About
Sanad Kiswani has experience with game engine development and systems design, and is now building AI tools for game creation through Playabl.ai.
Founder at Playabl.aiYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Sanad went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Playabl.ai's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Sanad can intro founders to Playabl.ai's investors below.
Playabl.ai's investors · 3
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Co-founders at Playabl.ai
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Hamza Al-AliFounder & CEO
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Omar JarrahFounder
Experience
- Playabl AI (YC P26)Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- NeonRainCo-Founder2023 — 2024
- YouTubeChannel Owner2014 — 2023
- Paragon FoundationProduct Designer2021 — 2022Amman, Jordan
- MASEEnergy Engineering Intern2019Amman, Jordan
- Larimar TechParttime Intern2018 — 2019Amman, Jordan
- MaysalwardContent Creator2018 — 2019Amman, Jordan
Skills & more
ModdingGame DesignCreative Concept DesignGame DevelopmentVideo Editing2PrototypingAdobe Photoshop2MATLAB1Autodesk 3ds MaxFigma (Software)Team Leadership1Generative AI Development
Languages Arabic · English
- Algorithms for Battery Management Systems Specialization — University of Colorado Boulder
- Unreal Fellowship: Games — Unreal Engine
- NEBOSH Health and Safety at Work Award — NEBOSH
- Graphic Design Specialization - Coursera — California Institute of the Arts
From Sanad's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sanad Kiswani?
- Sanad Kiswani has experience with game engine development and systems design, and is now building AI tools for game creation through Playabl.ai.
- Where does Sanad Kiswani work?
- Sanad Kiswani is Founder of Playabl.ai.
- What companies did Sanad Kiswani found?
- Sanad Kiswani founded Playabl.ai.
- Where did Sanad Kiswani go to school?
- Sanad Kiswani studied at Y Combinator; Al Hussein Technical University (HTU) (Bachelor's degree, Energy Engineering); University of Bradford (Research Student, Biomedical/Medical Engineering).
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