Monzo Founder Swaps London for San Francisco, Joins Y Combinator

British fintech entrepreneur Tom Blomfield has left London for San Francisco in search of the next generation of startups.

The 37-year-old, who co-founded payments company GoCardless in 2011 and digital bank Monzo in 2015, has become a partner at startup accelerator Y Combinator, according to a statement.

Blomfield has been a visiting partner at Y Combinator since 2021 when he departed from Monzo. He went through the accelerator program himself a decade previously after he “struggled to raise money in London.”

Tom Blomfield

Source: Y Combinator

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