Ire Aderinokun is a self-taught front-end developer and user interface designer from Lagos, Nigeria. She is the co-founder, COO, and VP engineering of Helicarrier (YC S18), a company building cryptocurrency infrastructure for Africa.

Ire is a Google Expert, specialising in the core front-end technologies HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, but is passionate about all aspects of technology. She has written over 100 articles on these topics on her blog, bitsofco.de, and regularly shares her knowledge through speaking at conferences around Africa and the world.