Keyan K.

Keyan K. is a co-founder and CEO at 222, focusing on accelerating chance social encounters at local venues. Keyan also serves as a founding partner and advisor at Crescent Fund, raising funds to invest in SoCal student founders. With a background in computer science and engineering, Keyan has held various roles in product management and engineering, including positions at American Express, shl.vc, Kleiner Perkins, Airtime, and Match. Keyan's research experience includes building socio-technical systems to predict social satisfaction among strangers. Additionally, Keyan co-founded UCI's first student-run product incubator and has participated in programs at Y Combinator and the University of Washington.