Shubham Banerjee
Shubham Banerjee
Student | Innovator | Entrepreneur | Speaker
A more inclusive tomorrow

Shubham
Banerjee

Inventor · Entrepreneur · Technologist
From a middle-school science fair to a venture-backed company and global stage.

Shubham is the Founder and Evangelist of Braigo Labs Inc. and the inventor of Braigo, a low-cost approach to braille printing that began as a school project and quickly drew international attention.

In 2014, Intel Capital invested in Braigo Labs while Shubham was still 13. Since then, his journey has crossed accessibility technology, entrepreneurship, public speaking and education, including graduation from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business through the M.E.T. ecosystem.

12 Braigo invented Science-fair origin
13 Intel Capital backed Braigo Labs
2023 UC Berkeley · Haas B.S. Business Administration
Innovator by Chance. Entrepreneur by Choice. Speaker by Demand.
Braigo Labs · Berkeley Haas · Global Speaker
Education & Early Journey

The classroom was only the beginning.

Shubham's education is unusual because his public journey began long before college. The same school years that shaped him academically also produced Braigo, international media attention, venture backing, public speaking, community work and competitive athletics.

2019–2023 · University

University of California, Berkeley

Haas School of Business · B.S. Business Administration · Class of 2023

At Berkeley, Shubham continued an interdisciplinary path across business, entrepreneurship, technology and engineering. He graduated from Haas in December 2023 after participating in Berkeley's Management, Entrepreneurship & Technology ecosystem.

Haas School of Business B.S. Business Administration
Berkeley M.E.T. Management, Entrepreneurship & Technology
SCET Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Technology · 2021
Bloomberg
The Fast Track to Being a CEO-Engineer Bloomberg Businessweek · March 8, 2019 — Shubham was featured as an incoming Berkeley M.E.T. student after being admitted among fewer than 3% of roughly 2,500 applicants.
Shubham Banerjee at his UC Berkeley graduation
UC Berkeley M.E.T. Class of 2023 students wearing Berkeley M.E.T. shirts
Berkeley M.E.T. · Class of 2023. Shubham's cohort in the Management, Entrepreneurship & Technology program.
2015–2019
High School

Santa Clara High School

Santa Clara High School · 2017–2019  |  Archbishop Mitty High School · 2015–2017

By high school, Shubham was already internationally known for Braigo. His school years combined entrepreneurship and public speaking with academics, football, volunteering and youth leadership — first at Archbishop Mitty and later at Santa Clara High School, where he graduated in 2019.

Varsity Football Quarterback · Athletic Achievement Award · Championship recognition
Academic Recognition Honor Roll · Fall 2015, 2016 and 2017
President's Volunteer Service Award Gold · Education category · 2018
Youth Leadership Founder · U.S. Youth Advisory Council / Ashoka Youth Venture
Shubham Banerjee playing quarterback for Santa Clara High School Varsity Football · Quarterback
Television coverage of Shubham Banerjee as a high school quarterback SF 49ers Cal-Hi Sports feature

Giving back while in high school

From 2015 to 2017, Shubham helped found the U.S. Youth Advisory Council for Ashoka Youth Venture, giving young people a voice in social-impact initiatives. He also volunteered with Global Organization for Community Services from 2014 through 2019, including weekly homeless-feeding efforts and winter blanket drives. In 2018, that service was recognized with the President's Volunteer Service Gold Award.

Shubham Banerjee with his President's Volunteer Service Award recognition
Video from the school years
2012–2015
Where Braigo Began

From a School Science Fair to Braigo

Champion School · San Jose, California · 2012–2015

At age 12, while attending Champion School, Shubham turned a science-fair project into Braigo, a low-cost braille printer prototype built with LEGO Mindstorms. What began in a classroom quickly reached far beyond school, attracting international attention and eventually leading to Braigo Labs and venture investment from Intel Capital.

Braigo Science-fair project at age 12
Intel Capital Venture-backed entrepreneur at 13
Science Fair Synopsis n+1 Prize for Physical Sciences
Debate Regional tournament recognition
Young Shubham Banerjee demonstrating Braigo

A school project became an accessibility idea, a company and an international story.

