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Ai Daniil Bekirov
InvestorFounderCEO at Sparkles
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedSparkles · YC
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About
Daniil Bekirov dropped out of University College London to start Sparkles. He previously worked at Iterate.com, a startup founded by a former Monzo CTO, and at StructuredAI.
CEO at SparklesYC W26
Intro paths
Ai went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Sparkles's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Ai can intro founders to Sparkles's investors below.
Investments
Per curated public sources.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ai Daniil Bekirov?
- Daniil Bekirov dropped out of University College London to start Sparkles. He previously worked at Iterate.com, a startup founded by a former Monzo CTO, and at StructuredAI.
- Where does Ai Daniil Bekirov work?
- Ai Daniil Bekirov is CEO of Sparkles.
- What companies did Ai Daniil Bekirov found?
- Ai Daniil Bekirov founded Sparkles.
- What companies has Ai Daniil Bekirov invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Byteport, Forum.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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UCL mafia310
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The King's School, Canterbury mafia4
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