Founder18
Sunkalp Chandra
18 Y/O•Lincroft, New Jersey, United States•Healthcare

Sunkalp Chandra

Co-founded an Alzheimer's AI startup and published research at IEEE BigData 2024 conference while still a high school student; one of the youngest healthcare AI founders with a peer-reviewed publication

What they built

Reteena is an applied AI lab developing multimodal neurodegenerative diagnostic models. Its flagship product, Remembrance, is an emotionally intelligent AI memory companion for Alzheimer's patients delivering reminiscence therapy through a knowledge-graph memory system — helping patients maintain identity and connection as cognitive decline progresses. Chandra co-founded Reteena in 2024 while finishing high school.

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The F18 Thesis

Verified track record

  • Reteena founded 2024, active through 2026
  • IEEE BigData 2024 conference publication (Low Field MRI Framework)
  • Remembrance AI companion entering private beta
  • Featured in NY Post (Feb 2026) and VnExpress (Mar 2026)
  • Concurrently CTO of Jdable (2023–2026)
  • Incoming CS & Neuroscience freshman, University of Texas at Austin
  • NY Post (Feb 2026) (source)
  • VnExpress (Mar 2026) (source)
  • reteena.org
  • IEEE BigData 2024 publication (Low Field MRI Framework)
Updated July 13, 2026