Founder18
Onkar Singh Batra
20 Y/O•Palo Alto, California, United States•Tech

Onkar Singh Batra

World's youngest webmaster at age 7 (Guinness World Record). Built India's first open-source satellite at 16. Awarded by the President of India. One of the youngest YC-backed founders at 19.

What they built

Born in Jammu, India. Became the world's youngest webmaster at age 7 (Guinness World Record). At 16, built India's first open-source satellite 'InQube' (12th grade, BSF Senior Secondary School Jammu), set for launch by ISRO. Awarded National Bal Shakti Award by the President of India. Received Emergent Ventures India grant and RISE for the World scholarship. Later founded Apolink (June 2024) — a YC-backed satellite connectivity startup.

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The F18 Thesis

Verified track record

  • Apolink: $4.3M seed at $45M valuation (YC + 468 Capital); Forbes 30U30 2026 (age 20); first demo mission IPoS scheduled 2026; covered by TechCrunch, Times of India, DCD.
  • Personal website (source)
  • Times of India (age 16 satellite) (source)
  • TechCrunch (source)
Updated July 8, 2026