Alfonso de los Rios Villareal
Unicorn founderFounder/CEO at Nowports
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
FoundedNowports$1.1B · YC
About
Alfonso de los Rios Villareal grew up in Mexico where his family operated a freight forwarding company and later co-founded Nowports, a logistics software platform for Latin America, with co-founder Maxi after they met at Stanford's summer bootcamp in 2017.
Founder/CEO at NowportsYC W19
Intro paths
YC
Alfonso went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Alfonso can intro founders to Nowports's investors below.
Nowports's investors · 8
Foundation CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksMONASHEESSão Paulo · $10M checksMouro CapitalLondon · $1M – $15M checksSoftbank Latin America FundMiamiSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksSquareOne CapitalMiamiTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019
Co-founders at Nowports
Experience
- HandleCEOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- NowportsPresident & Foundercurrent2025 — presentMonterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
- NowportsCEO & Founder2018 — 2025México & Brazil
- Y CombinatorAlumnicurrent2019 — presentMountain View
- Yewno, Inc.Software Engineer2017 — 2018
- GSVlabsAccelerator2018Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
- Blooders.orgDesarrollador web2016 — 2017Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
- LookatCo-Founder2017Monterrey Area, Mexico
- TrepCampStudent2017Stanford, California
Skills & more
Gestión de proyectos18Desarrollo de software6Programacion4Desarrollo de productos3Desarrollo de alto potencial3Dirección20Planificación estratégica19Gestión de personas4Mentoría4Estrategia de mercadotecnia4
Languages English
- Cómo gestionar empleados con alto potencial — LinkedIn
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alfonso de los Rios Villareal?
- Alfonso de los Rios Villareal grew up in Mexico where his family operated a freight forwarding company and later co-founded Nowports, a logistics software platform for Latin America, with co-founder Maxi after they met at Stanford's summer bootcamp in 2017.
- Where does Alfonso de los Rios Villareal work?
- Alfonso de los Rios Villareal is Founder/CEO of Nowports.
- What companies did Alfonso de los Rios Villareal found?
- Alfonso de los Rios Villareal founded Nowports.
- Where did Alfonso de los Rios Villareal go to school?
- Alfonso de los Rios Villareal studied at Y Combinator (Growth Program Summer 20).
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