Avi Patel

118 reviews, 14% of them positive.14% positive · 118 reviews· Influence factor 48, above 9% of accounts

The record

From 110 activities · May 2026

22-year-old founder of Kled, a human data marketplace for AI training that has raised ~$10M and achieved real user traction. Built a functioning product with thousands of users uploading personal photos, videos, and data for rewards. However, reputation is heavily damaged by fabricated advisory board claims, fake VC investment emails, IP-banning all of Nigeria to address fraud (cutting off contributors without warning), blocking critics on social media, and a $500k secret token sale at launch. Communication style is defensive and drama-heavy on X rather than transparent. While execution ability is evident, trust and credibility remain severely compromised by repeated deceptive marketing practices and poor crisis management.

What people say

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“there are a number of warning signs.”Young founder (@useKled), real product, $9M funding, high energy. Past rug allegations, Nigeria fraud issue, heavy drama High risk. Follow with caution only. Strong DYOR! The truth is that my friend recommended it to me but I never tried it because I did not want to give my personal data to any untrusted company.

₿it.btc · 1247· 5mo ago · neutral0

“General information about Avi Patel”Avi Patel (@avipat_) is the 22-year-old founder of Kled (@useKled), the first human data marketplace platform that allows users to earn money by uploading photos, videos, and personal data to train AI in a transparent and consensual manner. He frequently posts detailed updates on company growth, funding, compliance improvements, fraud detection, and strong criticisms of copycat behavior in startups. With an Elo rating of 2456, he combines building a tech startup with his passion for chess.

Holdcc 🛡️ · 1327· 5mo ago · neutral0

“dont know him”never heard of him

3L 🪖 · 1272· 5mo ago · neutral0

“kled founder”I understand you're explaining a difficult business decision regarding Kled's operations in Nigeria. This appears to be a challenging situation where fraudulent activity has reached unsustainable levels despite your appreciation for legitimate Nigerian users. The data you've shared is striking - a 95% fraud rate compared to less than 10% in other Southeast Asian markets with 10x the userbase. The incident with forged Japanese passports and identity documents would be particularly concerning for any platform with KYC requirements.

d347h/Startale/Soneium · 1281· 5mo ago · neutral0

“avipat_ AI Data Compliance Watchdog”avipat_ is calling out Luel AI for directly copying his company Kled’s website while fabricating user numbers, outsourcing compliance through Delve, and pulling massive volumes of fraud-oriented traffic from regions like Nigeria. He stresses the real work required to handle user data responsibly—scrubbing stolen uploads, blacking out third-party faces in selfies, removing credit cards and SSNs, and especially filtering out any accidental data involving minors before it enters AI training pipelines. After laying out these standards publicly, he states he’s moving on to build a legitimate business that actually respects these principles rather than cutting corners for growth.

(❖,❖) DUDU.base.eth · 1347· 5mo ago · neutral0

“The Nemesis of the Nigerian Prince”A 22-year-old Twitter founder who is notoriously loud and perpetually online, endlessly rants about copycats while flooding feeds with “groundbreaking” Kled updates. He made headlines by banning Nigeria for fraud, even as he juggles his own baggage of rug pull accusations and crypto controversies. The typical self-proclaimed king of shipping and public meltdowns.

desol.eth · 1233· 5mo ago · neutral0

“CT crypto”CT yang sangat saya tunggu insight nya dan insight nya menurut saya itu sangat bagus

yellowopus · 1251· 5mo ago0

“A Pattern of Deception, Disenfranchisement”Avi's tech might have potential, but his ethics are a total mess. He literally fabricated an advisory board for $KLED some of the advisors didn't even know they were on it until Cobie called him out. Then instead of fixing fraud properly, he just IP-banned the entire country of Nigeria, blocking genuine contributors from their data and payouts. He can’t take criticism, blocks anyone who asks questions and handles crisis terribly. Stay far away.

kaito09 base.eth · 1202· 5mo ago · negative0

“Smooth experience & solid potential Description: Clean interface, responsive features, and easy to use. Looking forward”

Kimchi · 1268· 5mo ago0

“The Bold 22 Year Old Founder Taking on Silicon Valley: Avi Pate”Avi Patel is a 22-year-old founder behind Kled (useKled), a startup building a “human data marketplace” a platform where ordinary people get paid to contribute their data (photos, videos, etc.) to train AI. He dropped out of college after just two weeks, moved to San Francisco, and has already raised around $9 million in total funding (including a $5.5M seed round). On X, Avi is very active with a blunt, sarcastic, competitive, and high energy communication style. He frequently calls out competitors (recent drama with Luel.ai regarding alleged idea copying and transparency issues on data/funding), shares real time founder journey updates, and posts motivational content about “building real businesses.” His account often sparks discussions in the startup/tech community. Avi is a refreshing yet controversial type of founder. On the positive side he is highly transparent, outspoken, and has a clear ambition in the booming AI industry (human data is a major bottleneck). His “destroy the competition” approach shows a fighter mentality that can inspire many young founders in Indonesia and globally. However, his aggressive call-out style sometimes feels overly dramatic and risks creating unnecessary enemies in the industry. Overall, I respect his hustle: raising significant funding, building a real product, and maintaining a strong personal brand on X at such a young age. His potential is huge, but long term success will depend on whether he can focus more on product execution rather than getting caught up in Twitter drama. Definitely worth following if you like raw, unfiltered founder content.

sanzjago · 1234· 5mo ago · neutral0

“Too much unnecessary drama around the project”Instead of the conversation being about product quality or innovation, most discussions around Avi ended up focusing on controversies and questionable behavior. That alone says a lot. There may still be talent there, but right now the reputation issues overshadow the actual vision.

Omkar (.ink) · 1236· 5mo ago · negative0

“nowavipat is a 22 year old founder behind kled the app that pays users for uploading their photos videos and everyday da”nowavipat is a 22 year old founder behind kled the app that pays users for uploading their photos videos and everyday data to train ai models. he has built solid traction with the app hitting top charts in finance category and paying out real money to thousands of users while raising meaningful funding rounds including from big names. the idea is straightforward you share your camera roll or other personal content securely and get compensated when it gets licensed to ai companies which taps into the huge demand for real human data right now.he comes across as aggressive and outspoken especially after that recent situation where he called out a blatant copycat startup that raised big money. that whole drama showed his willingness to fight publicly for what he built and it got a lot of attention across the founder community. his content mixes founder updates product drops and strong opinions on competition which keeps him visible with around 22k followers.on the flip side like many young founders in the ai space the model has risks around data privacy regulations and long term user trust. some early feedback on payouts and app experience varies but overall it seems to be delivering for people who participate consistently. he dropped out early to build and has been shipping fast which is impressive at his age.overall avipat feels like a hungry builder in the human data and ai intersection who is executing with momentum even if the space stays noisy and competitive. if you are into data plays consumer ai apps or just watching young founders grind kled is worth checking out and he is one to follow for unfiltered takes. strong drive with the usual mix of hype execution and founder battles.

xanon · 1321· 5mo ago · neutral0

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