Founded 2026
Founders Jaka Bavdek, CEO Theo Bui, CTO

8x is a UGC growth engine that helps brands scale through volume-tested content. They build and manage micro-creator networks; launching dozens of fresh accounts that post daily, discover winning angles, and unlock viral distribution.


Founders

Jaka
Bavdek

CEO

Jaka is a serial founder who previously built Epistemy (AI Sales & Negotiation training, $336K ARR, six countries) and e-Matura (100K+ students/yr, across 10+ markets). He was an Ad Futura Merit Scholar at London Business School.

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Theo
Bui

CTO

Theo previously cofounded a ride sharing startup and was the youngest hire at Cleo, a fintech that went on to become a unicorn, working across FE/BE/ML. He was on the Dean’s List at Imperial College London.

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