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262 people in our graph share verified history with Theo — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Toby CoppelunlockedTheo: together at Entrepreneur First (2026)
×7Theo: together at Imperial College London
×3Theo: together at Entrepreneur First
Theo: together at The George Washington University
About
Theo Bui cofounded a ride-sharing startup and was the youngest person hired at Cleo, the fintech that later reached unicorn status, where he worked across frontend, backend, and machine learning. He earned Dean's List recognition at Imperial College London.
CTO at 8x
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Co-founders at 8x
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Jaka BavdekCEO
Experience
- 8xCTOcurrent2026 — present
- CleoMachine Learning Engineer2024 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- TripplCo-Founder2023 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Imperial College LondonTeaching Assistant2021 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- FentaGoneLead Engineer2023Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- DesSoc Design Engineering SocietySocial Events Manager2022 — 2023
- DesSoc Design Engineering SocietyCompetition Manager2021 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Derivatas LLCProject Lead2021 — 2022
- The George Washington UniversityProject Intern2018Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Skills & more
High degree of initiativeOrganization SkillsProblem SolvingReact.jsCorporate EventsEvent ManagementLive EventsRuby on RailsWeb DevelopmentObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)React NativeEntrepreneurship
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Product ManagementFlutterFull-Stack DevelopmentComputer-Aided Design (CAD)BlenderPresentation SkillsEvent PlanningOrganizational LeadershipProject ManagementGitHubLaTeXNode.jsFrom Theo's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Theo Bui?
- Theo Bui cofounded a ride-sharing startup and was the youngest person hired at Cleo, the fintech that later reached unicorn status, where he worked across frontend, backend, and machine learning. He earned Dean's List recognition at Imperial College London.
- Where does Theo Bui work?
- Theo Bui is CTO of 8x.
- What companies did Theo Bui found?
- Theo Bui founded 8x.
- Where did Theo Bui go to school?
- Theo Bui studied at Imperial College London (Master of Engineering - MEng, Engineering Design); Rochambeau, The French International School (French Baccalaureate, Scientific).
Founder mafias
Entrepreneur First mafia885
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Reid HoffmanBoard MemberFounded LinkedIn +2Matthew WilsonFounder In ResidenceFounded Veratrak +2Rashid MansoorEntrepreneur, Inaugural CohortFounded HADEAN +2Eugene CheahEntrepreneur First 2017Founded Recursal AI, Inc. +2Steven RenwickCohort memberFounded Tilores +2Ruban KanapathippillaiEntrepreneur First 2024Founded Iterate AI +1
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Imperial College London mafia377
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Nessan BerminghamDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Korro Bio +2David SchilanskyMScFounded One Biosciences +2David MyttonMaster of Science - MSFounded Server Density +1Slava SolonitsynMBAFounded No Cap +1Barnaby MaletTeaching AssistantFounded machine0 +1Advait RuiaBachelor of Engineering (BEng)Founded SuperTokens +1
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Cleo mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Imperial College London718
Deji SasegbonVP, Platform & Portfolio Operations at EchoVC PartnersMadison LenormandInvestor at DaphniLoubaba El AyoubiInvestor at NorthzoneGiovanni MariggiInvestor at MedicxiFrancois PrinslooInvestor at MedicxiBen PerryInvestor at Medicxi
+ 712 more
Also attended Rochambeau, The French International School1
Shared employers
Also worked at 8x1
Also worked at Cleo8
Tom MendozaInvestor at EQT VenturesRob MoffatPartner at Balderton CapitalMichael Hauser-RaspeShareholder at Hermann Hauser InvestmentAnthony KeustersPrincipal at SofinaBarney Hussey-YeoFounder & CEO at Phoenix CourtNaza MetghalchiPartner at Heartcore Capital
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Also worked at The George Washington University37
Joel StennettBusiness Development & Public Policy Advisor at AI CapitalPaul CoyerVenture Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsJoseph WrightChairman of the Investment Committee at ClearSkyCathryn PainePartner at Anzu PartnersJonah SeigerInvestor at BroadscaleJulia MagliozzoVice President at Aligned Climate Capital
+ 31 more