Archive · 15 Jan 2026
24-Year-Old Raises $500K by Selling Future Earnings
Kirill Avery is a 24-year-old entrepreneur who had a unique idea to raise money for his projects.
When he was 21, he decided to sell 2% of his future earnings for the next 15 years.
This way, he could get money to start his businesses right away.
He grew up in Russia and taught himself to code at a young age.
He became successful early, even making it to a list of young successful people in Russia.
Now, he lives in Silicon Valley and is working on projects to verify online identities.
He believes this deal will help him become very successful in the future.
Kirill Avery, 24, raised $500,000 by selling 2% of his future earnings over 15 years.
He grew up in Russia, taught himself to code, and dropped out of school at 16 to work at VK, Russia's version of Facebook.
At 17, he launched a viral livestream trivia app and was named to Russia's Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
He moved to Silicon Valley, started a live-stream shopping app, and formed Kirill Co. to manage his future earnings agreement.
His current projects focus on verifying online identities in the age of AI.
- Who
- Kirill Avery, a 24-year-old founder and CEO
- What
- Raised $500,000 by selling 2% of his future earnings over 15 years
- When
- At age 21, with the agreement starting in 2022
- Where
- Initially in Russia, later moved to Silicon Valley
- Why
- To fund his ventures and build unconventional projects
- Name
- Kirill Avery
- Age
- 24
- Amount Raised
- $500,000
- Percentage of Earnings Sold
- 2%
- Duration of Agreement
- 15 years
- Current Projects
- Human and Alien
- Education
- Self-taught, dropped out of school at 16
- Notable Achievements
- Russia's Forbes 30 Under 30, founded viral app at 16