About
Rob Timms is a mathematician with an Oxford background who co-founded Ionworks and serves as CTO. He is a core developer of PyBaMM, an open-source battery modeling software.
Founder at IonworksYC S24
Intro paths
YC
Rob went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Ionworks's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Rob can intro founders to Ionworks's investors below.
Ionworks's investors · 3
Co-founders at Ionworks
Experience
- IonworksCo-founder & CTOcurrent2023 — present
- PyBaMMCore Developercurrent2018 — present
- The Faraday InstitutionEntrepreneurial Fellow2023 — 2024
- University of OxfordPostdoctoral Research Assistant2018 — 2023Oxford, United Kingdom
- About:EnergyHead of Simulation2022
Education
- Y CombinatorS24
- University of East AngliaDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mathematics2014 — 2018
- University of East AngliaMaster of Mathematics, Mathematics2010 — 2014
- University of AdelaideYear Abroad, Mathematics2012 — 2013
- Sir Harry Smith Community College2003 — 2010
Skills & more
Mathematical Modeling4Software Development4Numerical Analysis1Programming2Technical Writing1Data Analysis1Mathematics2Fluid Mechanics2ResearchScienceFinite Element Analysis (FEA)Academic Tutoring
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PresentationsTeachingScientific CommunicationsPublic OutreachApplied MathematicsContinuum MechanicsSolid MechanicsEnergetic MaterialsPythonKnowledge TransferMatlabLaTeXLanguages English
From Rob's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator1,474
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 University of East Anglia20
Ulili OnovakpuriManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalMaarten 't HooftManaging Partner and Founder at Quest Venture PartnersCiaran RooneyInvestor at FELIX CAPITALUriridiakoghene OnovakpuriImpact Partner at Fresco CapitalPaul MascarenasVenture Partner at Fontinalis PartnersJames BakerInvestment Manager at Amadeus Capital Partners
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Also attended University of Adelaide30
Tom SkevingtonSenior Legal Counsel at Square Peg CapitalDavid RohrsheimVenture Partner SAVCF at ArtesianKirsten BernhardtPrincipal at ArtesianMatthias de KockPrincipal at PeakBridge VCXavier MeeganFounder & CIO at FrachtisWinnie HsuPartner at WI Harper Group
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ionworks1
Also worked at PyBaMM1
Also worked at The Faraday Institution1
Also worked at University of Oxford71
Tess van StekelenburgPartner at Lux CapitalFrancesco MonacaInvestor at Giant Ventures Global LlpDenise XifaraInvestor at Mercuri.vcLirui DingPrincipal at TRANSCENDAna FernandezInvestment Associate at Nauta CapitalVictoria FähInvestment Manager, Future Content Fund at IPR.VC
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