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The post Teen’s AI Health Startup Crushes It With $30 Million Forecast appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. In brief At just 18 years old, Zach Yadegari is running a tech company projected to bring in $30 million this year. Yadegari started Cal AI after being rejected by the majority of colleges he applied to. Launched in 2023, Cal AI has been downloaded more than 5 million times combined on both iOS and Android. At just 18 years old, Zach Yadegari is running a tech company projected to bring in $30 million this year—all while finishing his senior year of high school. The Long Island teen is the founder of Cal AI, a nutrition and fitness app that uses artificial intelligence to analyze photos of meals and instantly estimate their calories and nutrients. Alongside sleep, experts say the key to a longer, healthier life is regular exercise, avoiding smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, and maintaining a balanced diet. However, tracking all of this can be tedious, as many apps require manual data entry. Now, a growing number of apps are using AI and smartphone cameras to make it easier. Launched in 2023, Cal AI has been downloaded more than 5 million times combined on both iOS and Android. The company now employs a 17-person team. Yadegari, who taught himself to code by watching YouTube videos starting at age 7, sold his first startup at 16. “I think this balance and complementary feel between human and AI interaction, this is really where the future is headed,” Yadegari told Fox 5 New York. Yadegari’s first company, Totally Science—a gaming platform that enabled students to access games at school by circumventing firewall restrictions—was sold for $100,000 in January 2024. At the time, it had more than 5 million users. “At a young age, I saw that kids were funneled down the same narrow path: get good grades, attend a good college,…
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