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At an age when most people are still juggling college plans and career choices, 20-year-old Dhravya Shah from Mumbai is already making waves in Silicon Valley’s startup circles.
Once an IIT aspirant, Shah has taken an entirely different path, one that has now led him to raise around $3 million (over Rs 23 crore) for his AI startup, Supermemory.
The young entrepreneur’s venture has attracted backing from some of the biggest names in tech, including Cloudflare’s Dane Knecht, Google AI chief Jeff Dean, and senior executives from Deepmind, OpenAI and Meta, according to a report by TechCrunch.
Adding to his achievements, Shah has also earned the prestigious O-1 visa, a special US visa granted to individuals with “extraordinary abilities” in fields like science, education, or the arts. The visa is typically reserved for top global talents, and Shah is among the youngest Indians ever to receive it.
So, who exactly is Dhravya Shah? And what is Supermemory, the AI startup that has everyone talking? Here’s a look at his journey so far.
Who is Dhravya Shah?
Born and brought up in Mumbai, Dhravya Shah has always had an eye for technology and consumer-focused apps, as reported by TechCrunch. While his peers were buried in textbooks, Shah spent his time experimenting with code and building digital tools.
In a YouTube video shared last year, he recalled how he convinced his parents to buy him a laptop during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Being in a middle-class family in Mumbai, my parents were hesitant at first, but they eventually got me a laptop,” he said.
That one decision changed everything. Soon after, Shah built and sold a Twitter automation tool that transformed tweets into visually appealing screenshots. The tool was acquired by Hypefury, a popular social media platform, giving him the confidence to dream bigger.
The sale pushed him to switch gears, and he dropped out of college and began pursuing higher studies at Arizona State University in the US. But even there, determined to sharpen his skills, Shah challenged himself to build one new project every week for 40 weeks.
This streak eventually led to the prototype of Supermemory, initially called Any Context, a tool that allowed users to chat with their Twitter bookmarks. Over time, it evolved into a more powerful platform designed to extract insights from unstructured data and help applications understand context better.
Shah’s professional experience includes an internship at Cloudflare in 2024, where he worked on AI and infrastructure. Later, as a developer relations lead, he connected with top industry mentors, including Cloudflare CTO Dane Knecht, who encouraged him to turn his idea into a full-fledged product.
What is Supermemory?
Shah is currently the CEO of Supermemory, an AI startup that has built an AI memory API to help applications remember and process data across long-term interactions.
While most AI systems can only work within limited “context windows,” Shah’s startup aims to give them something closer to human-like recall and understanding.
In simpler terms, it lets AI tools retain, recall, and personalise information over time, learning from past interactions instead of starting from scratch every time.
Excited to announce that I've raised $3 Million to build @supermemoryai, the best memory for LLMs and agents. I turned 20 last month
— Dhravya Shah (@DhravyaShah) October 6, 2025
Memory is one of the hardest challenges in AI right now.
I realized this when building the first version of supermemory, which was merely a… pic.twitter.com/0VMrYIgJHi
The platform can process multiple forms of data, from documents and chats to emails, PDFs, and project files. Users can feed it information via text, file uploads, or links, and even integrate with services like Google Drive, OneDrive, or Notion. A Chrome extension makes note-taking from websites seamless, turning it into a handy companion for anyone who relies on AI-powered tools.
“Our core strength is to extract insights from any kind of unstructured data and give the apps more context about users. As we work across multimodal data, our solution is suitable for all kinds of AI apps ranging from email clients to video editors,” Shah told TechCrunch.
The startup’s technology is already being adopted by notable names, including a16z-backed Cluely, AI video editor Montra, and AI search engine Scira. It’s also collaborating with robotics firms to help machines retain visual memories captured by robots.
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