About
Lanre Yusuf is co-founder and COO of Chowdeck. Previously, he worked as an Engineering Lead at Crown Interactive, where he managed a software engineering team building support systems for a utility company in Nigeria.
Founder at ChowdeckYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Lanre went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Chowdeck's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Lanre can intro founders to Chowdeck's investors below.
Chowdeck's investors · 8
Brighter CapitalCupertino · $25K – $100K checks · since 2025GFR FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025HoaQ$25K – $350K checks · since 2025Novastar VenturesLondon · since 2025Palm Drive CapitalNew York · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Rocketship.vcSunnyvale · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025Velocity DigitalLagos · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022
Co-founders at Chowdeck
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Femi AlukoFounder
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Olumide OjoFounder
Experience
- ChowdeckCo-founder/COOcurrent2021 — presentLagos, Nigeria
- CROWN INTERACTIVE LIMITEDTeam Lead , Front-End Design & Development2019 — 2022
- CROWN INTERACTIVE LIMITEDSenior Frontend Developer2018 — 2019
- CROWN INTERACTIVE LIMITEDFrontend Developer2017 — 2018Lekki
- BIZ301Frontend Developer2015 — 2017
- URegistaUI /UX Developer2015 — 2016
- Resort Savings and Loans Plc.Brand developer and web developer (intern)2013 — 2014
- Novedad LimitedGraphics / Web Designer2013 — 2014Lekki Lagos
- Webometrics unit , Obafemi Awolowo UniversityIntern2012 — 2013
Skills & more
Branding & Identity4Graphic Design4User Interface Design4HTML24Microsoft Office21Java9Windows6Teamwork13Microsoft Excel4Team Leadership5Research4Microsoft Word3
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Public SpeakingPhotoshopWeb DevelopmentCustomer ServiceAnalysisEnglishCSSSocial MediaWeb DesignUser ExperienceEvent PlanningFront-end DesignLanguages English · Yoruba
From Lanre's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lanre Yusuf?
- Lanre Yusuf is co-founder and COO of Chowdeck. Previously, he worked as an Engineering Lead at Crown Interactive, where he managed a software engineering team building support systems for a utility company in Nigeria.
- Where does Lanre Yusuf work?
- Lanre Yusuf is Founder of Chowdeck.
- What companies did Lanre Yusuf found?
- Lanre Yusuf founded Chowdeck.
- Where did Lanre Yusuf go to school?
- Lanre Yusuf studied at Obafemi Awolowo University (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science with economics).
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