Phil Daneshyar
Serial entrepreneur, CEO & Co-founder at Chalkie AI
United Kingdom
Summary
Phil is a serial entrepreneur with a proven track record of founding and leading multiple startups. He co-founded Chalkie AI (2025-Present), an AI-powered lesson planning platform, and Kanda (2019-2025), a FinTech platform for tradespeople that was part of Y Combinator. His entrepreneurial journey began while at university with Thirsti Ltd (2015-2019). shefftechparks+2
He possesses strong product development and strategic leadership skills, having served as CEO for both Kanda and Chalkie AI. He also gained experience as a Product Development Manager at 11 Health & Technologies, where Thirsti's technology was licensed. His approach involves wearing 'every single hat' in a startup, focusing on product roadmap, customer needs, sales, and marketing. wordpress+1
Phil demonstrated early entrepreneurial drive by founding Thirsti Ltd while studying for his degree at the University of York. He developed 'The Puck', a hydration tracking device, and even appeared on Dragon's Den in 2017, ultimately leading to the technology being licensed by 11 Health & Technologies. co+2