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FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ai Daniil BekirovSparklesFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BLondon, United Kingdom1https://x.com/aidaniil
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Ai Daniil Bekirov
Founder/CEO·Sparkles
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size1
BatchWinter 2026
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
20 | 🇺🇦 I dropped out of University College London to build Sparkles (W26). Previously worked at Iterate.com (founded by Jonas who was previously the co-founder and CTO of Monzo. Backed by OpenAI, Index etc.) and StructuredAI (F25)
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsDropout / Thiel
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Sparkles
Make everyone on your team an engineer
