Ali Eren Aytekin is Co-Founder at SpaceFlow Technologies, Inc. (YC S26), a managed runtime platform for enterprise AI agents automating supply chain and procurement workflows.

Ali studied Civil Engineering at Istanbul Technical University, where he developed a genetic-signal classifier that achieved 98.3% accuracy, earning him the Microsoft Imagine Cup EMEA runner-up title.

Ali co-authored a published paper on low-data reasoning and demonstrated a rare founder instinct by talking his way into an invite-only AI showcase in Istanbul, landing a procurement deal from a UK medical manufacturer CEO and shipping the solution in two weeks.

He co-founded SpaceFlow alongside Cambridge graduate Emre Isik and teammates from Bogazici University, with the team relocating to San Francisco to build the company full-time after being accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch.

SpaceFlow raised $1M in seed funding from senior operators at Airbnb, Google, Volvo Cars, and Sequoia Capital, reached six-figure annual recurring revenue, and counts one of Europe's largest FMCG companies among its early customers.