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Dani Penev

Founder

Founder at Slicker

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedSlicker Β· YC

About

Dani Penev is co-founder and CEO of Slicker, an AI subscription failure recovery platform. He previously built global bank transfer solutions at Stripe and Thought Machine, and holds a degree from the University of Glasgow.

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Dani Penev @danipenev

Payments at scale and across providers are hard. We're solving this with AI. πŸš€ Come chat! https://t.co/aOIotfPIvl

Aug 15, 2023 Β· β™₯ 4

Dani Penev @danipenev

Stay tuned for our second launch https://t.co/WbrjE9QG1l

Aug 12, 2023 Β· β™₯ 7 Β· ⇄ 2

Dani Penev @danipenev

Cruise is one of the most amazing things in San Francisco. Truly feels like the future is now. https://t.co/te6Nmfffpc

Jul 26, 2023

Founder at SlickerYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Dani went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Dani can intro founders to Slicker's investors below.

Slicker's investors Β· 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Slicker

IVIvan Valkov
Ivan ValkovFounder

Experience

  1. SlickerChief Executive Officercurrent2023 β€” present
  2. StripeSoftware Engineer2021 β€” 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  3. Thought MachineTech Lead Manager2020 β€” 2021
  4. Thought MachineBack End Engineer2019 β€” 2020London Area, United Kingdom
  5. ImprobableSoftware Engineering Intern2018London Area, United Kingdom
  6. GSL LabsSoftware Engineering Intern2017 β€” 2018Glasgow, United Kingdom

Education

  1. Y Combinator2023
  2. University of GlasgowBachelor of Science - BSc, Software Engineering2015 β€” 2019
  3. First Language School, VarnaHigh School Diploma, English Language and Literature2010 β€” 2015

Skills & more

Web Development9Python12Java15Django7JavaScript7Representational State Transfer (REST)4

Languages Bulgarian Β· English Β· German

From Dani's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator1,463

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

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Also attended University of Glasgow38

Andreas SchropferHead of Finance at Brighteye VenturesKelsey BolanderAssociate β€” Business Ops & Partner Support at Energize VenturesRob DesboroughGeneral Partner and Chair of Seraphim Space Accelerator at Seraphim SpaceNatalie JohnstonInvestment Principal at 4BIO CapitalLydia KwonVP Partnerships at DWF LabsPhilippe de LathuyLegal Counsel at Astanor Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Slicker1

Ivan ValkovFounder at Slicker

Also worked at Stripe107

Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalLaura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesMark FiorentinoInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also worked at Thought Machine7

Vinoth JayakumarPartner at Molten VenturesMax BautinManaging Partner at IQ CapitalAndre de HaesCo-Founder, Managing Partner at BackedJonathan BradfordManaging Partner at Dynamo VenturesShane VernerSales Coach at Galileo VenturesChris SmithManaging Partner at Playfair Capital

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Also worked at Improbable8

Javier VillamizarAdvisor at AvilaGabe CunninghamPartner at Fontinalis PartnersJavier VillamizarOperating Partner at SoftBank Vision FundBen NewsomeVP, Talent and People at Cherry VenturesPhil ChenFounding Partner, Presence Capital at Race CapitalMichal PΓ‘ndyFounder at MediSearch

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