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1,048 people in our graph share verified history with Ivan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Maddie CoughlinunlockedIvan: together at BlackRock (2022)
×11Ivan: together at Y Combinator
About
Ivan Valkov is co-founder and CTO of Slicker, an AI-powered subscription failure recovery platform. He has held product and team leadership roles across startups and larger organizations.
Founder at SlickerYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Ivan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ivan can intro founders to Slicker's investors below.
Slicker's investors · 1
Co-founders at Slicker
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Dani PenevFounder
Experience
- SlickerChief Technology Officercurrent2023 — present
- Optimize All The ThingsPodcast Hostcurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- BlackRockVice President - Senior Software Engineer2022 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- SeldonSoftware Engineer2021 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- ImprobableSoftware Engineer2018 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
- Channel Shift SolutionsSoftware Engineer2017 — 2018Greater Glasgow Area
- ImprobableSoftware Engineering Intern2017London, United Kingdom
- University of GlasgowDemonstrator2016 — 2017Greater Glasgow Area
- The Hut GroupSoftware Engineering Intern2016Northwich
Skills & more
Go9Kubernetes5SQL3Software Development5Test Driven DevelopmentSpring MVC3Java5Git6Subversion4Jenkins2Microsoft SQL Server2AngularJS2
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Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)JavaScriptDockerPythonDjangoTeamworkSpring SecurityGolangLanguages Bulgarian · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ivan Valkov?
- Ivan Valkov is co-founder and CTO of Slicker, an AI-powered subscription failure recovery platform. He has held product and team leadership roles across startups and larger organizations.
- Where does Ivan Valkov work?
- Ivan Valkov is Founder of Slicker.
- What companies did Ivan Valkov found?
- Ivan Valkov founded Slicker.
- Where did Ivan Valkov go to school?
- Ivan Valkov studied at University of Glasgow (MSci, Software Engineering); Y Combinator.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
BlackRock mafia62
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Bo LuManaging DirectorFounded FutureAdvisor +1Gus TrigosQuant, Quantitative Investment GroupFounded Runtime +1Shourya LalaSoftware EngineerFounded Third Chair +1Pauline RotetaSenior Investor & Portfolio Manager, BlackRock Infrastructure Investment GroupFounded Pasito +1Anand KannappanQuantitative AnalystFounded Kyber Technologies +1Vivian WangFinancial Markets Advisory AnalystFounded Landed +1
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BlackRock mafia42
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Bo LuManaging DirectorFounded FutureAdvisor +1Gus TrigosQuant, Quantitative Investment GroupFounded Runtime +1Shourya LalaSoftware EngineerFounded Third Chair +1Pauline RotetaVice President, Latin America & Iberia BusinessFounded Pasito +1Vivian WangFinancial Markets Advisory Summer AnalystFounded Landed +1Xin SongPortfolio ManagerFounded Gsr
+ 35 more
University of Glasgow mafia30
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Andrew AntosExchangeFounded Klarity +1Aart de GeusHonorary PhDFounded Synopsys +1Michel DetheuxPost docFounded iTeos Therapeutics +1Douglas J. JollyPh.D.Founded Abintus Bio +1Rod MacGregorB. Sc.Founded GlassPoint Solar +1Donald McClymontM.EngFounded indie Semiconductor +1
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Improbable mafia11
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Chris BattarbeeSoftware Engineering InternFounded MetoroMichal PándySoftware Engineer InternFounded MediSearchDani PenevSoftware Engineering InternFounded SlickerCristian BodnarSoftware Engineer InternFounded SilurianJonathan van WerschSoftware EngineerFounded PhasesMatej NovakSoftware EngineerFounded EigenPal
+ 4 more
Same school
Also attended University of Glasgow123
Andreas SchropferHead of Finance at Brighteye VenturesSarah MandersonLegal Director at Hoxton VenturesKelsey BolanderAssociate — Business Ops & Partner Support at Energize VenturesRob DesboroughGeneral Partner and Chair of Seraphim Space Accelerator at Seraphim SpaceAida KhalilProgramme Associate at Seraphim SpaceNatalie JohnstonInvestment Principal at 4BIO Capital
+ 117 more
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Shared employers
Also worked at BlackRock382
Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMaddie CoughlinInvestor at DN CapitalNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAshley ValentineChief People Officer at GreycroftAnya RajaniAssociate at Sapphire Ventures
+ 376 more
Also worked at Seldon8
Julian JohnsonOperating Partner at AlbionVCNadine TorbeyInvestor at AlbionVCManjari Chandran-RameshPartner at Amadeus Capital PartnersAndrew J ScottFounding Partner at 7percent VenturesVin LingathotiPartner at Cambridge Innovation CapitalKevin LiuHead of Portfolio Capital & Investments at Techstars
+ 2 more
Also worked at Improbable23
Javier VillamizarAdvisor at AvilaRoger SunManaging Director at MPCi (formerly Matrix Partners China)Mark ShepherdChief Legal Officer at ImprobableAndreas Valentin PedersenAdvisor at Cointelligence FundBen NewsomeVP, Talent and People at Cherry VenturesChris OliverPeople + Talent at Octopus Ventures
+ 17 more
Also worked at University of Glasgow31
Natalie JohnstonInvestment Principal at 4BIO CapitalJohn CampbellEIR at Delin VenturesMilana IdrisovaInvestment Analyst at Czech Founders VCNavas Ebin MuhammedCEO at Mars Growth CapitalAnu MavilakandyManager, Intellectual Property Commercialisation at Swinburne Innovation StudioHarsh SnehanshuFounder at YourQuote
+ 25 more