# Benji Taylor

> Benji Taylor is a UK-born designer and entrepreneur. He founded Los Feliz Engineering, which was acquired by Aave Labs, served as CPO at Aave and Head of Design...

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- Tags: DeFi, Developer, Founder
- Created: 2026-03-25T22:15:16.733Z
- Last updated: 2026-03-25T21:20:31.000Z
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**Benji Taylor** is a British designer, product leader, and entrepreneur known for his work in consumer software and [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency)-native applications. He is the founder of the consumer software company Los Feliz Engineering, which was acquired by [Aave](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aave) Labs. As of March 2026, Taylor is the Design Lead for X, a role that also involves work with Elon Musk's other companies, xAI and SpaceX, and is considered integral to the development of the "X Money" payments platform. [\[1\]](#cite-id-VIGJTe46kDn5pyLu) [\[2\]](#cite-id-nApCajbVRiUeDeX8)​

## Career

Benji Taylor's career has been marked by leadership roles at the intersection of design, consumer applications, and the [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) industry. He has held senior positions at prominent [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) organizations and led his own company to a successful acquisition. [\[2\]](#cite-id-nApCajbVRiUeDeX8) [\[3\]](#cite-id-K5ybiRuLu3mnTrZt)​

### Los Feliz Engineering

Taylor founded the consumer software company Los Feliz Engineering (LFE). Under his leadership, the company developed and launched two distinct products: Honk, a real-time, live messaging application for personal communication, and Family, a self-custody [crypto wallet](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency-wallet) designed for user-friendliness. In a significant milestone for the company, Los Feliz Engineering was acquired by [Aave](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aave) Labs in September 2023. [\[1\]](#cite-id-VIGJTe46kDn5pyLu) [\[3\]](#cite-id-K5ybiRuLu3mnTrZt) [\[4\]](#cite-id-n4O4hZy4KJFDa9Pf)​

### Aave Labs

Following the acquisition of Los Feliz Engineering in September 2023, Taylor joined Aave Labs, the primary development firm behind the major [decentralized finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) (DeFi) protocol [Aave](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aave). He assumed the role of Chief Product Officer (CPO), overseeing the organization's product strategy and development. Taylor served as CPO for approximately two years, departing from the position in October 2025. [\[1\]](#cite-id-VIGJTe46kDn5pyLu) [\[2\]](#cite-id-nApCajbVRiUeDeX8)​

### Base (Coinbase)

After his tenure at [Aave](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aave) Labs, Taylor took on the role of Head of Design for [Base](https://iq.wiki/wiki/base), an [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) [Layer 2](https://iq.wiki/wiki/layer-2) [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) network developed and incubated by the [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) exchange [Coinbase](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinbase). In this position, he led design efforts for the network between late 2025 and early 2026, before his move to X. [\[1\]](#cite-id-VIGJTe46kDn5pyLu) [\[2\]](#cite-id-nApCajbVRiUeDeX8) [\[4\]](#cite-id-n4O4hZy4KJFDa9Pf)​

### X, xAI, and SpaceX

In March 2026, it was announced that Taylor had been hired by [Elon Musk](https://iq.wiki/wiki/elon-musk)'s social media platform X as a Design Lead. His responsibilities are reported to span design initiatives across X as well as Musk's other major companies, xAI and SpaceX. The appointment is widely seen as a strategic move to advance X's financial ambitions, particularly the development of its "X Money" payments and financial services platform. Taylor's extensive experience in building user-friendly crypto wallets and his expertise in [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) product design are considered highly relevant to this initiative. X product lead [Nikita Bier](https://iq.wiki/wiki/nikita-bier) stated that he had followed Taylor's work for years and had actively pushed to hire him. [\[2\]](#cite-id-nApCajbVRiUeDeX8) [\[3\]](#cite-id-K5ybiRuLu3mnTrZt) [\[4\]](#cite-id-n4O4hZy4KJFDa9Pf)​

## Other Ventures and Projects

In addition to his primary career roles, Taylor has been involved in creating tools for the design community. [\[1\]](#cite-id-VIGJTe46kDn5pyLu)

### Dip

Taylor is the co-founder of Dip, a project that creates and publishes open-source tools for interface design. Notable tools released under Dip include:

* `cmdk`: A command menu component for the React programming library.
* `Agentation`: A tool or framework related to the integration of AI agents into interface design, a topic Taylor has explored in his writings. [\[1\]](#cite-id-VIGJTe46kDn5pyLu)