Summary
Tom Salfield is a serial founder and technical leader with two decades of experience building platforms at the intersection of internet technology, distributed organisation and manufacturing. As co-founder and long-time CTO/CEO of Wikifactory he drove the creation of an "Internet of Production," gaining deep, end-to-end insight into design-to-manufacture workflows and industrial digital infrastructure. Now based in Madrid, he is applying deep learning and generative AI to CAD, simulation and supply-chain sourcing through his new venture SourcePilot, where AI agents automate global component discovery across markets and languages. His background spans early pioneering work in co‑working and platform co‑ops, a mobile crypto wallet at Opencoin, and ecosystem-building at Impact Hub—evidence of a consistent focus on technologies that enable collaborative, mission-driven systems. Known for tackling systemic problems with practical product engineering, he blends academic rigour from Imperial College and LSE with hands-on startup execution.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
MSc Computing Science, MSc Computing Science at Imperial College London
London School of Economics and Political Science