founder-stories
He's 16. He Rebuilt It Twice. He's Still Going.
Aayan is 16, studying for his O-Levels in Karachi, Pakistan. No funding, no co-founder, no Stripe. He built the same product three times. SpyLens is the third version.
Filippo Pelloia
cybersecurity
The 19 Years Old Who Learned to Break In. Now He Helps You Stay Safe.
Rhythm Bhattarai is 19, based in Kathmandu, and spent years finding vulnerabilities in real systems before building the tool he wished had existed. VeilScan makes cybersecurity visible and actionable for the founders who need it most.
founder-story
He Wasn't Looking for a Business Idea. He Was Looking at Someone Else's Screen.
Jayesh wasn't looking for a startup idea. He was watching someone else's screen. One comment in a tutorial thread sent him down a rabbit hole that ended with him building the Mac app he always wanted.
founder-story
He Hit the Same Wall Every Time. So He Removed It.
Every time Anmol needed a launch video, he hit the same wall. The tools were too complicated, his laptop couldn't handle it, and a simple animation meant hours of work. He figured other founders were dealing with the same thing. So he built Vela.
founder-story
He Built It in Two Hours. He Knew When to Stop.
Taylor Matzeller built CustomGradient in two hours. Two weeks later, he decided to stop. Not because it failed. Because he was honest enough to know when something isn't worth more of his time.
founder-story
The Brewery That Closed and the Tool Built to Prevent It
A brewery closed. A founder asked himself if he could have done something. Three years later, he built the answer.