Box score · The 60-second version
Aarav Kalra
Senior, Saratoga High School · Saratoga, California
I build AI that adapts to how each kid learns. Co-founder & CTO of ThinkLinks, a multi-agent learning platform piloted in three schools.
Email: aaravkalra.shs@gmail.com ThinkLinks: thinklinks.ai Web: aaravkalra.com
#6in the world, SAGE Entrepreneurship Cup
200+students in ThinkLinks pilots
01U.S. provisional patent
Starters · Projects
| Project | Role | Grades | Key stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| ThinkLinks | Co-founder & CTO | 11–12 | 200+ students, 3 pilots |
| SigIQ.ai | Product analyst | 11 | 3 features adopted |
| YouthShield | Co-founder & CBO | 10 | Refined with 5 educators |
| AI as an ideation partner | Research intern | 10–11 | 10 usability sessions |
| Teen speaker series | President | 10–12 | 5+ events, 100+ teens |
| Classroom app & SAT curricula | Curriculum developer | 11 | 200+ SAT questions |
| Public-sector learning platform | Software developer | 9 | Shipped to deployment |
| FTC & VEX Robotics | Programmer | 10–11 | FTC → regionals |
Awards · Building & academic
- Top 6 worldwide, SAGE Global Entrepreneurship World CupSelected to represent the USA · Top 6 of hundreds globally · Grade 11
- Semifinalist, Mott Million Dollar ChallengeTop 60 of 3,700+ · Top 6 in 9–12 Social · $7,750 won · Grade 11
- 2nd place, Bulldog Pitch CompetitionFerris State University · Grade 11
- AP Scholar with Distinction, College Board
Writing · Essay honors
- Bronze medal, Singularity AI Essay ContestTop 6 worldwide · 500+ entrants from 50 countries · Grade 11
- National finalist, Stossel in the Classroom Essay ContestTop 8, high-school division · Grade 11
- High Commendation, John Locke Global Essay PrizeScience & Technology · ~Top 3% of 100,000+ · 2026
- Commendation, John Locke Global Essay PrizeEconomics · ~Top 10% of 100,000+ · 2026
- Honourable Mention, Cambridge Re:think Essay CompetitionSenior Division · Top 10% of 15,000+ · 2026
- High Honors Award, Lumiere Scholars Essay Award2026
Also
- Lincoln-Douglas Debate CaptainGrew the club’s smallest section 2–3x in one year; mentored novice debaters, led weekly practices, and placed at tournaments.
- Tuba, Marching BandPart of a 200+ member band that placed 2nd of 33 at the WBA SoCal Championship and medaled at the Cupertino and Folsom competitions.
- Harvard Ventures-TECHSummer 2025: interned with Rove, a Y Combinator-backed travel-rewards startup, on product analysis and Gen Z market research.
- WhartonEssentials of Entrepreneurship summer program.