Where does Kiana Ehsani work?

Kiana Ehsani is Founder of VERCEPT.

Where did Kiana Ehsani go to school?

Kiana Ehsani studied at University of Washington (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); University of Washington (Master's degree, Computer Science).

Kiana Ehsani

Founder

Founder at VERCEPT

Seattle, Washington, United States

FoundedVERCEPT

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219 people in our graph share verified history with Kiana — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Oren EtzioniunlockedKiana: together at VERCEPT (2024–2026)

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×9Kiana: together at Allen Institute for AI (AI2)

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VERCEPT's investors · 5

Allen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorSeattle · $100K – $600K checks Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2)Seattle Fifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2025 Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checks Point NineBerlin · $1M – $10M checks

Co-founders at VERCEPT

Luca WeihsFounder

Ross Girshick

Experience

AnthropicMember of Technical Staffcurrent2026 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
VerceptCEO and Co-Founder2024 — 2026Seattle, Washington, United States
Allen Institute for AI (AI2)Senior Research Scientist2020 — 2024Seattle, Washington, United States
University of WashingtonResearch Assistant2015 — 2020Greater Seattle Area
MetaResearch Intern2019Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Skills & more

Deep LearningMachine Learning

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kiana Ehsani?: Founder at VERCEPT
Where does Kiana Ehsani work?: Kiana Ehsani is Founder of VERCEPT.
What companies did Kiana Ehsani found?: Kiana Ehsani founded VERCEPT.
Where did Kiana Ehsani go to school?: Kiana Ehsani studied at University of Washington (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); University of Washington (Master's degree, Computer Science).

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