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Israel Ogbole

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About

Israel Ogbole is co-founder and CEO of zymtrace (zystem, Inc.), a startup focused on optimizing GPU and CPU workloads. He previously served as a Principal Product Lead at Elastic, working on eBPF-based observability products and leading the contribution of the eBPF Profiler to OpenTelemetry, and earlier held roles at Cisco (via AppDynamics) and Microsoft (via Yammer). Ogbole holds an MBA in Data Analytics, an M.Sc. in Telecommunications Engineering, and a B.Sc. in Computer Science.

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zymtrace's investors · 6

6 Degrees CapitalLondon · $1.1M – $8.1M checks · since 2026Concept VenturesLondon · $1.5M checks · since 2026Entropy Industrial CapitalLondon · $250K – $1M checks · since 2026Fly VenturesBerlin · $1.1M – $4.3M checks · since 2026Mango CapitalLos Altos · $1M – $1.5M checks · since 2026Venture Guides Management, L.P.Boston

Co-founders at zymtrace

JHJoel Höner
Joel Höner

Experience

  1. zymtraceCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. ElasticPrincipal Product Manager2022 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  3. CiscoEngineering Product Manager @ AppDynamics2021 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  4. CiscoSolutions Architect2019 — 2021London, United Kingdom
  5. CiscoTechnical Solutions Consultant2017 — 2019Greater Reading Area
  6. MicrosoftProduction Engineer @ Yammer2014 — 2017Reading, United Kingdom
  7. Jive Software Inc.Senior Backend Engineer2012 — 2014Greater Reading Area
  8. PrivateFreelance Software Developer and full-time MSc Student2010 — 2012London Area, United Kingdom
  9. Tecnotree CorporationImplementation Consultant - Telecoms2008 — 2010Espo, Finland
  10. TeleMagic Communications LtdPrincipal Software Engineer2005 — 2008Lagos State, Nigeria

Skills & more

Java25Tomcat18PostgreSQL10Apache11SQL16Unix11MySQL10Oracle8Maven7JBoss Application Server4JavaScript7REST4
+12 moreSalesforce.comGitRuby on RailsAngularJSLinuxBusiness Intelligence (BI)Product LeadershipProduct ManagementSoftware DevelopmentTelecommunicationsSoftware EngineeringShell Scripting

Languages English

  • Certified Terraform Associate — HashiCorp
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) — Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
  • Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect — Google
  • TOGAF® 9 Certified — The Open Group
  • AppDynamics Certified Implementation Professional — AppDynamics
  • Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions — Microsoft
  • MCSA: Cloud Platform — Microsoft
  • Microsoft Specialist: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions — Microsoft
  • MCSA: Office 365 — Microsoft
  • Oracle 10g Certified Database Associate Administrator (OCA) — Oracle

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Who is Israel Ogbole?
Israel Ogbole is co-founder and CEO of zymtrace (zystem, Inc.), a startup focused on optimizing GPU and CPU workloads. He previously served as a Principal Product Lead at Elastic, working on eBPF-based observability products and leading the contribution of the eBPF Profiler to OpenTelemetry, and earlier held roles at Cisco (via AppDynamics) and Microsoft (via Yammer). Ogbole holds an MBA in Data Analytics, an M.Sc. in Telecommunications Engineering, and a B.Sc. in Computer Science.
Where does Israel Ogbole work?
Israel Ogbole is Founder of zymtrace.
What companies did Israel Ogbole found?
Israel Ogbole founded zymtrace.
Where did Israel Ogbole go to school?
Israel Ogbole studied at Chartered Management Institute (Strategic Management & Leadership Practice); Arden University (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Data Analytics); Middlesex University (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Telecommunications Engineering (Programming option)).

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