Hello, I'mAngad Kochar.

It shouldn’t cost more to have less. Everything I’ve built, from RemitBridge to Project Refill, starts with that idea in mind.

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Angad Kochar
Economicsintended major
Juniorin high school
What I do

From a remittance app to a 30,000‑lb greenhouse, I build tools, teams and organizations for families who pay more because they have less.

Where I'm headed

I want to studyEconomics.

To build financial tools that keep money in the hands of the people who can least afford to lose it.

AP Micro5AP Macro5MIT 14.01MIT 14.02AP StatsnowAP Business & Financenow
17

Posts on remittance costs

Published so far, of 30 planned

4.0GPA

Eastlake High School

Class of 2028

By the numbers

30klbsof food a year from the greenhouse we rebuilt
843items collected in one food drive
8,500+survey responses analyzed for the UW memo
97.8%receipt scan accuracy in the RemitBridge app
406%membership growth after I restructured ISA
4.0GPA at Eastlake High School
DECA conference
DECA conference
Walking Chinook Farms
Walking Chinook Farms
Sorting food drive donations
Sorting food drive donations
Inside the greenhouse
Inside the greenhouse
ISA officers, 2025–26
ISA officers, 2025–26
Weighing food drive donations
Weighing food drive donations
Food bank drop-off
Food bank drop-off
Greenhouse build day, Chinook Farms
Greenhouse build day, Chinook Farms
A&I ambassador call
A&I ambassador call
ISA Diwali night
ISA Diwali night
Planning the UW-YAB poster
Planning the UW-YAB poster
Project Refill car wash fundraiser
Project Refill car wash fundraiser
Alpine trail
Alpine trail
Philmont crew, 2025
Philmont crew, 2025
Alpine meadow
Alpine meadow
Re-covering the greenhouse frame
Re-covering the greenhouse frame
By the river
By the river
Key Club food drive pickup
Key Club food drive pickup
Dressed up on the water
Dressed up on the water
Philmont backcountry
Philmont backcountry
Friends
Friends
Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank
Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank
Sunrise at the lake
Sunrise at the lake
On the mountain
On the mountain
Trail selfie
Trail selfie
Band awards, 2023–24
Band awards, 2023–24
Philmont
Philmont
Marching band
Marching band
Out on the trail
Out on the trail
Friends on the lake
Friends on the lake
Pike Place Market
Pike Place Market
Lunch after a build day
Lunch after a build day
UW-YAB poster drafts at UW
UW-YAB poster drafts at UW
Sketching the UW-YAB poster
Sketching the UW-YAB poster
DECA conference
DECA conference
Walking Chinook Farms
Walking Chinook Farms
Sorting food drive donations
Sorting food drive donations
Inside the greenhouse
Inside the greenhouse
ISA officers, 2025–26
ISA officers, 2025–26
Weighing food drive donations
Weighing food drive donations
Food bank drop-off
Food bank drop-off
Greenhouse build day, Chinook Farms
Greenhouse build day, Chinook Farms
A&I ambassador call
A&I ambassador call
ISA Diwali night
ISA Diwali night
Planning the UW-YAB poster
Planning the UW-YAB poster
Project Refill car wash fundraiser
Project Refill car wash fundraiser
Alpine trail
Alpine trail
Philmont crew, 2025
Philmont crew, 2025
Alpine meadow
Alpine meadow
Re-covering the greenhouse frame
Re-covering the greenhouse frame
By the river
By the river
Key Club food drive pickup
Key Club food drive pickup
Dressed up on the water
Dressed up on the water
Philmont backcountry
Philmont backcountry
Friends
Friends
Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank
Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank
Sunrise at the lake
Sunrise at the lake
On the mountain
On the mountain
Trail selfie
Trail selfie
Band awards, 2023–24
Band awards, 2023–24
Philmont
Philmont
Marching band
Marching band
Out on the trail
Out on the trail
Friends on the lake
Friends on the lake
Pike Place Market
Pike Place Market
Lunch after a build day
Lunch after a build day
UW-YAB poster drafts at UW
UW-YAB poster drafts at UW
Sketching the UW-YAB poster
Sketching the UW-YAB poster
Timeline

How I got here

2026

Building at scale

The year the ideas turned into real organizations.

  • Sep
    Joined TSA and entered the Congressional App Challenge
  • Aug
    Founded RemitBridge Labs and launched the app
  • Summer
    Completed MIT 14.01 and 14.02 (micro and macroeconomics) and began research with MIT faculty
  • May
    Joined the Sammamish Youth Board
  • Earned the Kroger Zero Hunger Award (Gold) and became a National Community Service Award Ambassador
  • Spring
    Named a DECA State Finalist for Project Refill
  • Jan
    Led 34 volunteers to rebuild the Chinook Farms greenhouse
Re-covering the greenhouse frame
Re-covering the greenhouse frame
A&I ambassador call
A&I ambassador call

2025

Turning concern into action

When the SNAP pause hit, I stopped watching and started building.

  • Fall
    Ran a food drive that collected 843 items, 69% over goal
  • Sep
    Co-founded Project Refill
  • Earned the WA Seal of Biliteracy in Hindi and the rank of Life Scout
  • Summer
    Trekked 65 miles at Philmont as Chaplain’s Aide and did trail restoration
  • Jun
    Became Team Lead for WA DECA Access & Inclusion and Key Club Vice President
  • Spring
    Presented again at the UW iSchool Conference, earning the Visionary Lens and Spark Awards, and co-authored the phone ban memo
  • Spring
    Placed 8th at DECA Area in Business Services Marketing
Philmont crew
Philmont crew
Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank
Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank

2024

Finding my people

Starting high school, I went looking for places to lead.

  • Fall
    Began volunteering with trail restoration, Redmond School Box and Eastside Friends of Seniors
  • Sep
    Joined Key Club and DECA
  • Sep
    Started at Eastlake and founded the Indian Student Association
  • Jun
    Became a founding member of the UW Youth Advisory Board
  • Jun
    Named Inglewood Band Student of the Year and Breakout Musician
  • Spring
    Presented at the UW iSchool Conference for the first time
  • Spring
    Placed 4th at DECA Area with MindQuest AI
  • Apr
    Started as a marketing intern at AceRocket AI
Band Student of the Year
Band Student of the Year
ISA Diwali night
ISA Diwali night

2023

Getting ahead

I started taking high school classes early.

  • Sep
    Took Geometry and Spanish 1 for high school credit in 8th grade
  • Jan
    Took Algebra 1 for high school credit in 7th grade

2022

Where it started

Scouting taught me how to lead before I knew I wanted to.

  • Took on leadership in Boy Scouts Troop 751
  • Played in the Inglewood Middle School band
Out with Troop 751
Out with Troop 751
Band
Band

Keep exploring

Technical Projects, research and written reports
Leadership Clubs, nonprofits and Scouting
Academics GPA, AP scores and coursework
Personal Scouting, flute and the outdoors
Contact

Let's talk.

Working on remittances, fintech or poverty? I'd love to hear from you.

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