Entrepreneur, 13, gets Intel funding for low-cost Braille printer

YOUNG MINDS: A 13-year-old boy's affordable Braille printer invention has won backing from Intel.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California: If Shubham Banerjee cannot lay claim to being the world's youngest venture capital-backed entrepreneur, he comes very close. 

Banerjee was 12 years old when he closed an early-stage funding round with Intel Capital, the company's venture capital arm, last month for his prototype for a low-cost Braille printer. Since then, the San Jose, California middle-schooler has turned 13.