Amogh Chaturvedi, a 20-year-old Stanford dropout, has garnered significant attention in the startup world. He secured $5 million in funding for his new venture, Human Behavior, within two days. His company aims to provide businesses with deeper insights into user interactions, setting it apart from established analytics platforms. Today, as startups are making a wave in the world, fresh ideas and bold ambition often matter more than age or traditional paths. A chunk of young entrepreneurs are skipping the usual playbook by dropping out of college, building products fast, and raising money even faster.Young entrepreneurs are increasingly becoming popular with bold ideas and the confidence to shake up established markets. Among this new generation of founders is a 20-year-old who has already begun to build an image for himself, not just for dropping out of a top-ranking institution, but for his ability to turn ideas into successful startups at the quickest speed.
Who is this 20-year-old boy
Amogh Chaturvedi is a 20-year-old Stanford dropout who has quickly captured the startup world’s attention by raising $5 million for his new venture, known as Human Behaviour, in just two days, as reported by TechCrunch. This is his second startup success; he previously sold his first company, Dough, to Employer.com for a six-figure sum at just 19 years of age.Following the acquisition, Chaturvedi shifted focus to Human Behavior, a company aiming to help businesses gain deeper insight into how users interact with their products, beyond just the data.
Amogh Chaturvedi (Left) with co-founder of the startup (photo: LinkedIn)
“Even once you have that data, you’re still stuck with the bigger question of how users actually interact with your product so you can make it better,” Chaturvedi told TechCrunch. He believes their platform offers companies a “real understanding of how people use their products.”
How did Amogh start
Chaturvedi teamed up with Chirag Kawediya and Skyler Ji, whom he met while studying at Stanford. In 2023, he organized a hacker house to bring creative minds together, and that’s where the trio first connected. Ji, who also dropped out from Berkeley, and Kawediya, who completed his degree, now serve as co-founders of the company.
Amogh Chaturvedi (Left) with co-founders of the startup (photo: techcrunch.com)
The startup, which just completed a program from Y Combinator’s X25 batch, has already created a buzz online. “Feeling so grateful to share that Human Behavior (YC X25) just raised $5M!” Chaturvedi posted on LinkedIn. The response was overwhelming, with supporters calling him “the GOAT”.The startup wants to take on big names in analytics like Mixpanel and PostHog. But Chaturvedi says what sets them apart is how their system is built, “For some of these companies, it might be difficult to replicate what we have because their architecture can’t support the shift without starting over,” he explained.