Braigo quickly moved beyond a science fair. LEGO's 2014 Build 4 Good challenge was inspired by Shubham's work, and he attended as a special guest and judge. Two months later, he was invited as an honored maker to the first White House Maker Faire.

April 2014 · LEGO Build 4 Good Braigo inspired LEGO MINDSTORMS' Seattle challenge involving teams from Amazon, Expedia, HTC, Nordstrom, Xbox and others.
June 2014 · White House Maker Faire Invited as an honored maker to the first-ever White House Maker Faire in Washington, D.C.
Braigo, LEGO & Youth Leadership
2006–2012
Elementary School

Don Callejon School

Santa Clara, California
Science fairs were already part of Shubham's early curiosity. He participated from third grade onward, exploring topics ranging from hand-eye coordination to global warming — an early pattern of asking questions about the world and testing ideas for himself.
Professional Journey & Keynotes

Building, learning — and taking the story to the stage.

Shubham's professional experience and speaking journey grew together. From founding Braigo Labs as a teenager to internships across health technology, product testing and startups — and from the Intel Capital Global Summit to international conferences — each chapter added a different perspective on technology, entrepreneurship and social impact.

Shubham Banerjee speaking at Interaction 19 in Seattle
Interaction 19 · Seattle · 2019 Millions of Experiments Keynote on experimentation, learning and the path from an idea to impact.
Founder · Intern · Speaker

A career that started unusually early.

Braigo put Shubham into conversations with technologists, investors, accessibility advocates and global audiences while he was still in school. His later internships and entrepreneurship programs broadened that foundation into product testing, health and life sciences, startup operations and international innovation.

2014Braigo Labs founded
2015+WWSG speaking representation
GlobalCorporate, university & conference stages

Professional Experience

June – Aug 2016

Intel Corporation

Health & Life Sciences Intern

Paid summer internship focused on exposure to genes, cancer genomics and targeted medicine. Shubham was also featured in Intel's 2016 Brand Book as a “Young Visionary.”

Intel ↗
June – Aug 2018

Reliant Labs

Summer Intern

Paid internship focused on product testing and certification, including exposure to highly accelerated life testing (HALT) and reliability engineering.

Reliant Labs ↗
July 5–23, 2021

European Innovation Academy

Global Entrepreneurship & Innovation · Portugal

Participated in EIA's intensive technology-entrepreneurship program abroad. The program connected with UC Berkeley's entrepreneurship and technology certificate ecosystem.

European Innovation Academy ↗
June – Aug 2021

GetWelp

CEO Intern

Worked with the CEO of the London-based startup developing a dog-specific care platform intended to support dogs, owners, trainers and behaviorists.

GetWelp ↗
June 2015 – Present

World Wide Speakers Group

Keynote & Motivational Speaker

Exclusively represented by WWSG for speaking engagements, bringing the Braigo story, accessibility, innovation, entrepreneurship and experimentation to audiences around the world.

WWSG profile ↗

Keynotes & Talks

2014
Intel Capital Global Summit Huntington Beach, California · November 2014 Watch keynote ↗
2015
AT&T Executive Motivational Series Dallas, Texas · October 2015
2016
AT&T / DirecTV Executive Motivational Series Los Angeles, California · August 2016
2018
Civil Air Patrol · California Wing Annual Cadet Conference keynote · San Luis Obispo · February 2018 Original event post ↗
2019
Rotary Club of Santa Clara Lunch talk · January 10, 2019
International Keynote · Brazil

Campus Party Brasil 8 · São Paulo

At 13, Shubham appeared at Campus Party Brasil 2015 in São Paulo, one of Brazil's largest technology and internet gatherings. His appearance covered the Braigo story, Braigo 2.0 and using technology for social impact. Contemporary Brazilian coverage highlighted him as one of the edition's standout speakers.

