At just 19, Dhravya Shah from Mumbai is building something that could change how artificial intelligence “remembers.” His startup, Supermemory, is creating a universal memory system for AI, a tool that helps apps retain and recall information over time, rather than forgetting everything after a single chat. From tweet bots to a big idea Before starting Supermemory, Shah was just another student preparing for India’s tough IIT entrance exams. But he took a different path. He had already built and sold a small tool that turned tweets into good-looking screenshots to a company called Hypefury. That sale gave him both confidence and cash, enough to move to the U.S. and study at Arizona State University. Once there, he decided to build one new project every week for 40 weeks.
One of those projects evolved into what’s now Supermemory, originally called ‘Any Context,’ which initially enabled users to chat with their Twitter bookmarks. What ‘Supermemory’ does Supermemory helps AI apps understand and remember context better. It extracts “memories” or insights from all kinds of unstructured data like chats, documents, emails, and files, and connects them into a knowledge graph. Think of it as giving AI apps a brain that can remember your past conversations or preferences. Users can also connect it to Google Drive, OneDrive, or Notion, or add notes and links directly through its Chrome extension. Backed by big names Supermemory recently raised $2.6 million in seed funding, led by Susa Ventures, Browder Capital, and SF1.vc.
Individual investors include major tech figures such as Google AI chief Jeff Dean, DeepMind’s Logan Kilpatrick, Cloudflare CTO Dane Knecht, and executives from OpenAI, Meta, and Google. Even Y Combinator reached out to Shah, but he already had investors on board. Joshua Browder, founder of the “robot lawyer” startup DoNotPay, was particularly impressed. Browder said: I connected with Dhravya over X, and what struck me was how quickly he moves and builds things, which prompted me to invest in him. Already finding customers Supermemory isn’t just an idea; it already has clients. Companies like Cluely (a desktop AI assistant backed by a16z), Montra (AI video editor), Scira (AI search), Rube (automation tool), and Rets (real estate platform) are using it. It’s even helping a robotics company store and recall visual memories from cameras. Though it looks like a consumer tool, Shah says Supermemory is more of a developer playground, a way for engineers to build smarter AI apps that truly remember. Standing out in a crowded space Supermemory faces competition from startups like Letta, Mem0, and Memories.ai, all working on AI memory solutions. But Shah believes his product has a big edge, which is speed. “More and more AI companies will need a memory layer,” Browder added. “Supermemory’s solution provides high performance while allowing you to surface relevant context quickly.” Solving AI’s biggest problem What started as a side project by a college student is now a serious attempt to solve one of AI’s biggest problems, its short memory.
And with backing from some of the brightest minds in tech, Dhravya Shah’s Supermemory might just help AI remember, for good.
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