Where does Tom Watson work?

Tom Watson is Founder of Hessian.

Where did Tom Watson go to school?

Tom Watson studied at Durham University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).

Tom Watson

Founder

Founder at Hessian

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedHessian · YC

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101 people in our graph share verified history with Tom — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Maria DrobotunlockedTom: together at Durham University (2020)

×5Tom: together at Durham University

×5Tom: together at GoCardless

Tom: together at UK Civil Service

About

Tom is co-founder and CTO at Hessian, overseeing platform engineering. He previously worked at GoCardless on database infrastructure for a payments system, and at CMC Markets developing a retail trading application. He holds a BSc in Computer Science from Durham University.

Founder at Hessian YC X26

Intro paths

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

Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Hessian's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Tom can intro founders to Hessian's investors below.

Hessian's investors · 2

Prime Movers LabJackson · $2M – $30M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Hessian

Bao NguyenCo-Founder & CEO

James SmithCo-Founder

Experience

HessianCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
GoCardlessSoftware Engineer2025 — 2026
CMC MarketsSoftware Engineer2023 — 2025
UK Civil ServiceSoftware Engineer2020 — 2023

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tom Watson?: Tom is co-founder and CTO at Hessian, overseeing platform engineering. He previously worked at GoCardless on database infrastructure for a payments system, and at CMC Markets developing a retail trading application. He holds a BSc in Computer Science from Durham University.
Where does Tom Watson work?: Tom Watson is Founder of Hessian.
What companies did Tom Watson found?: Tom Watson founded Hessian.
Where did Tom Watson go to school?: Tom Watson studied at Durham University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).

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Shared employers

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Bao NguyenCo-Founder & CEO at Hessian James SmithCo-Founder at Hessian

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Founder at HessianYC X26

Intro paths

Hessian's investors · 2

Co-founders at Hessian

Experience

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Durham University mafia65

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Same school

Also attended Durham University307

Shared employers

Also worked at Hessian2

Also worked at GoCardless21

Also worked at CMC Markets4

Also worked at UK Civil Service16

Founder at Hessian YC X26