Olly Freeman

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Co-founder & CTO at Theta Sleep

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Olly is the Co-founder and CTO of Theta Sleep, a health-tech company moving sleep apnoea care from hospitals to homes. His engineering background includes scaling a gaming company to unicorn status and leading a Web3 platform. He holds a 1st Class degree in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge.

Before his tech career, Olly was a professional triathlete who represented Great Britain at the World and European Championships. This elite athletic background underscores a foundation of immense discipline and competitive drive. He currently lives in Brighton, UK.

Olly made a remarkable career transition from an international professional triathlete to a highly successful tech founder and CTO.

Personality Overview

Imaginative

Informal

Big Picture Person

They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.  They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.

Topics They Care About

Health-Tech Innovation
As Co-founder & CTO of Theta Sleep, he is focused on using technology to improve access to clinical care for sleep apnoea in patients' homes.
Scaling Backends
As VP of Engineering for "Splitgate", he managed the backend for over 175, 000 concurrent users, taking the company from pre-seed to unicorn status.
Web3 & Blockchain
Previously led the design and delivery of a whitelabel Web3 platform for global brands like Manchester United and McLaren Racing to distribute on-chain assets.

Media Appearances

Olly has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2025
Co-founder & CTO at Theta Sleep
7-2024 - 2-2025
Staff Engineer at trilitech
8-2022 - 6-2024
Lead Engineer at trilitech
10-2018 - 10-2021
Head of Engineering at 1047 Games
1-2018 - 9-2018
VP Engineering at Let's Do This (YC W18)

Education

2011 - 2014
Bachelor of Science (BSc) from University of Cambridge
1999 - 2004
A-Level from Tonbridge School

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Exp : 18 Location : Brighton, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-founder & CTO at Theta Sleep
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Insights For Selling To Olly

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed
  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.
  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Olly is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Olly

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Olly move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Olly take some risk or not?

  • They can accept limited risks, ones that they think will not impact them personally.

You And Olly

Personality Compatibility


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