About
Kia Fathi is a Builder at Fifty Years, where he develops tools and products to support founders. He was previously a Technical Lead on Google's Core Developer Platform team, and before that co-founded and served as VP of Engineering at Raydiant, where he led product development through its Series A. He began his career in scientific research, studying Biology at Duke and stem cells at Stanford before moving into software.
Experience
- Fifty YearsHead of Product & Engineeringcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Fifty YearsBuilder2023 — 2025San Francisco
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2018 — 2023Mountain View
- Mira Screen SignageFounder & VP of Engineering2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Mira Screen SignageFounder & Lead Engineer2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- MintedSenior Software Engineer2016San Francisco Bay Area
- MintedSoftware Engineer2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Packt PublishingTechnical Reviewer2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Compgun, Inc.Software Engineering Consultant2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Hack ReactorHacker In Residence2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Hack ReactorSoftware Engineer2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford University Medical CenterStem-Cell Researcher2012 — 2014Stanford, California
- Cardinal EducationTutor2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterOncology Researcher2010Greater Los Angeles Area
Education
- Duke UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology/Biological Sciences
- Saint Francis High SchoolHighschool Diploma
Skills & more
EngineeringSoftwareMachine LearningSystem ArchitectureProduct DevelopmentJavaScript73HTML43ReactJS8CSS51Flux5AngularJS39Data Analysis31
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Node.jsjQueryPythonResearchBackbone.jsGitPCRFamo.usCoffeeScriptStem CellsGulpAlgorithmsLanguages English · Persian
- AI Evals For Engineers & PMs — Maven
- Gold Level - Cyber Resilience: Advanced — Phished
- Master the Commercial Product and Business Playbook of AI Agents — Maven
- Foundations of Data Science: Prediction and Machine Learning — edX
- Foundations of Data Science: Inferential Thinking by Resampling — edX
- Foundations of Data Science: Computational Thinking with Python — edX
- Programming and the Web for Beginners — Coursera Course Certificates
- Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software — Coursera Course Certificates
- Introduction to Guitar — Coursera Course Certificates
- Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects — Coursera Course Certificates
From Kia's professional profile.
Colleagues at Fifty Years
Ale Borda
Head of 5050 at Fifty Years
Alex Teng
Partner at Fifty Years
Ania Scigalska
Chief of Staff to Seth Bannon at Fifty Years
D. Scott Phoenix
Partner at Fifty Years
Drew Moxon
Head of Platform and Product at Fifty Years
Ela Madej
Founding Partner at Fifty Years
Joe Fox
Engineer at Fifty Years
Kasia Bojanowska
Designer at Fifty Years
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Kia Fathi work?
- Kia Fathi is Builder at Fifty Years.
Same school
Also attended Duke University499
Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpScott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture GroupVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners
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Also attended Saint Francis High School12
Kevin ThauInvestor at Spark CapitalAdrian MallingerOperations & Administration at Ballistic VenturesHaley HughesChief of Staff at ClimacticMichael PanicciaAssociate at Catapult VenturesGary A. VecchiarelliPresident & Chief Financial Officer at CleansparkTaylor BernalDirector of Marketing & Platform at Costanoa Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Fifty Years14
Piotr WilamManaging Partner at Innovation NestEla MadejFounding Partner at Fifty YearsSeth BannonFounding Partner at Fifty YearsAlex TengPartner at Fifty YearsDrew MoxonHead of Platform and Product at Fifty YearsUeli FriedliHead of Finance at Fifty Years
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Also worked at Google1,559
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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