BANGALORE: Shubham Banerjee, a 13 year-old, based in San Jose, CA, claims to be the world's youngest entrepreneur, reports Economic times.  

After reading a fundraising flyer about the blind, Banerjee felt inspired and he built the Braille printer.  He made it using Lego parts from a Mindstorm robotics development kit.  The printer since was showcased in many exhibitions, ended up on display at the Maker Faire held at the White House in June which was noticed by Intel. 

2 months ago at Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Banerjee was told that he will get funding for his startup, Braigo Labs, from Intel. "I was just trying to help people and did not know it would reach this far," said Banerjee.

Now Braigo Labs plans to use the undisclosed amount of funding from the venture capital and develop more products for the visually impaired. The printer is expected to cost $350-500 that is, Rs 21,000 to Rs 30,000.

Banerjee's parents have also been supporting him morally and financially on his startup quest. "He has smart people around him. We understand that to turn a project into a company takes more than talent," said Rob Reuckert, managing director at Intel Capital, who will be advising Braigo going ahead.

His mother Malini is president of Braigo, since Shubham is still a minor and his dad, Neil, works for Kno, an education start-up that Intel bought last year.

Banerjee gets mostly As and Bs as a student at the Champion School in San Jose and does not have any plans to drop out of school. "I am going to finish high school and then go to college," he said.

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