17-year-old Eric Zhu’s startup was built in a high school bathroom, now it’s raised $2.3 million and is emerging from stealth

Eric Zhu, a 17-year-old from Carmel, Indiana, launched Aviato, a private market data analytics platform, from his high school bathroom. Aviato goes beyond competitors like Crunchbase and PitchBook by offering additional metrics like company credit card revenue and employee vesting schedules. The startup has raised $2.3 million in seed funding and aims to refine private market data analytics. Zhu has since moved to San Francisco to focus on growing Aviato while completing his high school education online.