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19-year-old co-founder who built Cal AI to 15 million downloads and $30 million annual revenue before being acquired by MyFitnessPal.
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Persona - AI wearable smart band by Cal AI founder
archive.superhuman.aipositiveSep 18, 2026
“Forbes 30 Under 30 founder who launched Persona, a new AI wearable smart band.”
18 year old high school dropout $100M exit
TechCrunchpositiveMar 25, 2026
“19-year-old co-founder and CEO of Cal AI, an AI calorie counting app acquired by MyFitnessPal in a ~$100M deal, now attending college while running the app unit.”
18 year old high school dropout's >$100M exit story
TechCrunchpositiveMar 25, 2026
“19-year-old high school dropout who built Cal AI to 15 million downloads and $30 million annual revenue before acquisition by MyFitnessPal.”
MyFitnessPal acquired Cal AI
TechCrunchnewspositiveMar 3, 2026
MyFitnessPal acquired AI calorie-counting startup Cal AI, founded by two 19-year-old high school friends who built a 15 million download app generating $30 million in annual revenue in under two years.
“19-year-old co-founder who built Cal AI to 15 million downloads and $30 million annual revenue before being acquired by MyFitnessPal.”
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