17-year-old launches Raaha to help neurodivergent job seekers
Navya Tuteja, a 17-year-old senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia, founded Raaha after her school banned generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude. Inspired by her mother’s hard-of-hearing experience and gaps in job listings for neurodivergent candidates, she built a platform that analyzes job postings and uses a quiz to help applicants assess fit before…
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- Raaha helps neurodivergent job seekers assess job fit via AI-powered analysis and quizzes
- 1,000 users and 20,000 job listings in two months after launch by 17-year-old Navya Tuteja
- Tuteja bootstrapped Raaha and uses AI only for non-core tasks like website design
Raaha, launched two months ago, already has over 1,000 users and 20,000 job listings. Tuteja wrote the algorithm herself, using AI only for design and administrative tasks. She bootstrapped the project and currently offers it for free, with potential future monetization through employer partnerships. Tuteja also developed Legible, a tool simplifying special-education documents. She plans to attend college but may run Raaha full-time if demand grows.
Who is Navya Tuteja? 17-year-old builds AI startup after school bans ChatGPT
hindustantimes.com · 28 September 2026
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