Yassine Tahi

Yassine Tahi is the Co-founder and CEO of Kinetix, a company he established in August 2020 and is currently leading. Kinetix specializes in enabling avatar self-expression in 3D virtual worlds and social media through technology that covers the entire lifecycle of emotes - from creation to distribution, monetization, and sharing.1

Professional Background

Yassine has a diverse background in entrepreneurship, venture capital, and technology:

• Kinetix: As Co-founder and CEO since August 2020, he leads the company in developing animation technology for virtual worlds.1
• Entrepreneur First: Participated in their entrepreneur program from April to September 2020.1
• 212 Founders: Served as Program Manager and Entrepreneur in Residence from April 2019 to April 2020, focusing on seed and Series A venture capital.1
• TalentSpace: Founded and organized the Paris Talent Summit, a major recruiting event for tech and digital talents, from June 2016 to August 2019.1
• Unibail-Rodamco: Worked as an analyst for their startup accelerator and CVC from April to August 2017.1
• Elephoners: Served as Head of Operations from September 2016 to April 2017 for this call-automation SaaS platform.1

Education

Yassine has a strong educational background:

• HEC Paris: Completed the Programme Grande Ecole, Master in Management.1
• Sciences Po: Obtained a Master of Public Administration.1
• The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE): Studied Finance, Accounting, and Management.1
• Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3: Earned a Licence in Applied Foreign Languages (English/Spanish) for Business and Trade.1

Recent Achievements

Under Yassine's leadership, Kinetix has shown significant growth:

• As of November 14, 2024, Kinetix was ranked 6th among the fastest-growing startups in France on Sifted's leaderboard.2

Yassine is actively involved in discussions and events related to AI, 3D animation, and gaming:

• He has been participating in conferences and discussions about the future of AI in games.6
• Yassine regularly shares insights and developments in AI, 3D animation, and generative AI on his LinkedIn profile.345

This combination of entrepreneurial experience, technical knowledge, and leadership in the AI and 3D animation space positions Yassine Tahi as a notable figure in the tech startup ecosystem, particularly in France and the broader European market.