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Daniel Siryakov

Founder

Founder at Acolite

New York, New York, United States

FoundedAcolite · YC

About

Daniel Siryakov previously worked as an AI product manager and machine learning engineer developing quantitative investment strategies. He is the founder and CEO of Acolite, an insurance brokerage platform for the construction industry.

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Daniel @danielzohan1

Unpopular opinion: open sourcing stuff you built internally for some unrelated thing signals that your core business is in trouble and you’re fishing for a pivot

Aug 2, 2026 · ♥ 4

Daniel @danielzohan1

Fun fact, the original hedge fund by Alfred Winslow Jones actually had a 100% net exposure even with leverage and it was the first to implement 2 and 20 https://t.co/F0moE1Cih0

Jul 30, 2026 · ♥ 1

Daniel @danielzohan1

If your competition is the status quo then you’re ngmi. It needs to be a real pain point that drives action for change or you’re in for a real slog. https://t.co/gaYznZrTd8

Jul 28, 2026

Founder at AcoliteYC X25

Intro paths

YC

Daniel went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Acolite's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Acolite's investors below.

Acolite's investors · 1

Y Combinator

Co-founders at Acolite

BBBarak Ben Noon
Barak Ben NoonFounder

Experience

  1. AcoliteCofounder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
  2. OntraSenior Product Manager, AI2023 — 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
  3. CometSenior Product Manager2022 — 2023
  4. PNCSenior Quantitative Analyst / Product Manager2021 — 2022Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  5. PNCQuantitative Analyst2018 — 2021
  6. Union Square Park Capital Management, LLCQuantitative Analyst2016 — 2017Greater New York City Area
  7. Chicago Trading CompanyTrading Analyst2015 — 2016
  8. BarclaysSales and Trading Summer Analyst2014

Education

  1. Baruch CollegeBachelor's Degree, Statistics and Quantitative Modeling/ Mathematics
  2. Y Combinator

Skills & more

VBA31C++11Python12Product StrategyTrading38Financial Analysis29Quantitative Finance22Portfolio Management19Global MacroOptions1

Languages Hebrew · Russian

  • Machine Learning — Coursera
  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — CFA Institute

From Daniel's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Baruch College53

Nitol HannanController at StripesMurat CanogluExperts | Venture Partner at 212Einat NemeshVenture Partner at TAU VenturesLeah TarragoInvestment Analyst at Rocana VenturesNoémie OiknineInvestor at Maor InvestmentsEric KwongDirector, Finance/Ops at FINTOP Capital

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Also attended Y Combinator1,464

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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Shared employers

Also worked at Ontra2

Chelsea StonerGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichael StatonEIR at SFU VentureLabs

Also worked at Comet3

John McCulloughInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersSam AwrabiFounder & Solo GP at Banyan VenturesMackey CravenPartner at OpenView Venture Partners

Also worked at Chicago Trading Company2

Sam PotterPartner at Siddhi CapitalRavi DoshiInvestor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault

Also worked at Barclays148

Bertie AykroydPartner at Mayfair Equity PartnersShemina MekkyExecutive Assistant, MENA at Golden Gate VenturesChiraag DeoraPrincipal at GreycroftSunil RaoCOO, SVP Finance at Plum Alley InvestmentsJarrid TingleInvestor at Harlem Capital PartnersPhil VenablesVenture Partner at Ballistic Ventures

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