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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2026
  1. 001TechCrunchOCT · 08English

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

    19-year-old Zach Yadegari, who sold his calorie-tracking app Cal AI to MyFitnessPal in March, has launched Persona, a personal AI assistant startup, and raised $10 million led by Vine Ventures. Persona offers a $179 wearable band with privacy-focused features, launching in December, and currently operates as a free beta accessible via iMessage with thousands of users.

    By Julie Bort