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Known for these resultsRole41%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 41% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio85%Bio coverage: 85% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company28%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 28% of these rows have at least one match.School24%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 24% of these rows have at least one match.
- Can Celik@cancelikFounder/CEO · herdrF26B2B · Ankara
- Aditya Vellanki@aditya_vellankiFounder/CTO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Jesai TarunFounder/CEO · Sentient OSF26B2B · San Francisco
- Shubham Palriwala@ShubhamInTechFounder/CEO · Agnost AIS26B2B · San Francisco
- Dylan Kelly@dylanpkelFounder/CEO · Amorphic LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Frank LiFounder/CTO · Amorphic LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Nithik Bala@nithikbalaFounder · AmuletS26B2B · San Francisco
- Jonathan Waldorf@jwaldorfFounder · CerenovusS26B2B · San Francisco
- Aditya Asgaonkar@adiasgFounder/CEO · ClickS26B2B · San Francisco
- Sarthak Aggarwal@_sarthak4Founder/CTO · DecaworkS26B2B · San Francisco
- David Khachaturov@davidobot_Founder/CTO · Egoist MachinesS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Rhys Sullivan@RhysSullivanFounder · ExecutorS26B2B · San Francisco
- Kion Fallah@okfallahFounder/CEO · Experiential LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Silen Naihin@silennaiFounder/CTO · Experiential LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Safi Shamsi@safishamsiiFounder/CEO · Graphify LabsS26B2B · London
- Anis Mihrshahi@anismihrshahiFounder · GutgutgooseS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Leon MojarrabiFounder · GutgutgooseS26Healthcare · San Francisco
- Brandon Ong@bdono_Founder/CEO · Hebbian RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Kingston Kuan@kstonekuanFounder/CTO · Hebbian RoboticsS26Industrials · San Francisco
- Jeremy Huang@Jeremy069626792Founder/CEO · JcodeS26Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Can CelikherdrFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BAnkara, Turkey1https://x.com/cancelikAditya VellankiSentient OSFounder/CTOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/aditya_vellankiJesai TarunSentient OSFounder/CEOFall 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Shubham PalriwalaAgnost AIFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ShubhamInTechDylan KellyAmorphic LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dylanpkelFrank LiAmorphic LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Nithik BalaAmuletFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/nithikbalaJonathan WaldorfCerenovusFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/jwaldorfAditya AsgaonkarClickFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/adiasgSarthak AggarwalDecaworkFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/_sarthak4David KhachaturovEgoist MachinesFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/davidobot_Rhys SullivanExecutorFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/RhysSullivanKion FallahExperiential LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/okfallahSilen NaihinExperiential LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/silennaiSafi ShamsiGraphify LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom2https://x.com/safishamsiiAnis MihrshahiGutgutgooseFounderSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/anismihrshahiLeon MojarrabiGutgutgooseFounderSummer 2026HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Brandon OngHebbian RoboticsFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/bdono_Kingston KuanHebbian RoboticsFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/kstonekuanJeremy HuangJcodeFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/Jeremy069626792
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Kion Fallah
Founder/CEO·Experiential Labs
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size2
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder at Experiential Labs. Previously Staff Research Scientist at Waabi, where he led the mixed reality simulation team, enabling high-coverage testing of autonomous vehicles. PhD in Machine Learning from Georgia Tech. BS in ECE from Ohio State.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Experiential LabsOpen source OpenRouter that turns your traffic into a better model
Co-foundersSilen Naihin@silennai
