Claudius Mbemba
Claudius Mbemba (mem'buh) is an engineering leader & CTO born in Cameroon, Africa. A Speaker & Tech Entrepreneur who advises early-stage founders and aspiring entrepreneurs using the tips and tricks he's learned along the way. He has a background in software engineering having previously worked at Microsoft on Outlook, Cloud, Bots, and Emerging Technologies.
Along with his CoFounder @ neu, Claudius was nominated for the GeekWire Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2020) and graduated from the Techstars Seattle Startup Accelerator (2020).
Claudius holds a Bachelors in Computer Information Sciences from The Ohio State University. Played D1 NCAA Football at his alma mater. And now sits on the OSU Alumni Board of Seattle, the First Washington Robotics board (firstwa.org), and is part of the investment team of Startup Haven Fund (startuphaven.com).
He has a long history and passion for entrepreneurship having started entrepreneurship-focused student orgs, organized Startup Weekends, and founded 2 startups while in college.
Claudius has been invited to speak to everyone from HS & University students to CTOs/Engineering Executives at the Nasdaq in NYC.
He is passionate about raising the number of marginalized people (BIPOC, Women, LGBTQIA+) in Tech & VC by paving the way, holding the door open, and paying it forward.
Claudius believes the most important thing to do, is just get started. His personal motto is, "The sooner you start, The sooner you finish." He even has this tattooed on his arm!
Along with his CoFounder @ neu, Claudius was nominated for the GeekWire Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2020) and graduated from the Techstars Seattle Startup Accelerator (2020).
Claudius holds a Bachelors in Computer Information Sciences from The Ohio State University. Played D1 NCAA Football at his alma mater. And now sits on the OSU Alumni Board of Seattle, the First Washington Robotics board (firstwa.org), and is part of the investment team of Startup Haven Fund (startuphaven.com).
He has a long history and passion for entrepreneurship having started entrepreneurship-focused student orgs, organized Startup Weekends, and founded 2 startups while in college.
Claudius has been invited to speak to everyone from HS & University students to CTOs/Engineering Executives at the Nasdaq in NYC.
He is passionate about raising the number of marginalized people (BIPOC, Women, LGBTQIA+) in Tech & VC by paving the way, holding the door open, and paying it forward.
Claudius believes the most important thing to do, is just get started. His personal motto is, "The sooner you start, The sooner you finish." He even has this tattooed on his arm!