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Kion Fallah

Founder

Founder / CEO at Experiential Labs

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedExperiential Labs Β· YC

About

Kion Fallah holds a PhD in Machine Learning from Georgia Tech and a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Ohio State. He was previously a Staff Research Scientist at Waabi, where he directed the mixed reality simulation team for autonomous vehicle testing.

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Kion @okfallah

Frontier models are already surprisingly strong at world modeling. With some post-training, open source can definitely also get there. https://t.co/1goLVkOb7r https://t.co/MOrT96RbiD

Jul 1, 2026 Β· β™₯ 8

Kion @okfallah

Use world models to run your agents without spinning up an environment VM! https://t.co/MOrT96RJ8b

Jun 30, 2026 Β· β™₯ 3

Kion @okfallah

Self-improving AI is getting commoditized. The next frontier is how fast your loop compounds.

Jun 10, 2026 Β· β™₯ 4

Founder / CEO at Experiential LabsYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Kion went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Experiential Labs's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Kion can intro founders to Experiential Labs's investors below.

Experiential Labs's investors Β· 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Experiential Labs

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Silen NaihinFounder

Experience

  1. Experiential LabsCEO / Co-Foundercurrent2026 β€” presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. South Park CommonsMember2026San Francisco, CA
  3. WaabiStaff Research Scientist2025San Francisco, CA
  4. WaabiSenior Research Scientist2023 β€” 2025San Francisco, California, United States
  5. WaabiResearch Intern2022
  6. Capital OneSoftware Engineer Intern2019McLean, Virginia
  7. Texas InstrumentsHardware Engineer Intern2018Santa Clara, California
  8. Honda R&D Americas, Inc.Software Engineer Intern2017Marysville, Ohio

Education

  1. Georgia Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Machine Learning2019 β€” 2023
  2. The Ohio State UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering2015 β€” 2018
  3. Dublin Jerome High SchoolIB Diploma

Skills & more

Leadership10Public Speaking8Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)10Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)10Signal Processing5Machine Learning3Technical Communication2Python14Java9React.js5PyTorch1

Languages English Β· Farsi

From Kion's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology206

Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 VenturesTom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategyJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures

+ 200 more

Also attended The Ohio State University86

Keatten SmithCapital Formation Coordinator at March Capital PartnersJohn Rice, Ph.D.Partner Emeritus at CincyTechSara Risch, PhDAdvisor at CincyTechWill McKelveyPrincipal at Lerer HippeauLaura SebastianiVP of Finance at Scale Venture PartnersSuresh BalasubramanianInvestor at Storm Ventures

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Also attended Dublin Jerome High School1

Antony YangInvestor at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Shared employers

Also worked at South Park Commons36

Chase AdamPartner at Very Serious VenturesAndrew ParkerGeneral Partner at Spero VenturesKelsey FloresChief Financial Officer at Slipstream InvestorsJaclyn Rice NelsonCo-founder and part-time GP at Coalition OperatorsBala ChandrasekaranPartner at Alt CapitalRuchi SanghviPartner and Founding Member at South Park Commons

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Also worked at Waabi6

Kanu GulatiInvestor at Khosla VenturesBrook PorterPartner at G2 Venture PartnersNeel MehtaPartner at G2 Venture PartnersAleksej MitrjaschkinPartner at Incharge Capital PartnersSebastian FeurigAnalyst at Incharge Capital PartnersJoseph SungaInvestor at Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2)

Also worked at Capital One111

Joey ShinInvestment Analyst at Pantera CapitalNigel MorrisCo-Founder and Managing Partner of QED InvestorsFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsBill CilluffoPartner at QED InvestorsAustin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesMatt RisleyPartner Emeritus at QED Investors

+ 105 more

Also worked at Texas Instruments35

KT MooreAdvisor at Clear VenturesDavid LiebGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorGreg DraconPartner at .406 VenturesJoshua PosamentierManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Congruent VenturesNeville TeagardenCo-Founder and General Partner at AI CapitalRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund

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