About Us

Meet the founding team behind GradeOptimus

GradeOptimus is founder-led by a small team focused on practical assessment infrastructure for lecturers, tutors, departments, and institutions managing serious grading workloads.

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Founder

Samuel Osondu

Co-founder, CEO & CTO

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Leads product strategy, platform engineering, AI-assisted grading workflows, and the technical direction of GradeOptimus.

  • Builds the core assessment platform for exam creation, timed delivery, script upload, and lecturer-led review.
  • Owns the product roadmap across educator workflow, reliability, AI support, and data handling.
  • Works directly on the technical architecture behind GradeOptimus.
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Founder

Nelson Itodo

Co-founder, CFO & COO

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Leads finance, operations, commercial planning, and day-to-day business execution for GradeOptimus.

  • Oversees financial planning, operating structure, and the commercial model for the company.
  • Coordinates operational processes that support educators, institutions, and platform growth.
  • Supports founder-led execution across business development, administration, and go-to-market work.