# Ai Daniil Bekirov

> Ai Daniil Bekirov, also known as Dan, is the founder and CEO of Sparkles, a Y Combinator Winter 2026 company building AI workflows for changes to existing codebases. He left University College London after working at Iterate and Structured AI, and reported $3.5 million in company funding in May 2026. His personal site also lists a Cursor ambassador role and angel investments.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Sparkles
- **Organizations:** Sparkles, Iterate, Structured AI, Cursor, Y Combinator
- **Education:** Computer science studies; left before graduation, University College London
- **Known for:** Founded Sparkles and joined Y Combinator Winter 2026., Reported raising $3.5 million for Sparkles in May 2026.

## Career timeline

- **2024-10** — Submitted Notd to the Mistral AI London Hackathon.
- **2025-05** — Co-created GetShiftDone with Danila Kozlov.
- **2025** — Worked at Iterate and Structured AI; Sparkles founding year listed by YC.
- **2026** — Participated in Y Combinator Winter 2026 as Sparkles founder.
- **2026-05** — Reported $3.5 million raised and an offer to his first hire.

## Achievements

- Founded Sparkles and joined Y Combinator Winter 2026.
- Reported raising $3.5 million for Sparkles in May 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Published his 21st-birthday essay and reported $3.5 million raised for Sparkles.
- **2026-10** — Personal site lists San Francisco as his location and angel investments in Touchmark, Byteport, Forum, Flick and Zephyr Fusion; observed October 13, not an announcement date.

## Links

- Website: https://aidaniil.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aidaniilbekirov/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/aidaniil
- GitHub: https://github.com/Texseractrum

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Last updated: 2026-10-13