Khalil Zahar

Khalil Zahar is the Founder and CEO of FightCamp, the AI-driven boxing and human performance platform backed by over $100 million from Y Combinator and world champions including Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather, and Georges St-Pierre.

He did not grow up in combat sports. A mechanical engineer and former B-boy, Khalil walked into a gritty boxing gym later in life, got humbled fast, and realized something uncomfortable: modern fitness was selling motivation, not identity. That insight became the foundation for FightCamp.

After moving from Canada to Silicon Valley through Y Combinator, Khalil led FightCamp through ten near-death moments, including a last-minute overseas production rescue with weeks of runway left. While most home boxing competitors disappeared, FightCamp survived category whiplash and built a global brand reaching 538K YouTube subscribers, 91M+ views, and more than 800K total followers.

Khalil brings a hard-earned perspective on capital, culture, AI in consumer tech, and why entrepreneurship is closer to endurance sports than Silicon Valley likes to admit. He speaks candidly about raising $100M+, surviving volatility, rebuilding brand identity after rapid growth, and why confidence is earned through structured discomfort, not marketing slogans.

No fluff. No hacks. Just the real mechanics of building something that lasts.