Daniel Bessonov
InvestorFounderPartner at Dorm Room · Founder at Avora
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $40K checks · typically $40K
FoundedAvora · YC
Founder at AvoraYC F24
Intro paths
YC
Daniel went through Y Combinator (Fall 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Avora's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Avora's investors below.
Avora's investors · 5
Co-founders at Avora
JZ
Justin ZhouFounder
Experience
- AvoraFoundercurrent2024 — present
- WisprSenior Software Engineer2023 — 2024
- Dorm Room FundPartner2019 — 2023Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- RampIntern2022
- Anduril IndustriesIntern2021 — 2022
- LumosFellow2020 — 2021
- RobloxSoftware Engineering Intern2020
- The RoundsFounding Engineer2019 — 2020
- Dali LabsCo-Founder2014 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford UniversitySoftware Engineering Intern2018 — 2019Palo Alto, California
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityMachine Learning Intern2018
- whiteCryptionSecurity Intern2017Sunnyvale
- IntertrustSoftware Engineering Intern2016Sunnyvale, CA
- nFlate, Inc.iOS Development Intern2016San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- University of PennsylvaniaMaster's degree, Computer Science
- Jerome Fisher M&T ProgramBachelor of Science - BS, Finance
- University of PennsylvaniaBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science
Skills & more
Russian3iOS Development14Swift10Python6C++5OOP5Node.js5Objective-C6JavaScript6C#5Android Development5Algorithms5
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Graphic DesignRussian to EnglishPhotoshopUser InterfaceFront-endMobile ApplicationsPHPMySQLJavaLanguages English · Russian · Spanish
- Deep Learning — Coursera
- Server-side Development with NodeJS — Coursera Course Certificates
- The Arduino Platform and C Programming — Coursera
- Principles of Computing — Coursera
- Algorithmic Thinking - AP Computer Science — Coursera
- Android App Development — Coursera
From Daniel's professional profile.
Colleagues at Dorm Room
Network6
James RubenScout
Partner at Dorm Room
Mia KrishnamurthyScout
Investor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)
Nashilu Mouen MakouaScout
Partner at Dorm Room
Alex Marley
Partner at Dorm Room
Alexa Davis
Partner at Dorm Room
Alexa Spagnola
Managing Partner at Dorm Room
Investors connected to Daniel in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Daniel Bessonov work?
- Daniel Bessonov is Partner at Dorm Room and Founder at Avora.
- What check size does Daniel Bessonov write?
- Daniel Bessonov typically writes checks of $40K.
- What companies did Daniel Bessonov found?
- Daniel Bessonov founded Avora.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,730
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptJessica LivingstonFounder, RetiredFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit
+ 8,723 more
Stanford University mafia837
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded Manas AI +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern BreakersSteve JurvetsonBSEEFounded Mojo VisionBalaji SrinivasanGraduate StudentFounded Counsyl +1Jess LeeBSFounded Polyvore
+ 830 more
Carnegie Mellon University mafia218
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
William GuttmanDistinguished Service Professor of Economics & Special Advisor to ProvostFounded CurvePoint +3Rodney BrooksResearch ScientistFounded Rethink Robotics +2Dr. Manu KumarBSFounded Hi Hello +1Blake SchollBSFounded Boom +1Venkat ViswanathanAssociate ProfessorFounded Aionics +1Andrew NgBachelor of Science - BSFounded Factored +1
+ 211 more
University of Pennsylvania mafia189
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Scott Wolf, MDBAFounded Cardiac Dimensions +3Trevor PriceB.A.Founded Docent Health +2Ben LererBSFounded Thrillist +1Eric HeilBSEFounded Ladderbio +1Lyle BerkowitzBSEFounded Apollo Health +1Hari SundramDoctor of Medicine (MD)Founded Write Wise +1
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Ramp mafia21
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ian TraceySenior Staff Software Engineer, Applied AIFounded Hydrant +1Royce ArockiasamyApplied AI EngineerFounded Pleom +1Karim AtiyehCo-Founder, Co-CEO RampFounded Paribus +1Austin HayHead of Marketing TechnologyFounded ClarifyKingsley AdvaniInvestorFounded AllocationsMichael LiuProduct ManagerFounded Finary
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Same school
Also attended University of Pennsylvania765
Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark Capital
+ 759 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Avora1
Also worked at Ramp51
Logan BartlettManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesAlex TranInvestment Team at General CatalystClay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalJacob EffronManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesAustin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesJeannette zu FürstenbergPresident & Managing Director at General Catalyst
+ 45 more
Also worked at Anduril Industries34
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystTrae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of AndurilKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Paul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystMark XuInvestor at Index VenturesMichael RobinsonInvestor at Craft Ventures
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