Aryan Angirus

This past summer, Aryan founded AAYAANTRA STUDIO a cultural games startup, after winning a $3,000 startup grant from Invest Ottawa's Summer Company Program. He launched his entrepreneurial journey by reimagining the classic game of Snakes and Ladders into a modernized version called Moksha Patham. As the youngest entrepreneur shortlisted in the 2025 cohort, Aryan received overwhelming support from our KSO community in promoting his startup.

Aryan also successfully completed the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award, an internationally recognized youth achievement program that fosters development through non-formal education and learning.

Additionally, Aryan and his high school team developed and deployed Sightly, a Chrome extension designed to make the web more inclusive and accessible for users with disabilities. Their project was shortlisted and featured in the 2025 ISTE-AI Innovator Challenge, a global showcase for student innovation aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.