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Joaquim Dickson

Founder

Founder at Instinct Space

United Kingdom

FoundedInstinct Space · YC

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 SpaceYC W25

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

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 · 2

AlbionVCLondonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Instinct Space

APAlex Pinel Neparidze
Alex Pinel NeparidzeFounder
AIAshwin Iyer
Ashwin IyerFounder

Experience

  1. InstinctFounder & CTOcurrent2024 — present
  2. 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 moreError Correcting CodesMicroelectronicsComputational PhysicsModeling and SimulationPlasma PhysicsLaser PhysicsDesign for ManufacturingBayesian OptimizationGMATPortuguesePython (Programming Language)Git

Languages English · Portuguese · Spanish

From Joaquim's professional profile.

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 Space.
What companies did Joaquim Dickson found?
Joaquim Dickson founded 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).

Founder mafias

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Shared employers

Also worked at Instinct2

Alex Pinel NeparidzeFounder at Instinct SpaceAshwin IyerFounder at Instinct Space

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