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Tejasvi Manoj
American cybercrime activist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tejasvi Manoj is an American teenager, programmer and website developer. She received the TIME’s Kid of the Year award in 2025 for her initiative to protect seniors from cybercrime.[2]
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Early life
Born in California and grew up in Texas. She was a student at Lebanon Trail High School in Frisco.[3]
Initiative to protect seniors from cybercrime
In 2024, Manoj and her father averted a cyber scam. Manoj’s 85-year-old grand-father called them ready to wire two thousand dollars to a cybercrime operation, based on a deceitful email he received.[2]
Manoj was inspired by the incident to develop an app designed to help seniors identify and report online scam.[3] She subsequently launched the website Shield Seniors.[4]
Both Manoj’s parents are IT professionals that accompanied the teenager in her effort to set up the information website for the elderly.[2]
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Recognition and awards
Manoj received an honorable mention in the 2024 Congressional App Challenge.[5]
In September 2025, Manoj was named TIME Kid of the Year.[2]
References
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