Ibukun Dairo
About Ibukun Dairo
Ibukun Dairo is a software and platform engineer based in Lagos, Nigeria. He is Founder and CEO and Principal Engineer of Cuesoft Inc. Cuesoft describes itself as a talent development and management company, and he says it helps companies integrate AI by developing AI-native engineering talent.
His earlier roles include Senior Software Engineer at HackerBay (2019 to 2021), Senior Software Engineer at Andela, and DevOps/SRE work at Traive Finance, which applies machine learning to credit risk assessment for farmers. His personal site says he currently works as a Platform Engineer at Paramount Skydance (PlutoTV) while building Cuesoft.
He is also a PhD student in Computer Science at the University of North Dakota. His research covers AI-driven methods for infrastructure reliability, including how multi-modal observability data can support fault prediction in distributed systems. He mentors engineers, including through MentorCruise.
Crunchbase lists Ibukun Dairo as an individual/angel investor at the seed stage, with 2 investments, 2 lead investments and no exits. Both recorded investments are pre-seed rounds in Cuesoft, announced on Aug 1, 2022 and Dec 30, 2022, with him as lead investor. Crunchbase shows 1 portfolio company, which is Cuesoft.
These entries appear to be funding of his own company. No investments in other founders' companies are public. He has not published a check size, fund size or investment thesis.
No public statement describes the stages, sectors or check sizes he backs. The only formal signal is the Crunchbase "Seed" investor stage tag. His own work centers on AI-native engineering talent, developer tooling, platform engineering and infrastructure reliability. Founders in those areas will find the most overlap with his experience, but this is not a stated investment mandate.
- Cuesoft: talent development and management startup he founded and leads. He led its pre-seed rounds announced Aug 1, 2022 and Dec 30, 2022, according to Crunchbase.
Investing activity
Ibukun Dairo has made 2 investments according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company, and has led 2 rounds and founded 1 company.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Ibukun Dairo
Is Ibukun Dairo an active angel investor?
Crunchbase tags him as an individual/angel investor at the seed stage. Its only recorded investments are two pre-seed rounds in his own company, Cuesoft, in 2022. No investments in other startups are public.
What is Ibukun Dairo's check size?
He has not published a check size, and none is listed publicly.
What does Ibukun Dairo do besides investing?
He is Founder and CEO of Cuesoft, a talent development startup focused on AI-native engineering talent. He also works as a Platform Engineer at Paramount Skydance (PlutoTV) and is a PhD student at the University of North Dakota.
Which startups has Ibukun Dairo invested in?
Crunchbase shows one portfolio company, Cuesoft, which he founded. No other portfolio companies are public.
Where is Ibukun Dairo based?
Crunchbase lists him in Lagos, Nigeria. Other profiles list him in Nigeria, including Ibadan.
How can founders contact Ibukun Dairo?
He is reachable through LinkedIn, X (@ibukun_o_dairo) and his personal site, ibukundairo.com. Since he has not described an investing mandate, a short, specific note on how your company relates to AI engineering, talent or infrastructure is the sensible approach.
Is Ibukun Dairo an angel investor?
Yes. Ibukun Dairo invests personally as an angel and is Founder & CEO, Principal Engineer at Cuesoft. Crunchbase counts 2 investments.
How can founders reach Ibukun Dairo?
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