19-Year-Old Indian Founder Launches AI Memory Startup Supermemory, Backed by Google Execs

Dhravya Shah, a 19-year-old founder from Mumbai, India, has launched Supermemory, an AI startup aiming to solve one of the biggest limitations in artificial intelligence: short-term memory. While AI models have expanded their context windows, they still struggle to retain information across multiple sessions. Supermemory addresses this by acting as a universal memory API that enables AI applications to store, retrieve, and understand long-term context from unstructured data. Shah began building consumer-facing AI tools while preparing for India’s prestigious IIT entrance exams. He sold a tweet-to-screenshot bot to social media tool Hypefury, earning enough to relocate to the U.S. to attend Arizona State University. There, he challenged himself to build something new every week for 40 weeks. One of those projects was Any Context—later rebranded as Supermemory—initially allowing users to chat with their Twitter bookmarks. The tool evolved into a powerful system that extracts insights from diverse data types, including emails, PDFs, chats, files, and app streams, and organizes them into a personalized knowledge graph. After interning at Cloudflare in 2024, where he worked on AI and infrastructure, Shah was encouraged by executives like CTO Dane Knecht to turn Supermemory into a product. He now leads the company full-time. Supermemory supports multimodal inputs, enabling applications like video editors to retrieve relevant assets based on prompts, or journaling apps to search across month-old entries. The startup has secured $2.6 million in seed funding led by Susa Ventures, Browder Capital, and SF1.vc, with notable individual investors including Google AI chief Jeff Dean, DeepMind’s Logan Kilpatrick, Sentry founder David Cramer, and executives from OpenAI, Meta, and Google. Despite interest from Y Combinator, Shah declined to join a batch due to existing investor backing. Supermemory already serves a growing list of clients, including a16z-backed desktop assistant Cluely, AI video editor Montra, AI search tool Scira, multi-MCP platform Rube, and real estate startup Rets. It’s also collaborating with a robotics company to help robots retain visual memories. The company operates in a competitive space, facing rivals like Mem0, Letta, and Memories.ai. However, Shah emphasizes Supermemory’s lower latency and broad multimodal support as key differentiators. As AI applications increasingly require persistent context, Supermemory’s ability to deliver fast, personalized memory layers could become essential. Shah’s journey—from a teen in Mumbai to a Silicon Valley founder—highlights the democratization of tech innovation. His success underscores how talent and initiative can thrive outside traditional tech hubs. With backing from top-tier investors and a focus on ethical AI, Supermemory is positioned to redefine how AI systems remember and interact with users over time. While regulatory scrutiny around data privacy remains a challenge, Shah has prioritized responsible design. As AI evolves, tools like Supermemory may become foundational, enabling more intuitive, continuous, and intelligent user experiences. For now, the 19-year-old founder is proving that age isn’t a barrier to building the future of AI.