From food photos to millions: Inside Cal AI's explosive growth

Zach Yadegari, founder of Cal AI, shares how he built a viral AI calorie-tracking app, reached millions of users and landed a MyFitnessPal acquisition.

Amazon S3 on MSN·2d ago

19-year-old raises $10 mn for AI startup after 15 universities reject him

Zach Yadegari developed an interest in technology early and went on to start several businesses while still in school.

The Indian Express·Oct 11

Who is Zach Yadegari? US entrepreneur was once rejected by Harvard, Yale, Stanford, built $30 million star

The Economic Times·Oct 7

Cal AI Founders Zach Yadegari and Blake Anderson: Copycat Apps Cap at $100K a Month

finance.biggo.com·Aug 16

This 19-year-old sold his $30 million AI calorie-tracking startup. Now he's tackling doomscrolling.

MyFitnessPal acquired Cal AI, an AI-powered calorie-tracking app that 19-year-old Zach Yadegari cofounded while he was in high school, last year.

MSN on MSN·Jun 12

Meet Zach Yadegari: US teen founder sold gaming app for $100K, then built $40M Cal AI and now he is going

The Economic Times·Jun 10

Harvard, Yale and Stanford rejected him: How a 19-year-old co-founded a $30 million-a-year app and then sold it

Zach Yadegari, 19, co-founded Cal AI, an AI-powered calorie-tracking app that reportedly reached 10 million users and generated $30 million in annual revenue before MyFitnessPal acquired it. The Long...

The Economic Times·Oct 20

Who is Zach Yadegari? Teen rejected by 15 universities raises $10 million for new AI startup | Trending

Hindustan Times·Oct 10

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Cal AI’s Zach Yadegari on how to create viral growth and capitalize on it

Zach Yadegari joins the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to share how he capitalized on viral growth. Save up to $200 before September 25. Save 50% on a second pass.

TechCrunch AI·Sep 24

The part of AI nobody posts about: the invoice

by Shayan Yadegari — Your AI workflow runs while you sleep. So does the meter.

shayan ydg·Jul 21

19-Year-Old Sold His AI App for $30M at 19: Now He's Trying To Break Gen Z's Worst Habit

Zach Yadegari, who sold Cal AI to MyFitnessPal, now targets Gen Z's morning phone habit with his new brand, Flow. YT/ Zach Yadegari Zach Yadegari was 19 and halfway through his first year at ...

IBTimes UK·Jun 12

This teenage founder sold his $40 million startup. Now, he’s on to the next one

19-year-old serial entrepreneur Zach Yadegari is still chasing his dream of building a billion-dollar company. Zach Yadegari has already founded and exited multiple successful businesses, but he...

MSN·Jun 9

How Zach Yadegari turned side projects into millions

Meer | English edition·Oct 13

Cal AI’s 19-year-old founder just raised $10M for his new AI startup

Zach Yadegari, the teen co-founder of popular Cal AI calorie tracking app, has launched a new personal AI agent startup that competes with Instinct, Muse and Bee.

TechCrunch on MSN·Oct 10

Cal AI’s Zach Yadegari joins the Disrupt 2026 lineup

TechCrunch·Sep 24

He coded at 7, drove a Lamborghini at 18, sold his AI startup at 19 — Now building an alarm clock

Zach Yadegari, a 19-year-old tech prodigy, is revolutionising AI and hardware startups with innovations like Flow Alarm, tackling morning routines and achieving multimillion-dollar exits early in his...

The Financial Express·Jun 12

Zach Yadegari: How the Cal AI Founder Sold to MyFitnessPal at 19

Rejected by 15 colleges, acquired by MyFitnessPal: how teenage Cal AI founder Zach Yadegari built a $30M app - and what he is launching next. The post Zach Yadegari: How the Cal AI Founder Sold to...

AIMiracle.ai·Jun 10

“How to start a business” by Zach Yadegari

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Medium · Joonbeom Kwon·Feb 20