YCS26· AI· DevtoolsExperiential Labs
Open source AI gateway that turns your traffic into better models
Founders
- Kion FallahFounder/CEO
- Silen NaihinFounder/CTO
Same space
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Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
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TraceRoot.AIS25Open source self-improving layer for AI agentsShared: infrastructureActive
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About Experiential Labs
We are building an open source gateway for AI budget holders to control model access and turn their traffic into better models that they own. We're a team that has earned an ML PhD at Georgia Tech, scaled AutoGPT to 160k GitHub stars, and led a self-driving simulation team at Waabi.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Experiential Labs: questions
Which YC batch was Experiential Labs in?
Experiential Labs was in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch (S26).
Is Experiential Labs still active?
Y Combinator lists Experiential Labs as active.
Who founded Experiential Labs?
Experiential Labs's founders, as listed on its YC page: Kion Fallah (Founder/CEO), Silen Naihin (Founder/CTO).
Where is Experiential Labs based?
Experiential Labs lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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