About
John Flash Dada is the Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Curacel, a company backed by Y Combinator (W22). He began coding at age 12 and has developed games, campus social networks, accounting and ERP applications, custom scripting languages, and a DNA visualizer for a Swedish laboratory. At Curacel, he leads the technology team and has built a significant portion of the platform.
Founder at CuracelYC W22
Intro paths
YC
John went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future β the partner who ran Curacel's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, John can intro founders to Curacel's investors below.
Curacel's investors Β· 8
Co-founders at Curacel
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Henry MascotFounder
Experience
- CuracelChief Technology Officercurrent2019 β presentIkoyi, Lagos
- Foomly SystemsFoundercurrent2024 β present
- STATION FFounder's program Cohort for 20202020 β 2021
- StartupbootcampCohort Member - Curacel part of 2019 cohort.2019City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- GiteSoftRemote Full-stack developer2019
- OncopadiLead Application Developer2018 β 2019
- GABA APPLead Engineer2016 β 2019New York, United States
- Military Hospital LagosMedical Doctor2018Ikoyi
- JEDA SolutionsFounder2010 β 2017
- Playcenter NigeriaTechnology Officer2011 β 2017Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria
- Sekat TechnologiesSoftware Engineer2009 β 2013Lagos State, Nigeria
- Zercoms Systems LtdApplication Developer & Instructor2009V.I, Lagos
Skills & more
Ionic Framework1Android Studio1Artificial Intelligence (AI)1React.jsMobile Application DevelopmentWooCommerceElectron.jsPayment GatewaysAngularJSWebrtcTechnology LeadershipVue.js
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Technology ManagementVisual BasicWordPressEntrepreneurshipCloud ComputingNode.jsLaravelEngineering LeadershipTeam LeadershipTeam ManagementMobile ApplicationsProject Planning- Software Architecture Foundations β LinkedIn
- Agile Development Practices β LinkedIn
- Chief Technology Officer Career Guide β LinkedIn
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Flash Dada?
- John Flash Dada is the Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Curacel, a company backed by Y Combinator (W22). He began coding at age 12 and has developed games, campus social networks, accounting and ERP applications, custom scripting languages, and a DNA visualizer for a Swedish laboratory. At Curacel, he leads the technology team and has built a significant portion of the platform.
- Where does John Flash Dada work?
- John Flash Dada is Founder of Curacel.
- What companies did John Flash Dada found?
- John Flash Dada founded Curacel.
- Where did John Flash Dada go to school?
- John Flash Dada studied at Y Combinator; Creative Destruction Lab (Fintech Stream); College of Medicine, Unilag (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia9,496
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STATION F mafia9
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Ladoke Akintola University of Technology mafia6
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Collins GilbertPhysiologyFounded BreadfastSefa IkyaatorMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded SupliasOlusegun OwoadeBachelor's DegreeFounded Mecho AutotechVictor BenjaminMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Remedial HealthOlamide AfolabiBachelor of Technology (BTech)Founded Touch and Pay Technologies Limited
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Station F mafia6
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Also attended Creative Destruction Lab18
Sahaj KumarInvestment Manager at Counteract OneSophie HughesInvestment Analyst at Seroba Life SciencesChristy LaneVenture Partner at IA Capital GroupFaye PuAssociate at Clairvest Group IncGreg HannaDirector at Interactive Niagara Media Cluster o/a Innovate NiagaraJoyce Zhang GrayGlobal Expansion at Aurelia Ventures
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Also attended Ladoke Akintola University of Technology6
Shared employers
Also worked at Curacel1
Also worked at STATION F16
Danny BrowneInvestor at FJ LabsMichael AmarGeneral Partner at v3nturesJuliette MopinPrincipal at IsaiRoxanne VarzaDirector of STATION F at STATION FLouison JostVenture Capital at ISAI GestionPierre DelannoyStartup Success Senior Associate at XAnge
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