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Silen Naihin

Founder

Founder at Experiential Labs

United States

FoundedExperiential Labs · YC

About

Silen Naihin contributed to AI research at the Department of Energy and co-founded Stackwise, a W24 cohort company. He developed AutoGPT and co-authored an open source agent benchmark published at NeurIPS.

Founder at Experiential LabsYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Silen went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

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

Experiential Labs's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Experiential Labs

KFKion Fallah
Kion FallahFounder / CEO

Experience

  1. Experiential LabsCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
  2. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)Member of Technical Staff2025 — 2026
  3. StackwiseCo-Founder2023 — 2025
  4. AutoGPTFounding AI Engineer2023
  5. AspireFounding Engineer2022San Francisco Bay Area
  6. ImpressCo-Founder2021 — 2022
  7. MiscVarious AI / Full Stack2018 — 2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Skills & more

Leadership18Management16Public Speaking12Sales4Project Management2Entrepreneurship1

Languages English · Russian

From Silen's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Silen Naihin?
Silen Naihin contributed to AI research at the Department of Energy and co-founded Stackwise, a W24 cohort company. He developed AutoGPT and co-authored an open source agent benchmark published at NeurIPS.
Where does Silen Naihin work?
Silen Naihin is Founder of Experiential Labs.
What companies did Silen Naihin found?
Silen Naihin founded Experiential Labs.
Where did Silen Naihin go to school?
Silen Naihin studied at Y Combinator; On Deck (Fellow); Minerva University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science).

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Kion FallahFounder / CEO at Experiential Labs

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