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Handol Kim

Handol Kim is the co-founder and CEO of Variational AI, a health and biotech AI company based in Vancouver. Handol Kim co-founded Variational AI with Jason Rolfe. Variational AI was covered in the Canadian AI Newsletter in October 2026.

Co-founder/CEO of Variational AI.

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Variational AI

Generative AI small-molecule drug discovery (Enki).

Role
Co-founder/CEO
HQ
Vancouver, BC
Founded
2019
Status
Active
Website
variational.ai

Co-founders: Jason Rolfe

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