I founded an AI startup while still in high school. I'm now 22 and have raised over $2M — I have no regrets about skipping college.

Ishraq Khan.

Courtesy of Ishraq Khan

• Ishraq Khan founded an AI company in high school to help automate code debugging for programmers.
• Kodezi's platform has raised $2 million to revolutionize code maintenance.
• Khan prioritized entrepreneurship and skipped college to focus on growing Kodezi's impact.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ishraq Khan, the 22-year-old CEO of Kodezi in the San Francisco Bay Area. It's been edited for length and clarity.