Tom Blomfield is a Group Partner at YC. He was co-founder of Monzo, one of the first app-based challenger banks in the UK. Monzo raised more than £500m, counts 10% of the UK population as customers, and was the #1 recommended brand in the UK for two years running. Previously, he founded GoCardless (YC S11), an online payments processor for the Direct Debit system. In 2019, he was awarded an OBE for increasing competition in the banking sector.
YC stats
- Tom has founded 2 companies valued at over $1B.
- He's done more than 1,000 office hours with YC companies over the course of 4 batches at YC.
- The companies he's worked with are worth a combined $5 billion.
- He's advised top YC alumni including:
In the news
- YC blog: Tom Blomfield of GoCardless and Monzo is Our Newest Group Partner
- Bloomberg: Monzo Founder Swaps London for San Francisco, Joins Y Combinator
- Sifted: What Monzo cofounder Tom Blomfield did next: all his angel investments
- CNBC: The founder of a $1.7 billion fintech firm reveals his single biggest predictor of success
- Forbes: In The Midst Of Its Latest Raise, Monzo CEO Tom Blomfield Gives His Seven Steps For Scaling
Videos
Monzo CEO On Death Threats, Depression & Digital Banking Wars