Ben Pasternack

ABOUT BEN PASTERNACK

Tech entrepreneur who is best known for co-founding the American food technology Simulate. His company first found acclaim in 2019 when they launched NUGGS, a plant based alternative chicken nugget. He was named one of TIme's Most Influential Teenagers in 2016 and a part of Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2021.

He started developing software at the age of 13 before attending Moriah College and Reddam House.

His game Impossible Rush reached number 16 on the app store when he was in high school. He founded the social networking app Monkey in 2017 to help likeminded teenagers connect.

His parents are Anna and Mark Pasternak.

He and Mark Zuckerberg are both tech entrepreneurs who found acclaim with their creations in college.