Ai Daniil Bekirov
FounderFounder at Sparkles
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedSparkles · YC
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.
Founder 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.
Experience
- Sparkles (YC W26)CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Structured AISoftware Engineer2025San Francisco Bay Area
- iterateSoftware Engineer Intern2025London Area, United Kingdom
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 Founder of Sparkles.
- What companies did Ai Daniil Bekirov found?
- Ai Daniil Bekirov founded Sparkles.
- Where did Ai Daniil Bekirov go to school?
- Ai Daniil Bekirov studied at Y Combinator (W26); UCL (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); The King's School, Canterbury (A Levels, Maths).
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