Where does Joaquim Dickson work?

Joaquim Dickson is Founder of Instinct and Founder at Instinct Space.

What companies did Joaquim Dickson found?

Joaquim Dickson founded Instinct, Instinct Space.

Where did Joaquim Dickson go to school?

Joaquim Dickson studied at Y Combinator; UCL (MSc, Space Science and Engineering: Space Technology); Imperial College London (BSc, Physics).

Joaquim Dickson

Founder

Founder at Instinct · Founder at Instinct Space

United Kingdom

FoundedInstinct · YC Instinct Space · YC

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About

Joaquim Dickson studied physics at Imperial College London and space technology at University College London. He contributed to magnetometer work on NASA's IMAP spacecraft through Imperial's Fluxgate Magnetometer Laboratory and to instrument development on ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft at UCL's Mullard Space Science Laboratory. He is currently CTO at Instinct.

Founder at Instinct YC W26

Intro paths

Joaquim went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Instinct's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Joaquim can intro founders to Instinct's investors below.

Instinct's investors · 6

20VCLondon · $250K – $5M checks AlbionVCLondon Convective CapitalSan Francisco Elevate CapitalPortland · $2M – $25M checks TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Instinct

Joon Won SongFounder

Eunju MoonFounder

Joe PapworthFounder

Founder at Instinct Space YC W25

Intro paths

Joaquim went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Instinct Space's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Joaquim can intro founders to Instinct Space's investors below.

Instinct Space's investors · 8

AlbionVCLondon Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks Calm VenturesSan Francisco Capital B Private Holdings Maiora Rebel Ventures Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks The Restore CapitalReynoldsburg Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Instinct Space

Alex Pinel NeparidzeFounder

Ashwin IyerFounder

Experience

InstinctFounder & CTOcurrent2024 — present
Imperial College LondonInstrument Engineer for NASA IMAP MAG2022 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Problem Solving1Spacecraft Design2Reinforcement Learning1Electronic Instrumentation1Feasibility Studies1Software Development1Particle Physics1Orbit Determination1Experimental Physics1Space Technology1Space Science1Satellite Systems Engineering1

+12 more

Error Correcting CodesMicroelectronicsComputational PhysicsModeling and SimulationPlasma PhysicsLaser PhysicsDesign for ManufacturingBayesian OptimizationGMATPortuguesePython (Programming Language)Git

Languages English · Portuguese · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Joaquim Dickson?: Joaquim Dickson studied physics at Imperial College London and space technology at University College London. He contributed to magnetometer work on NASA's IMAP spacecraft through Imperial's Fluxgate Magnetometer Laboratory and to instrument development on ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft at UCL's Mullard Space Science Laboratory. He is currently CTO at Instinct.
Where does Joaquim Dickson work?: Joaquim Dickson is Founder of Instinct and Founder at Instinct Space.
What companies did Joaquim Dickson found?: Joaquim Dickson founded Instinct, Instinct Space.
Where did Joaquim Dickson go to school?: Joaquim Dickson studied at Y Combinator; UCL (MSc, Space Science and Engineering: Space Technology); Imperial College London (BSc, Physics).