Nikita Bier

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Nikita Bier is an American entrepreneur. He has co-founded the apps Tbh and Gas.

Biography

Nikita Bier went to University of California, Berkeley. [1] During his time at Berkeley, he designed an app called Politify to analyze presidential policies. [2]

In 2017, Nikita Bier was one of the co-founders of the app tbh, an anonymous app designed for teenagers, made for compliments. [3] After the app was acquired and later shut down by Meta Platforms, Bier continued to work for Meta. [4]

In 2022, Bier launched the app Gas, a similar app to tbh that also focused on anonymous compliments. The app managed to reach #1 on the App Store and was later acquired by Discord [5]

in 2025, Bier created the app Explode, which allowed users to create temporary messages and photos in IMessage. [6]

In 2022, Nikita Bier expressed interest in becoming head of product of Twitter. [7] On July 1st, 2025, he joined Twitter (now renamed X) as Head of product. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Musk's X appoints 'king of virality' in bid to boost growth". www.bbc.com. 2025-07-01. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  2. ↑ "Nikita Bier". Lightspeed Venture Partners. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  3. ↑ Constine, Josh (2017-10-16). "Facebook acquires anonymous teen compliment app tbh, will let it run". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  4. ↑ Ghosh, Shona. "The founder of shuttered Facebook app tbh said he's staying on to build new products". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  5. ↑ Towey, Hannah. "A new social media app for high schoolers has dethroned TikTok and BeReal in the App Store rankings — and is surprisingly not toxic". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  6. ↑ Dellinger, A. J. (2025-01-15). "Developer of Gas and tbh's New App Turns iMessage Into Snapchat". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  7. ↑ Mann, Jyoti. "The co-founder of social-media app Gas tells Elon Musk to hire him as Twitter's product chief". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  8. ↑ Silberling, Amanda (2025-07-01). "Nikita Bier joins X as head of product: 'I've officially posted my way to the top'". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
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