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Columbia student suspended over interview cheating tool raises $5.3M to ‘cheat on everything’

Last updated: April 21, 2025 2:24 pm
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21-Year-Old Startup Founder Raises $5.3 Million for AI Cheating Tool

On Sunday, Chungin “Roy” Lee, a 21-year-old entrepreneur, made headlines by announcing that his startup, Cluely, has secured $5.3 million in seed funding from Abstract Ventures and Susa Ventures. The company offers an AI tool that allows users to “cheat on everything.”

The idea for Cluely stemmed from Lee’s experience at Columbia University, where he was suspended for developing a tool to cheat on job interviews for software engineers. This tool, initially known as Interview Coder, is now a key feature of Cluely’s offerings. Based in San Francisco, Cluely provides a hidden in-browser window that enables users to cheat on exams, sales calls, and job interviews without detection by the interviewer or test giver.

Cluely has released a manifesto drawing parallels between its technology and past innovations like calculators and spellcheck, which were once considered cheating. The company’s launch video, featuring Lee using the AI assistant to deceive a woman during a date, has sparked mixed reactions online.

Despite the controversy surrounding Cluely, Lee revealed that the AI cheating tool has generated over $3 million in annual recurring revenue. His co-founder, Neel Shanmugam, also 21 years old and a former Columbia student, serves as Cluely’s COO. Both founders dropped out of Columbia amid disciplinary actions related to the AI software.

Initially designed as a tool for cheating on LeetCode coding questions, Cluely has evolved to offer support for various scenarios where users may seek an unfair advantage. Lee shared that he secured an internship at Amazon using the AI tool, although Amazon emphasized the importance of honesty and integrity in their interview process.

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Cluely’s launch coincides with the emergence of other controversial AI startups in the tech industry, including one with ambitions to automate all human labor. These developments signal a growing trend towards automation and innovation in the entrepreneurial landscape.

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