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.
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
Co-founders at Slicker
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Ivan ValkovFounder
Experience
- SlickerChief Executive Officercurrent2023 β present
- StripeSoftware Engineer2021 β 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Thought MachineTech Lead Manager2020 β 2021
- Thought MachineBack End Engineer2019 β 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- ImprobableSoftware Engineering Intern2018London Area, United Kingdom
- GSL LabsSoftware Engineering Intern2017 β 2018Glasgow, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Web Development9Python12Java15Django7JavaScript7Representational State Transfer (REST)4
Languages Bulgarian Β· English Β· German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dani Penev?
- 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.
- Where does Dani Penev work?
- Dani Penev is Founder of Slicker.
- What companies did Dani Penev found?
- Dani Penev founded Slicker.
- Where did Dani Penev go to school?
- Dani Penev studied at Y Combinator; University of Glasgow (Bachelor of Science - BSc, Software Engineering); First Language School, Varna (High School Diploma, English Language and Literature).
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