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Theo Bui

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CTO at 8x

San Francisco, California, United States

Founded8x

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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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8x's investors · 2

Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checksTranspose Platform ManagementSan Francisco

Co-founders at 8x

JBJaka Bavdek
Jaka BavdekCEO

Experience

  1. 8xCTOcurrent2026 — present
  2. CleoMachine Learning Engineer2024 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
  3. TripplCo-Founder2023 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  4. Imperial College LondonTeaching Assistant2021 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  5. FentaGoneLead Engineer2023Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  6. DesSoc Design Engineering SocietySocial Events Manager2022 — 2023
  7. DesSoc Design Engineering SocietyCompetition Manager2021 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  8. Derivatas LLCProject Lead2021 — 2022
  9. 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
+12 moreProduct ManagementFlutterFull-Stack DevelopmentComputer-Aided Design (CAD)BlenderPresentation SkillsEvent PlanningOrganizational LeadershipProject ManagementGitHubLaTeXNode.js

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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).

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Rochambeau, The French International School mafia2

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Also attended Rochambeau, The French International School2

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Shared employers

Also worked at 8x1

Jaka BavdekCEO at 8x