Damian Yordanov
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Damian Yordanov

Technical partner for early-stage founders

Sofia, Bulgaria, in the EU

English and Bulgarian

I build software where money is involved.

I'm CTO of Rikki, a payment ring certified by Visa and Mastercard, and I build products of my own. I work with early-stage founders as their technical partner.

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Work

  • Rikki

    September 2023 – present

    A contactless payment ring from a Barcelona fintech, with companion iOS and Android apps.

    CTO since September 2023: built and runs the iOS app, the Android app and the backend

    Built with iOS, Android, NFC

    • Certified by Visa and Mastercard
    • Rated 4.9/5 from 300+ customer reviews
    • Covered by El País, La Vanguardia, RTVE, El Economista and Cinco Días
  • F2 Tool

    A financial freedom calculator: five numbers in, seventy-five years of projections out.

    Built with React, Express, AWS Lambda, MongoDB

    • 75-year horizon with best, likely and worst-case paths
    • Free, no sign-up required
  • SprintLedger

    Sprint cost tracking for Jira. Answers "what did that sprint actually cost?" in one click.

    Built with Atlassian Forge, Jira Cloud API

    • Listed on the Atlassian Marketplace
    • First sprint cost figure within five minutes of install
    • Free for teams of 1–10, full functionality
  • Wordcup

    A fast-paced multiplayer word game — categories, one letter, and a running clock.

    • Daily challenges, leaderboards and player-voted word validation
    • Monetised via coin and Pro tiers

Background

I've worked at FactSet, and I've been a long-term investor for more than ten years. Today I work independently, across several projects.

Based in
Sofia, Bulgaria, in the EU
Languages
English and Bulgarian
Time zone
EET / EEST (UTC+2 / UTC+3)

Working together

I join early-stage founders as their technical partner, for an hourly rate plus a small share of the company. I also take on business clients when the project is a good fit.

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