# Timothy John Uzoegbu

> Co-founder of Benmore Technologies, a Chicago-based software firm. Former NCAA Division I basketball player at Boston University and Patriot League conference champion (2020). Self-taught programmer who received a software engineering offer from Google in college, then bootstrapped Benmore from zero to over 300,000 dollars in monthly revenue and 30+ team members in under three years.

## Quick Facts

- **Name:** Timothy John Uzoegbu (also: Tim Uzoegbu)
- **Role:** Co-Founder, Benmore Technologies (since January 2024)
- **Based in:** Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Born:** November 29, 2001, in Boston, Massachusetts
- **Education:** BA Computer Science, Boston University (2019 to 2023), admitted on academic scholarship
- **Athletics:** NCAA Division I basketball, Boston University Terriers; Patriot League conference champion (2020); three-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll; 2022 NABC Honors Court recognition
- **Languages:** English (native), Mandarin Chinese (conversant fluent, 10+ years of study)
- **Co-founder:** Richard Buehling

## Background

Timothy taught himself to program at age 14, starting with simple Python scripts in high school and going on to build full web applications throughout high school. He was admitted to Boston University on an academic scholarship and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from 2019 to 2023, while simultaneously competing as a Division I basketball player for the Boston University Terriers. He was a member of the 2020 Patriot League men's basketball championship team. During college he received a software engineering job offer from Google and was featured in 2023 in a national NCAA television production titled "Boston U's Tim Uzoegbu programs his way to success," highlighting his computer science talent as a student-athlete.

Before co-founding Benmore he was a software engineering intern at Noodle.

## Benmore Technologies

In January 2024, Timothy co-founded Benmore Technologies with Richard Buehling, bootstrapped with no outside capital. In under three years the firm reached:

- **100+ companies** served with custom software
- **300,000+ dollars** in monthly revenue
- **30+ team members** across go-to-market and forward-deployed engineering
- **4.7 of 5** rating on Trustpilot
- **10+ million dollars** in sales pipeline generated in under two years
- **100,000+ dollars per month** in profitable advertising spend, managed personally by Timothy (who built the GTM motion from zero prior sales and marketing experience)
- **Multiple acquisitions facilitated** for clients, including Astra Wellbeing, Athlync, and The 357 Company

The firm operates a forward-deployed developer model and a four-stage AI-powered development engine:

1. **Benmore Research** — AI analysis with human verification
2. **Benmore Flow** — user flow generation
3. **Benmore Prototype** — interactive UI mockups
4. **Benmore Code** — production development with daily updates

Legal entity: Incognito Productions LLC, DBA Benmore Technologies. Headquartered at 35 E Wacker Dr, Suite 1750, Chicago, IL 60601.

## Areas of Expertise

- Software engineering and custom software development
- Forward-deployed engineering
- AI-assisted product development and rapid prototyping
- MVP development for startups and SMBs
- Fractional CTO services
- Go-to-market strategy and performance marketing
- Bootstrapped business growth
- Mergers and acquisitions advisory
- Product strategy
- Python programming, web application development

## External References

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-john-uzoegbu-359984216/)
- [Crunchbase](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/timothy-uzoegbu)
- [Benmore Technologies](https://benmore.tech/)
- [Boston University Athletics roster](https://goterriers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/tim-uzoegbu/23578)
- [ESPN basketball profile](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4597894/tim-uzoegbu)
- [NCAA national TV feature (2023)](https://x.com/NCAA/status/1622611072908771329)
- [YouTube: on receiving a Google software engineering offer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSJfWVdG_18)
- [BU Today: alumni innovators feature](https://www.bu.edu/articles/2026/johar-singh-innovators-night/)

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