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FaZe Apex (Benjamin) spent all of 2026 building a new startup post-FaZe and says…

2026-06-24 · 14:40 UTC ·@benjaminakar ·0 min read

Brief

FaZe Apex (Benjamin) announces he spent 2026 building a new venture after leaving FaZe and will join Y Combinator this summer. Turning 30 this week, he reflects on leaving the FaZe House at 20 in 2016 and says he feels the same excitement in San Francisco now as he did a decade ago.

Why it matters

FaZe Apex (Benjamin) spent all of 2026 building a new startup post-FaZe and says he’s joining Y Combinator this summer.

Key details

  • He turned 30 this week, notes that ten years ago at 20 he moved out of the FaZe House to Newport Beach, and contrasts past ‘crane shots’ with now pursuing product–market fit in San Francisco.
Source evidence

from hitting crane shots to hitting pmf

FaZe Apex (@FaZeApex)

Have spent all of 2026 building something new post-FaZe. Excited to join @ycombinator this summer as I continue on this next chapter.

Ten years ago I was 20, moving out of the FaZe House in New York to our new place in Newport Beach.

This week I turned 30, and I’m feeling the same excitement here in SF that I felt in 2016. Excited to share more soon 🙏🏻

— https://nitter.net/FaZeApex/status/2069515846666572282#m