on a public $1M revenue journey
iCodeThis, Content Copilot, Indie Action$445K lifetime across proje…
Solo founder of Postiz, the open-source agentic social media scheduler
Postiz, agent-media$250K MRR
AI-first builder behind TrendFeed and CodeSpring, teaching non-coders to vibe code
CodeSpring, TrendFeed, ChatIQ$29K/mo
Founder of Once, a disposable-camera event app, and owner of Xnapper
Once, Xnapper$35K/mo
Co-founder of Senja, bootstrapping a testimonial tool in public to $1M ARR
Senja$1M ARR
Builds and teaches AI coding; creator of Chatbot UI and founder of Takeoff
Takeoff / MagicLearn, Chatbot UI, Mckay's App Template +1
AI-first builder running the IgnytLabs MVP agency, a community and an AI newsletter
IgnytLabs, AI MVP Builders, The AI Head Start
AI creator and vibe coder who co-founded Vibecode and now builds Agent Native
Vibecode, Agent Native
Indonesian Webflow developer and solo maker of Unsection, a website section design library
Unsection, Gita design & Webflow subscription$1.4K MRR
Egyptian automation designer selling Claude Fast and SEO Boost kits for Claude users
Claude Fast, SEO Boost$24.7K all-time
19-year-old Pakistani maker of Efferd, premium shadcn/ui blocks for developers
Efferd$17.4K all-time
Seoul-based indie Mac developer of Shotomatic, hands-free screenshot automation
Shotomatic$15.8K all-time
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Rising Makers FAQ
Who is in the Rising Makers collection?
15 indie makers are in this collection, including Jack Friks, Thomas Sanlis, Wilson Wilson, Florin Pop and Nevo David.
What qualifies a maker for Rising Makers?
Up-and-coming makers growing fast right now.
What do makers in Rising Makers build?
The most common categories are SaaS Founders (7), AI Builders (7) and Marketing & SEO Tools (5).
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