# Tom Blomfield

> Tom Blomfield is co-founder and former CEO of Monzo, the UK neobank originally launched as Mondo.

Source: https://www.neobank.wiki/wiki/tom-blomfield
Last updated: 2026-08-11
Categories: Financial technology, Fintech founders, People in fintech, Neobank founders

**Tom Blomfield** is co-founder and early chief executive of [Monzo](/wiki/monzo). An Oxford-educated entrepreneur and GoCardless co-founder, he became the public face of Monzo's coral card and crowdfunding culture.[^fn1]

## Career

Blomfield briefly served as COO at [Starling Bank](/wiki/starling-bank) before founding Mondo/Monzo with teammates who left Starling early. He received an OBE for services to fintech competition, stepped down as CEO in 2020, left Monzo in 2021, and later joined Y Combinator as a partner.

## Monzo

Tom Blomfield is principally associated with [Monzo](/wiki/monzo). See that article for products, licensing and market context.

## Infobox

- **Occupation**: Fintech founder
- **Known for**: Monzo co-founder / former CEO
- **Company**: Monzo
- **Founded company**: 2015
- **Associated HQ**: London, United Kingdom

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Tom Blomfield?

Tom Blomfield is co-founder and former CEO of Monzo, the UK neobank originally launched as Mondo.


## References

[^fn1]: Tom Blomfield is a founder of Monzo, covered on neobank.wiki. — https://neobank.wiki/wiki/monzo