# Daniel Bessonov

> Daniel Bessonov is the co-founder and CEO of Avora, a Y Combinator- and CRV-backed AI platform that deploys intelligent agents for dental operations - automating clinical documentation, coaching providers on case acceptance, and following up with patients. Before Avora, he architected core payment features at Ramp, built UAV encryption at Anduril, and led product intelligence at Wispr AI. A Penn M&T graduate (CS + Finance), he became a Top 25 App Store developer at age 14 and has spent the decade since compressing complex AI problems into products clinicians actually use.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Avora
- **Organizations:** Avora, Dorm Room Fund, Wispr AI, Ramp, Anduril Industries, Lumos, Dali Labs
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Master of Science in Computer Science; Bachelor of Science in Finance, University of Pennsylvania - Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology (M&T)
- **Known for:** Top 25 App Store developer in the United States at age 14 with the Damn Daniel Button app, Architected core payment features for Ramp's Bill Pay product, Built encryption features for Anduril UAVs

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Co-founded Dali Labs with Patrick Li; released multiple iOS apps including the Damn Daniel Button, which reached Top 25 in the US App Store
- **2019** — Joined Dorm Room Fund as a Partner, backing early-stage student founders
- **2020** — Won Penn M&T Freshman Seminar with AR health-education startup concept 'Vitals'
- **2021-2022** — Interned at Anduril Industries, building encryption features for UAVs
- **2022-2023** — Worked at Ramp, architecting core payment features for the Bill Pay product
- **2023-2024** — Joined Wispr AI as Interaction Software Engineer, leading product intelligence
- **2024** — Co-founded ShowAndTell (later renamed Avora) with Justin Zhou; accepted into Y Combinator Fall 2024 batch
- **2025** — Avora launched publicly backed by Y Combinator and CRV; reached nearly 100 dental practices; rebranded from ShowAndTell to Avora

## Achievements

- Top 25 App Store developer in the United States at age 14 with the Damn Daniel Button app
- Architected core payment features for Ramp's Bill Pay product
- Built encryption features for Anduril UAVs
- Led product intelligence at Wispr AI
- Built some of the earliest LLM-powered customer support agents
- Co-founded Avora, accepted into Y Combinator Fall 2024
- Secured CRV backing for Avora
- Avora reached nearly 100 dental practices with measurable outcomes: 1.5 hrs saved/provider/day, 22% treatment acceptance lift
- Partner at Dorm Room Fund backing early-stage student founders
- Won Penn M&T Freshman Seminar competition with AR health education concept

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Avora launched publicly with backing from Y Combinator and CRV, announcing nearly 100 dental practice partners
- **2025-08** — Company rebranded from ShowAndTell to Avora
- **2025-05** — Daniel Bessonov attended Dykema 2025 dental conference representing Avora

## Links

- Website: https://danielb.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dbessonov
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/dannybessonov
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bessomniac/

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Last updated: 2026-05-17