Fundraising FoxFerran Brosa Planella
FounderFounder at Ionworks
Coventry, England, United Kingdom
FoundedIonworks · YC
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Venkat ViswanathanunlockedFerran: together at Ionworks (2023–2026)
Ferran: together at YC S24
Ferran: together at University of Warwick
×9Ferran: together at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Founder at IonworksYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Ferran went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer, Investor at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Ionworks's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Ionworks's investors · 3
Co-founders at Ionworks
Experience
- University of WarwickAssociate Professorcurrent2025 — presentCoventry, England, United Kingdom
- University of WarwickAssistant Professor2022 — 2025Coventry, England, United Kingdom
- University of WarwickSenior Research Fellow2022Coventry, England, United Kingdom
- University of WarwickResearch Fellow2018 — 2021Coventry, England, United Kingdom
- The Faraday InstitutionCo-Investigatorcurrent2023 — presentCoventry, England, United Kingdom
- The Faraday InstitutionResearch Collaborator2022 — 2023Coventry, England, United Kingdom
- The Faraday InstitutionPostdoctoral Research Assistant2018 — 2022Coventry, England, United Kingdom
- IonworksCo-Foundercurrent2023 — present
- PyBaMMSteering Council Membercurrent2023 — present
- PyBaMMMaintainercurrent2019 — present
Skills & more
GitHubObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)Software DevelopmentLithium-ion BatteriesMathematicsMathematical ModelingApplied MathematicsEngineeringIndustrial EngineeringProgrammingModelingFluid Mechanics
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ElectronicsMatlabLaTeXMathematicaPartial Differential EquationsOrdinary Differential EquationsSolid MechanicsScientific ComputingPython (Programming Language)GitSimulationsHeat TransferLanguages Catalan · English · German · Italian · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ferran Brosa Planella?
- Founder at Ionworks
- Where does Ferran Brosa Planella work?
- Ferran Brosa Planella is Founder of Ionworks.
- What companies did Ferran Brosa Planella found?
- Ferran Brosa Planella founded Ionworks.
- Where did Ferran Brosa Planella go to school?
- Ferran Brosa Planella studied at University of Oxford (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Mathematics); Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Licentiate degree, Mathematics); Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Engineer's degree, Industrial Engineering).
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Y Combinator mafia10,444
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University of Oxford mafia748
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya mafia82
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CFIS-UPC mafia2
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Same school
Also attended University of Oxford1,752
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya145
Eduardo BlasiAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment GroupRoger FontAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment GroupErnest GassóDirector at Inveready Technology Investment GroupJoan MatonsAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment GroupItxaso del PalacioGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalJordi VidalPartner at Kibo Ventures
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Also attended CFIS-UPC1
Shared employers
Also worked at University of Warwick18
Sanchit DhotePrincipal at Outward VCDespoina ArgyrouInvestment Manager at Big Pi VenturesArmindo CostaGeneral Partner at ChamaeleonChloe HarrisInvestment Executive at Piper Private EquityAndrei PodlesnyiInvestor at Hansmann Family OfficeTolu SekoniInvestor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
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Also worked at The Faraday Institution8
Suvesshaa IyanathanAssociate at Zouk CapitalHarry MichaelAssociate at Energy Revolution VenturesRichard ClarkGlobal Head of Specialty Materials and Processing at Appian Capital AdvisoryRob TimmsFounder at IonworksRyan BaylissPartner at LeitmotifOwen LohCTO at Catalon
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