February 4, 2015 · São Paulo Expo

2016 Featured Speaking Events

Recognition Speeches & Interviews

Early Intel stage archive
Interaction 19 · IxDA “Millions of Experiments” · Seattle · February 2019
Prototype your way to #Disrupt
Shubham Banerjee India Abroad Special Award for Achievement 2014 feature
Prototype your way to #Disrupt Early maker story and public recognition.
Rotary Club of Santa Clara · Lunch Talk
Civil Air Patrol · California Wing Annual Cadet Conference · February 18, 2018
Civil Air Patrol United States Air Force Auxiliary logo
Civil Air Patrol United States Air Force Auxiliary · California Wing.
Shubham Banerjee at the Civil Air Patrol California Wing Annual Cadet Conference
Annual Cadet Conference · 2018 Shubham serving as keynote speaker in San Luis Obispo, California.
Shubham Banerjee at the Civil Air Patrol California Wing Annual Cadet Conference

Speaking to the next generation of STEM leaders.

Shubham served as keynote speaker at the California Wing's Annual Cadet Conference in San Luis Obispo. The original archive describes Civil Air Patrol's missions across emergency services, aerospace education and cadet programs, with a strong STEM focus.

Additional early-stage media
Intel Developer Forum 2014 San Francisco
Intel Developer Forum · 2014 Intel Developer Forum · San Francisco · 2014
Young Shubham Banerjee on stage at Intel Developer Forum 2014
Intel Developer Forum · Stage appearance Young Shubham on stage with Braigo during the early public phase of the project.
Additional early Intel and Braigo archive image
Early Braigo / Intel archive Early Braigo and Intel-era appearance.

Writing & Publications

Speaking representation · World Wide Speakers Group

Shubham is represented exclusively by WWSG for speaking engagements.

WWSG Profile ↗
Latest Professional Updates The journey continues.

For Shubham's latest professional work, projects and updates, connect with him on LinkedIn.

Connect on LinkedIn ↗
Awards & Recognition

Recognition that followed an idea born at age 12.

What began as a middle-school science-fair project quickly reached makers, accessibility advocates, technology leaders, national institutions and international media. This archive brings Shubham's awards, honors and major recognitions together in one chronological story.

Shubham Banerjee holding his Maker Faire Editor's Choice ribbon
Bay Area Maker Faire · 2014 One of the first public recognitions of Braigo.
2014–2020

From a science fair to institutions around the world.

The recognition spans innovation, accessibility, entrepreneurship, youth leadership, public service and the broader impact of Braigo.

2014Breakthrough year
2015–16Global recognition
2018–20Continued impact
2020

Recognition of a continuing innovation story.

TIME

7 Young Innovators Who See a Better Way

TIME included Shubham among young innovators whose work reflected a different way of approaching real-world problems.

TIME ↗
2018

Innovation, service and youth leadership.

Shubham Banerjee receiving recognition connected with the President's Volunteer Service Award
Public Service

The President's Volunteer Service Award · Gold

Gold-level recognition in the Education category for community service and sustained volunteer work.

2018 Original shu.today post ↗
International Recognition

World's 50 Smartest Teens

Included in the 2018 international list highlighting exceptional young people.

TheBestSchools ↗
Feature on inventions conceived by kids that make the world a better place
Innovation Feature

7 Inventions Conceived by Kids That Make the World a Better Place

Braigo was included among youth-created inventions framed around social impact.

2016

Entrepreneurship and innovation on an international stage.

Fortune 18 Under 18 editorial feature on Shubham Banerjee
Fortune

18 Under 18

Named among Fortune's young innovators changing the world.

September 2016 Fortune ↗
Shubham Banerjee with The Tommy 2016 Edison Innovation Award
Edison Innovation Foundation

“The Tommy” · 2016 Edison Innovation Award

Recognized for the use of Intel Edison technology in Braigo.

March 18, 2016 · Intel · Santa Clara
The Guardian Teen Powerlist feature on Shubham Banerjee
The Guardian

Teen Powerlist

Shubham was included in The Guardian's 2016 Teen Powerlist.

December 2016 The Guardian ↗
BuzzFeed feature about Shubham Banerjee
BuzzFeed

10 Inspiring Kids Making the World a Better Place

Featured for turning a childhood idea into an accessibility tool.

August 2016 BuzzFeed ↗
Lenovo
Lenovo

Most Inspiring People of 2016

Recognized by Lenovo among inspiring people highlighted during 2016.

