About
Joel Tomas Pimentel studied rocket science at Imperial College London and Stanford University and is building financial technology products.
Founder at SelfinYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Joel went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Selfin's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Joel can intro founders to Selfin's investors below.
Selfin's investors · 2
Co-founders at Selfin
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Paula GutierrezFounder
Experience
- Selfin (YC F25)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- KrakenProduct & strategy2024London Area, United Kingdom
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Visiting Associate2024Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- VoltaCo-Founder2022 — 2023London Area, United Kingdom
- IntelsatCustomer Solutions Engineering Intern2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- NullshockCo-Founder2023London Area, United Kingdom
- Ricardo plcAnalyst Intern2022 — 2023Londres, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
- ClearSpaceSWE Intern2022Lausana, Vaud, Suiza
Education
- Imperial College LondonIntegrated Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering2020 — 2025
- Stanford UniversityMaster's thesis2025
- Y CombinatorF252025
- National University of SingaporeYear Abroad2023 — 2024
- Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia - U.N.E.D.Bachelor's degree, Business and Economics2022 — 2026
- Colegio Claret Las PalmasSpanish baccalaureate (Bachillerato) with Honors, Science and Technology2018 — 2020
- Dual DiplomaUS High School Diploma2016 — 2020
Skills & more
English4Spanish1Python (Programming Language)3SOLIDWORKS2MATLAB2Microsoft Office1C++JavaScriptHTMLCssAbaqusFinance1
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Software DevelopmentProject ManagementEngineeringAerospaceSpacecraftBusiness StrategyAeronauticsNumerical AnalysisConsultingData AnalysisFinancial ModelingCompetitive AnalysisLanguages English · French · German · Spanish
- Securities Education Certificate — Imperial College Investment Society
- Prospero Fellowship — Prospero Fellowship
- ESA Robotics Workshop — European Space Agency - ESA
- JP Morgan Investment Banking Virtual Experience — JPMorganChase
- Student Affiliate Member — Royal Aeronautical Society
- Goldman Sachs Engineering Virtual Program at Forage — Goldman Sachs
- Level C2-2 in English awarded at EF Washington DC — EF Language Abroad
- TOEFL iBT — TOEFL
- Certificate of Advanced English C1 — Cambridge English
From Joel's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,726
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended Y Combinator1,464
Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City
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Also attended Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia - U.N.E.D.11
Carlos EstebanPartner at FaberIsabel AlbellaInvestor at Global Social Impact InvestmentJesus PerezPartner at Civeta InvestmentPedro GuerraPartner at Civeta InvestmentÀngels RoquetaBoard Member at ActyusMiguel Fernández JimenezInvestor at Actyus
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Also attended Dual Diploma1
Shared employers
Also worked at Kraken1
Also worked at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)730
David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Massimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
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