Ukrainian-founded · YC Winter 2026
Sparkles
Sparkles is a San Francisco developer-tools startup founded by Ukrainian entrepreneur Ai Daniil Bekirov. It raised $3.5 million and is hiring after launching in Y Combinator’s Winter 2026 batch.
- Accelerator
- YC Winter 2026
- Stage
- Stage undisclosed ↗
- Hiring
- Hiring ↗
- Founded
- 2025
- Location
- San Francisco
- Focus
- AI · Developer tools
- Status
- Active
Recent momentum
Raised $3.5M and is hiring a founding product engineer after launching in Y Combinator’s Winter 2026 batch.
Funding stage
$3.5M total raised; round date and formal stage were not separately disclosed.
Stage source ↗Ukrainian connection
Founder Daniil Bekirov self-identifies with Ukraine in his official Y Combinator founder biography.
Founder
Ai Daniil Bekirov
Founder · Self-identifies with Ukraine in his official Y Combinator founder biography.
LinkedIn profile ↗Sources
- Sparkles company and founder profile ↗Y Combinator · Supports: company, batch, founded year, location, product, founder, Ukraine connection.
Reviewed August 8, 2026. Methodology.