# Danny Bessonov

> Danny Bessonov, also publicly listed as Daniel Bessonov, is the co-founder and CEO of Avora. A Penn M&T computer science master’s graduate, he previously worked at Wispr, Ramp, Anduril, and Lumos, and served as a Dorm Room Fund partner. His earlier work includes school software and a teenage app that reached the App Store’s Top 25 games.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Avora
- **Organizations:** Avora, Wispr, Ramp, Anduril Industries, Lumos, Dorm Room Fund, Dali Labs
- **Education:** Master’s degree in computer science, University of Pennsylvania, Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology
- **Known for:** Co-created an app that reached Top 25 games and Top 60 overall in the App Store as a teenager., Graduated from Penn M&T with a master’s degree in computer science., Built core payment features for Ramp Bill Pay and encryption features for Anduril UAVs.

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Co-created Reford, an Apple Watch hackathon project for soccer referees.
- **2016** — Led the SHS iOS app update with Patrick Li; co-built the Damn Daniel Button, which reached Top 25 games and Top 60 overall before removal.
- **2017** — Selected to attend LA Hacks with fellow Saratoga App Dev Club members.
- **2018** — Listed as a sports editor for The Saratoga Falcon.
- **2019** — Introduced by Dorm Room Fund as a new partner and first-year Penn student.
- **2020** — Authored Dorm Room Fund’s investment essay about Trefo.
- **2023** — Welcomed by Wispr following software engineering experience at Ramp, Anduril, and Roblox.
- **2024** — Co-founded the company originally launched as ShowAndTell, now Avora, with Justin Zhou; joined YC Fall 2024.
- **2026** — Avora announced a $2.3 million seed round led by CRV in June.

## Achievements

- Co-created an app that reached Top 25 games and Top 60 overall in the App Store as a teenager.
- Graduated from Penn M&T with a master’s degree in computer science.
- Built core payment features for Ramp Bill Pay and encryption features for Anduril UAVs.
- Co-founded a YC Fall 2024 company.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Avora announced a $2.3 million seed round led by CRV, with participation from Y Combinator and scouts from Sequoia and Thrive.

## Links

- Website: https://danielb.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dbessonov/
- GitHub: https://github.com/dannybess

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Last updated: 2026-10-08