How a dating app got a spot on 'Shark Tank' — and scored a $200K investment from Alexis Ohanian and Kendra Scott

Tech Insider : Business
KATE SIELER, SAMANTHA MARTIN SHARK TANK —
Kate Sieler and Samantha Martin cofounded the dating app Left Field and appeared on a recent episode of ABC's "Shark Tank."

Disney/John Fleenor

This 24-year-old founded a sneaker wholesale company that made $40 million in sales revenue last year — here's how he did it

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Sports
Oscar Rachmansky sitting next to window with city in background.
Oscar Rachmansky

Bryan Toro

This 17-year-old wrote the ultimate ELI5 for coding

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Aryan Poduri
Aryan Poduri authored "GOAT Coder."

Aryan Poduri

Silicon Valley is raising billions to develop wearable AI products. These 15-year-olds built theirs for under $100.

Tech Insider : Business
Akhil Nagori, Evann Sun, and Lucas Shengwen Yen at the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge.
Akhil Nagori, Evann Sun, and Lucas Shengwen Yen at the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge.

Society for Science

Why Hollywood is paying this 17-year-old up to $20,000 to boost film trailers with TikTok edits

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Amid Mohamed of Viral Cartel Inc.
Amid Mohamed, 17, founded Viral Cartel Inc. in 2024.

Amid Mohamed

No network? No problem. How I built an AI startup at 18 with teens around the world.

Tech Insider : Business
Smiling young man with glasses and a backpack standing outdoors with trees and buildings behind him.
Alex Yang founded a startup with other high schoolers he met online.

Courtesy of Alex Yang

A 13-year-old won $25,000 for his AI fall-detecting device. He used the money to develop a free app.

Tech Insider : Business
Kevin Tang with his father holding his first prize trophy for 3M Young Scientist Challenge
Kevin Tang holding his first prize trophy while standing with his father.

3M

Meet the young AI startup founders raising millions in the race to build the next big thing

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Technology
Christine Zhang and co-founders
Zhang and her team working out of her apartment.

Gabriela Hasbun for BI

How a 24-year-old Stanford Ph.D. dropout lured some of Meta's brightest minds to join her AI math startup

Tech Insider : Business
Carina Hong, wearing a green collar shirt and smiling indoors in front of a brick wall and some plants.
Axiom Math founder Carina Hong.

Courtesy of Axiom Math

I'm 22 and worth $25 million. I don't regret sacrificing sleep, friendships, and college parties to get here.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Travel
Emil Barr sits reclined in a chair, wearing a black suit.
Emil Barr, who is a multi-millionaire at age 22.

Olga Polo/Olga Polo

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