General Partner / Y Combinator
Tom Blomfield is a prominent British entrepreneur and Group Partner at Y Combinator, a leading startup accelerator. He is best known as the co-founder and former CEO of Monzo Bank, one of the UK's first app-based challenger banks, which raised over £500 million. He also co-founded the fintech company GoCardless and was awarded an OBE for his services to the banking sector.
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Core technical and professional competencies derived from founding two major fintech companies and transitioning into venture capital.
Tom Blomfield is a British entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Monzo Bank and GoCardless, currently serving as a General Partner at Y Combinator.
He is currently a General Partner at Y Combinator, a role he has held since April 2023, after serving as a Group Partner since September 2021.
Monzo Bank raised over £500 million in funding during his tenure as CEO and co-founder.
He was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to the banking sector.
Tom Blomfield studied at the University of Oxford and Paris-Pantheon-Assas University.
BA Jurisprudence
Diplôme en droit
Fintech, Digital Banking, Venture Capital, Startup Ecosystem
Technology, Business Consulting, Payments Infrastructure
Visionary, Entrepreneurial, Innovative, Strategic, Results-Oriented
Startup Scaling, Fintech Disruption, Investor, Future of Finance
