Experiential Labs
YC S26 · Active · Open source AI gateway that turns your traffic into better models
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 RiftenShared: reinforcement learning, infrastructure, gatewayActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS26 |
 AdenShared: open source, infrastructureActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCW20 |
 Unsloth AIShared: open source, github star, infrastructureActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS24 |
 ExecutorShared: open source, gateway, accessActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS26 |
 ManufactShared: github star, open source, infrastructureActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS25 |
 Together AInot in a program hereShared: open source, modelElsewhereOther | Other | Elsewhere |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 FlamecastShared: infrastructure, gatewayNot statedAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Not stated | SPC2025 |
 UnifyShared: reinforcement learning, infrastructure, modelActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCW23 |
 TraceRoot.AIShared: open source, infrastructure, githubActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS25 |
 OpenFoundryShared: open source, infrastructure, buildingActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCW24 |
 Browser UseShared: github star, open source, controlActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCW25 |
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Founders
- Kion FallahFounder/CEO
- Silen NaihinFounder/CTO
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.
- YC batch
- S26 · Summer 2026
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI, Developer tools
- Team size
- 2
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2026
- Checked
- 35m ago
YC tags: Artificial Intelligence, Reinforcement Learning, Infrastructure
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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