Ukrainian-founded · YC Winter 2026
Sparkles
Sparkles is a San Francisco developer-tools startup founded by Ukrainian entrepreneur Daniil Bekirov. The company joined Y Combinator’s Winter 2026 batch with an AI workspace for reviewed codebase changes.
- Accelerator
- YC Winter 2026
- Stage
- Seed ↗
- Hiring
- Hiring ↗
- Founded
- 2025
- Location
- San Francisco
- Focus
- AI · Developer tools
- Status
- Active
Why it’s hot
Selected for Y Combinator’s Winter 2026 batch and launched an AI workspace for safely proposing changes to existing codebases.
Funding stage
$3.5M raised from YC, Moonfire Ventures, and technology operators and angels.
Verify stage ↗Ukrainian connection
Founder Daniil Bekirov self-identifies with Ukraine in his official Y Combinator founder biography.
Founder
Daniil Bekirov
Founder · Self-identifies with Ukraine in his official Y Combinator founder biography.
LinkedIn profile ↗Sources
We use public primary sources where possible and identify exactly what each source supports.
- Sparkles company and founder profile ↗Y Combinator · Supports: company, batch, founded year, location, product, founder, Ukraine connection.
Last reviewed: August 7, 2026. Read the methodology.