Where does Joe Root work?

Joe Root is Founder of Permutive.

Where did Joe Root go to school?

Joe Root studied at University of Oxford (MSc, Computer Science); Imperial College London (BEng, Computing).

Joe Root

Founder

Founder at Permutive

New York, New York, United States

FoundedPermutive · YC

Find your path to Joe

11,838 people in our graph can introduce you to Joe.

Each arrow is one introduction. Sign up to fill in the first one.

Ask Tom Mendoza to introduce you to Joe

You →Tom · together at Permutive (2018–2026) →Joe

Ask Jamie Chen to introduce you to Joe

You →Jamie · 3 people · together at GoCardless →Joe

Ask Sam Okafor to introduce you to Joe

You →Sam · 8 people · together at YC S14 →Joe

Your email: the people you already email who know Joe
2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: people you know who worked, studied or invested with Joe
Your LinkedIn: the connections who can make the intro for you

We rank every route by how warm it is, so you raise on warm intros instead of cold emails.

About

Joe studied computing at Imperial College London (BEng) and computer science at the University of Oxford (Master's), then left a Cambridge PhD in mathematical genomics before completing it. He founded Permutive with cofounder Tim and went through Y Combinator's S14 batch.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

j•••@permutive.comreveal75% confident

Founder at Permutive YC S14

Intro paths

Joe went through Y Combinator (Summer 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

→

In turn, Joe can intro founders to Permutive's investors below.

Permutive's investors · 9

ACE & CompanyGeneva · since 2021 Avonmore DevelopmentsLondon · $63K – $315K checks Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checks EQT VenturesLuxembourg · $2M – $50M checks · since 2021 Octopus VenturesLondon · $130K – $1.3M checks · since 2018 Samos InvestmentsLondon SoftBank GroupTokyo · since 2021 SoftBank Vision FundLondon · since 2021 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014

Co-founders at Permutive

Tim SprattFounder

Experience

PermutiveCo-founder / CEOcurrent2013 — present
GoCardlessSales Intern2013London
Pact CoffeeProduct2013London
Morgan StanleySales & Trading Intern2011London
Morgan StanleySoftware Engineer Intern2010London
QinetiQSoftware Engineer Intern2009Malvern
QinetiQSoftware Engineer Intern2007 — 2008Malvern

Frequently asked questions

Who is Joe Root?: Joe studied computing at Imperial College London (BEng) and computer science at the University of Oxford (Master's), then left a Cambridge PhD in mathematical genomics before completing it. He founded Permutive with cofounder Tim and went through Y Combinator's S14 batch.
Where does Joe Root work?: Joe Root is Founder of Permutive.
What companies did Joe Root found?: Joe Root founded Permutive.
Where did Joe Root go to school?: Joe Root studied at University of Oxford (MSc, Computer Science); Imperial College London (BEng, Computing).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,595

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3 Garry TanPresident and CEOFounded Posterous +2 Jessica LivingstonFounder, RetiredFounded Y Combinator Alexis OhanianPartnerFounded Reddit Fred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1 Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1

+ 10,588 more →

Entrepreneur First mafia908

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Reid HoffmanBoard MemberFounded LinkedIn +3 Matthew WilsonFounder In ResidenceFounded Veratrak +2 Rashid MansoorEntrepreneur, Inaugural CohortFounded HADEAN +2 Eugene CheahEntrepreneur First 2017Founded Recursal AI, Inc. +2 Ruban KanapathippillaiEntrepreneur First 2024Founded Iterate AI +1 Alice BentinckCofounder and CEOFounded Entrepreneur First +1

+ 901 more →

University of Oxford mafia763

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Reid HoffmanM.St.Founded LinkedIn +3 Gabriel PereyraDropped outFounded Harvey Iain DukesDPhilFounded Lomondther +5 Brent HobermanMaster of Arts - MAFounded Founders Pledge +4 William GuttmanM.PhilFounded CurvePoint +3 Tom BlomfieldMaster's DegreeFounded Starling Bank +2

+ 756 more →

Imperial College London mafia450

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Nessan BerminghamDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Korro Bio +2 Matej NovakUndergraduate Teaching AssistantFounded Assetario +2 David SchilanskyMScFounded One Biosciences +2 Sumon SadhuMscFounded Snaptalent +2 Marion GaspermentBachelor’s DegreeFounded May Health +1 David MyttonMaster of Science - MSFounded Server Density +1

+ 443 more →

GoCardless mafia13

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Tom BlomfieldCo-founderFounded Starling Bank +1 Grey BakerVP Product, Engineering & GlobalFounded Pincites Matt RobinsonFounder & Board memberFounded Nested Ravin ThambapillaiMarketing / GrowthFounded Credal.ai Nabil BelahouaneSRE/SWEFounded FutureClinic Tom WatsonSoftware EngineerFounded Hessian

+ 6 more →

Same school

Also attended University of Oxford1,886

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock Michael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia Heritage Gabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of Harvey Dominic JacquessonInvestor at Index Ventures Erin Price-WrightInvestor at Index Ventures Jan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,880 more

Also attended Imperial College London890

Deji SasegbonVP, Platform & Portfolio Operations at EchoVC Partners Madison LenormandInvestor at Daphni Pauline BoucherInvestor at Daphni Loubaba El AyoubiInvestor at Northzone Giovanni MariggiInvestor at Medicxi Francois PrinslooInvestor at Medicxi

+ 884 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Permutive7

Tom MendozaInvestor at EQT Ventures Will GibbsPartner at Octopus Ventures Jo OliverPartner at Octopus Ventures Tim SprattFounder at Permutive Christian JohnstonCo-Founder & CEO at Amt Michael KistlerChief Legal Officer at Madhive

+ 1 more

Also worked at GoCardless22

Carlos Gonzalez-CadenasInvestor at Index Ventures Tom BlomfieldMonzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member.Grey BakerGeneral Partner at Y Combinator Stephen ChandlerManaging Partner at Notion Capital Georgia AbbottAssociate Director at Marlin Equity Partners Harry BriggsPartner at Astanor Ventures

+ 16 more

Also worked at Pact Coffee7

Bruce MacfarlaneFounder Partner at MMC Ventures Sitar TeliManaging Partner at Connect Ventures Devin HuntVenture Partner at Seedcamp Alice TillettFormer Chief Executive Officer, Petmate at Wind Point Partners Stephen RapoportFounder at Pact Coffee Will CorbyHead of Coffee at Pact Coffee

+ 1 more

Also worked at Morgan Stanley1,917

Mary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BOND Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite Asia Luciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia Capital David VélezFounder & CEO of Nubank James DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis Ventures

+ 1,911 more

Find your path to Joe

About

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Founder at PermutiveYC S14

Intro paths

Permutive's investors · 9

Co-founders at Permutive

Experience

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,595

Entrepreneur First mafia908

University of Oxford mafia763

Imperial College London mafia450

GoCardless mafia13

Same school

Also attended University of Oxford1,886

Also attended Imperial College London890

Shared employers

Also worked at Permutive7

Also worked at GoCardless22

Also worked at Pact Coffee7

Also worked at Morgan Stanley1,917

Founder at Permutive YC S14