Intel

Young Visionary · Intel Brand Book

Featured by Intel in its 2016 Brand Book under “Young Visionary.”

2015

A year of national and international recognition.

Smithsonian and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Innovation Festival
Smithsonian · USPTO

Innovation Festival · Selected Presenter

Shubham was among 13 companies, universities, government agencies and independent inventors selected by a juried panel for the Innovation Festival at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, presented with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

September 2015 Smithsonian Magazine ↗
India Abroad Person of the Year 2014 award
India Abroad

Special Award for Achievement 2014 · Rising Star

Honored at the India Abroad Person of the Year Awards in New York.

June 12, 2015 Watch award speech ↗
Silicon Valley Business Journal 40 Under 40 feature on Shubham Banerjee
Silicon Valley Business Journal

40 Under 40

Recognized after Braigo Labs and Intel Capital's investment brought Shubham into Silicon Valley's entrepreneurial spotlight.

January 2015
Veckans Affärer · Sweden

20 Under 20

Included among young people highlighted by Sweden's business press as emerging future-builders.

March 2015
Popular Science Greatest Inventions of the Year feature on Braigo
Popular Science · Invention Awards

Greatest Inventions of the Year

Popular Science's ninth annual Invention Awards selected ten inventive solutions designed to solve real-world problems. Braigo was recognized among those finalists, bringing Shubham's low-cost approach to braille printing to a broad national audience.

May 2015 Popular Science ↗
U.S. News & World Report U.S. News ↗

Next Generation of STEM Leaders

Highlighted among 16 students ages 13–21 changing the world through STEM.

May 2015
American Council of the Blind
ACB · RSVA

Innovation & Inspiration Award

Presented jointly by the American Council of the Blind and Randolph Sheppard Vendors of America for Shubham's intellect, creativity and determination to develop affordable braille technology for blind people around the world.

July 6, 2015 · Dallas Watch award speech ↗
Shubham Banerjee at the Sevathon 2015 Youth Award event
ICC · Sevathon

Sevathon 2015 Youth Award

Presented “in recognition for your Outstanding Community Achievement.”

July 2015 · Event photo credit: India West / Sameer Yagnik
2014

The year Braigo moved from school project to global story.

Shubham Banerjee with Maker Faire Editor's Choice ribbon
Maker Faire

Editor's Choice Ribbon · Bay Area Maker Faire

Shubham's first Maker Faire appearance brought one of Braigo's earliest major public recognitions for creativity, ingenuity and innovation.

May 2014
Shubham Banerjee with Bill Nye at the White House Maker Faire
The White House

White House Maker Faire · Honored Maker

Invited by the White House as an honored maker to the first-ever White House Maker Faire, joining more than 100 students, entrepreneurs, engineers and researchers from 25 states on the day President Obama proclaimed June 18 a National Day of Making.

June 18, 2014 · Washington, D.C. MAKE / White House Maker Faire ↗
Shubham Banerjee with NBC Bay Area presenters at the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month recognition luncheon
NBC Bay Area · AACI

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Honoree

Selected as a 2014 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Honoree by NBC Bay Area and Asian Americans for Community Involvement. Shubham received the recognition at NBC Bay Area Studios in San Jose from news anchors Raj Mathai, Janelle Wang and Vicky Nguyen.

May 2014
Shubham Banerjee receiving the OPEN Silicon Valley Youth Innovator Award
OPEN Silicon Valley

Youth Innovator Award

Recognized at OPEN Forum 2014 after speaking about Braigo and youth innovation.

May 10, 2014 · Santa Clara
Shubham Banerjee holding the Synopsys n+1 Prize trophy
Synopsys n+1 Prize middle school finalists including Shubham Banerjee
Synopsys Outreach Foundation

n+1 Prize for Physical Sciences

Received the n+1 Prize for Physical Sciences at the Synopsys Science & Technology Championship — recognition for the “next breakthrough in science or engineering.”

March 2014
LEGO MINDSTORMS

Build 4 Good Challenge · Inspired by Braigo

The Seattle challenge brought teams from Amazon, Egencia, Expedia, HTC, Nordstrom, Xbox and zulily together to build robots for social good, inspired by Shubham's Braigo work.

