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Tom Watson

Founder

CTO at Hessian · Founder at Hubble

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedHessian · YCHubble · YC

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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.

CTO at HessianYC X26

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

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 checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Hessian

BNBao Nguyen
Bao NguyenCEO
JSJames Smith
James SmithCOO

Founder at HubbleYC S26

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Hubble's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Hubble's investors · 16

AccelPalo Alto · $500K – $100M checksBasis Set VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checksEntrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checksEthos FundFounders' Co-opSeattle · $10K – $250K checksJLL Spark Global VenturesSan FranciscoLondon Co-Investment FundMadrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checksMulticoin CapitalAustin · $1M – $50M checksRpm Ventures Iii Management, L.L.C.Ann Arbor · since 2025SeedcampLondon · $378K – $1.1M checksSeraph GroupMilton · $50K – $2M checks · since 2025Seraphim SpaceLondon · $1.3M – $3.8M checksTreble CapitalSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026Zeno VenturesGeneva

Co-founders at Hubble

PDPrabha Dublish
Prabha DublishCEO
ALAaron Leon
Aaron LeonCTO
TP
Tom ParkerFounder
TA
Tushar AgarwalFounder

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 CTO of Hessian and Founder at Hubble.
What companies did Tom Watson found?
Tom Watson founded Hessian, Hubble.

Founder mafias

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Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Tom WatsonCo-Founder & CTOFounded Hubble

Hessian mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

James SmithCOOFounded Fuse +2

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