# Ben Awad

> Ben Awad is a software engineer, coding creator and cofounder and CTO of Voidpet. Known for React and GraphQL tutorials and playful open source projects including VSinder and DogeHouse, he now builds mobile games with cofounder Linda Shad Awad.

- **Role:** Cofounder and CTO at Voidpet
- **Organizations:** Voidpet, Saffron
- **Education:** The University of Texas at Dallas
- **Known for:** Cofounded Voidpet with Linda Shad Awad and serves as its CTO., Voidpet Garden won Google Play’s Best for Personal Growth award in 2023., Voidpet was included in Forbes 30 Under 30 and a16z Speedrun.

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Listed the LoL Scout Android app and Stack Calculator among his projects.
- **2018** — Built the Saffron digital cookbook with his mother Julie Awad; the team documented product decisions in a podcast.
- **2021** — Developed DogeHouse, an open source voice project, and shared a 53-day update citing more than 70 contributors.
- **2021** — With Linda Shad Awad, started the project that became Voidpet, beginning with a password-locked signup page.
- **2022** — Voidpet grew into a small web adventure.
- **2023** — Voidpet Garden launched; Google Play named it Best for Personal Growth, and the company joined a16z Speedrun.
- **2024** — Voidpet Dungeon launched as a mobile strategy RPG.

## Achievements

- Cofounded Voidpet with Linda Shad Awad and serves as its CTO.
- Voidpet Garden won Google Play’s Best for Personal Growth award in 2023.
- Voidpet was included in Forbes 30 Under 30 and a16z Speedrun.
- Built open source projects including DogeHouse and VSinder.
- Established a large audience for software engineering tutorials and videos across YouTube and TikTok.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — His public profiles identify him as a Voidpet cofounder and CTO; the company site promotes a new Voidpet Dungeon expansion.

## Links

- Website: https://benawad.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benawad/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/benawad
- GitHub: https://github.com/benawad
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bawad
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benawad97/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@benawad

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/ben-awad
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-09-29