Success in the technology industry is often linked to degrees from elite institutions, but 19-year-old Ayush Singh has taken a different path. According to a post shared by Topmate, the young entrepreneur is now earning around Rs 1 crore a month through his AI-focused venture, which he built after self-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Details of the story were shared by entrepreneur Dinesh Singh, co-founder and CTO at Topmate.
The young entrepreneur he referred to is Ayush Singh.
"He's not an IITian, not an MIT grad, and wasn't born with a silver spoon. At 13, during COVID, his family hit a financial crisis. All he had was outdated courses, a patchy internet, a laptop, and a ridiculous amount of curiosity," the entrepreneur wrote as he shared Ayush's journey. "So, he taught himself machine learning the hard way."
Dinesh further said that within months, Ayush was working with startups abroad, and by the age of 14, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) had publicly recommended his course.
In the early phase, his projects did not generate significant income. According to the founder, the turning point was not additional technical expertise, but learning how to package and sell his skills. Ayush now runs premium AI cohorts on the Topmate platform.
