Welcome to Low to Grow!

Ahana Banerjee

CEO

I am a 26-year-old founder, Forbes 30 Under 30 technology honouree, Sunday Times Young Power List 2024 honouree, and physics grad from Imperial College London. My work has been featured by the likes of Sifted, Courier Magazine and EU-Startups, and I have been a speaker at numerous conferences and universities, including Oxford, Cambridge, Bocconi and IIT.

My company, Clear, is fuelling innovation for brands and empowering consumers in the skincare industry using data, technology and community. I was accepted to Y Combinator (W21) with the idea and subsequently raised ~$1M in venture funding for the company. We have been recognised for our beauty-tech innovation by L’Oréal and Beiersdorf, and were recognised by Apple under "Best New Apps" and "App of the Day" on the App Store.

Aug. 13, 2025

From Breakouts to Beauty Tech Breakthroughs: Building Clear (YC) with Ahana Banerjee

Feeling like you need to have it all figured out before starting something big? Think again. In this episode, Annie sits down with fellow Forbes U30, Times Young Powerlist and Y-Combinator alumna Ahana Banerjee, to unpack her path from her childhood physics student to founder of the award-win…

Guest: Ahana Banerjee