April 10, 2014 Watch LEGO Build 4 Good ↗
Trusted Reviews Awards 2014
Trusted Reviews

Technology Innovation of the Year

Braigo was voted Technology Innovation of the Year by Trusted Reviews readers.

November 2014 · UK
UNICEF State of the World's Children publication
Publication Recognition · UNICEF

State of the World's Children

Shubham contributed “Braigo and my quest to make an advanced, affordable Braille printer” to UNICEF's innovation-focused publication.

November 2014 UNICEF ↗
Reader's Digest
Publication Feature · Reader's Digest

Best of America

Braigo was included in Reader's Digest's July 2014 “Best of America” coverage.

July 2014 Reader's Digest ↗

Youngest Founder to Receive Venture Capital Funding

Intel Capital invested in Braigo Labs while Shubham was 13, making him widely recognized as one of the youngest founders to receive venture backing.

Scholastic News

8 Coolest Kids We Met in 2014

Included by Scholastic News among eight young people highlighted during 2014.

December 2014
Nominet Trust · UK

Nominet Trust 100

Recognized in the UK among examples of digital technology being used for social good.

December 2014
The Tech Awards 2014
The Tech Museum

Tech Awards 2014 · Honorable Mention

Honorable mention associated with the Tech Awards at The Tech Museum of Innovation.

September 2014
IEEE Computer magazine featuring Shubham Banerjee
Publication Recognition · IEEE Computer Magazine

Making in the 21st Century

Publication recognition documenting Shubham's maker journey and the emergence of Braigo.

December 2014
Shubham Banerjee with certificates and congressional recognition
Congressional Recognition

Special Congressional Recognition · Rep. Mike Honda

Special congressional recognition presented by U.S. Representative Mike Honda during Shubham's early Braigo recognition period.

From a classroom idea to international recognition.

Across innovation, accessibility, entrepreneurship and public service, these recognitions trace how Braigo's impact expanded far beyond the science fair where it began.

Athletics


I love football but never played before I entered high school. High school gave me an opportunity to be part of the team and try out football. I fell in love with it. I love the strategy of game play being a QuarterBack and leading the offensive. Even more I love being part of the team. I learned a lot about leadership while being on the field and with my team mates.  

Google Knowledge Panel Link for reference - https://g.co/kgs/45uMC8

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High School - Senior (2018-19)

Schedule of the games are available : https://santaclara.schoolloop.com/football


High School - Junior (2017-18)

SCHS Bruins went to Semi-Finals for CCS Playoff - if we went ahead and won then we would have broken the record set last time in 1990 (27 years ago) - Bruins’ Cinderella Run Comes to an End (Santa Clara Weekly) - published Nov 30th, 2017. Thank you to the team and coach Roberts for an amazing run this season. I was mentioned in the article "Santa Clara got the ball first and swiftly marched down the field. An impressive scramble and completion from quarterback Shubham Banerjee to Seth Everett for a first down preceded a 40-yard touchdown run by senior tailback Erik Ketton."

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Suggested Read :"Leadership and Teamwork: How my son's football team is helping me"

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leadership-teamwork-how-my-sons-football-team-helping-banerjee

Just throwing at the right place

Just throwing at the right place

I am currently a Quarter Back (QB) in my school's varsity team and a Junior at Santa Clara High School. We have trained the whole summer for the season to start. These are some pics from our training in Aug 2017.

Hudl Link: http://www.hudl.com/profile/9306561/shubham-banerjee


High School - Sophomore (2016-17)

Had to sit out with the team due to change in school at the start of football season.


High School -Freshman (2015-16)

My passion about football

As a freshman in High School I developed a passion for football and played as a QB in school. It taught me a lot about discipline and teamwork and camaraderie and build a lot of character in me. 

Media


Shubham is regularly in the news and interviewed on an ongoing basis. Here are some links to Radio and and TV interviews. Click on the images and you will be taken to the original media.

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Google Knowledge Panel Link for reference - https://g.co/kgs/45uMC8

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