Alvaro Alvarez del Rio
InvestorManaging Partner at Boost Capital Partners
London
Writes $300K – $750K checks · typically $600K
About
Founder and Managing Partner with 80+ pre-seed/seed investments across Europe, Latin America and North America since 2011, focused on human-behavior-driven products and unusually board-active—over 25 boards including Deliveroo and Zencargo.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareGamingHealthtech
Experience
- Boost Capital PartnersFoundercurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Swordfish InvestmentsInvestment Directorcurrent2011 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Creature ComfortsBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Five LivesBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Volta XRBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- MoovaStrategic Advisor and Board Membercurrent2020 — present
- WibondStrategic Advisorcurrent2022 — present
- DeliverooAngel Investorcurrent2014 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- ZencargoAngel Investorcurrent2017 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- TSO CAPITAL LIMITEDFounder and Managercurrent2015 — present
- unrdBoard Member2020 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- VikerBoard Member2020 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- AuthenteqBoard Member2018 — 2022Berlin, Germany
- Netspeak GamesBoard Member2019 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- Another Place Productions LtdBoard Member2018 — 2022London, United Kingdom
- PolystreamBoard Observer2016 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- Initial CapitalPartner2011 — 2022London, United Kingdom
- PLACEMAKE.IOBoard Member2020 — 2021London, England, United Kingdom
- TinyBytesBoard Member2018 — 2021Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
- BUXBoard Member2015 — 2021Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
Education
- Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)MSc, International Business2005 — 2006
- University of DeustoBusiness Administration, Finance2001 — 2006
Skills & more
User Experience (UX)1Growth Strategies1Board of Directors1GamificationPrivate Equity29Mergers & Acquisitions12Valuation13Venture Capital16Investments10Portfolio Management7Entrepreneurship7Finance2
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Corporate FinanceFinancial ModelingInvestment BankingCapital MarketsMobile GamesHedge FundsStrategyManagementLanguages English · German · Italian · Spanish
From Alvaro's professional profile.
Colleagues at Boost Capital Partners
Álvaro Álvarez del Río
Managing Partner at Boost Capital Partners
Benjamin Torrero
Principal at Boost Capital Partners
Benjamín Torrero
Principal at Boost Capital Partners
Eric Braune
Venture Partner at Boost Capital Partners
Ignacio Monereo
Partner at Boost Capital Partners
Larissa Mansur
Platform at Boost Capital Partners
Mario Solari
Venture Partner at Boost Capital Partners
Mitch Goldman
Venture Partner at Boost Capital Partners
Network11
Alon LifshitzScout
Co-Founder and General Partner at Hanaco Venture Capital
Anna RaptisScout
Partner at Amplifica Capital
David WuScout
Venture Partner at Maveron
Desigan ChinniahScout
Venture Partner at Mozilla Ventures
Jag SinghScout
Managing Partner at Angel Invest
Nicholas ShekerdemianScout
Founding Partner at The Venture Collective
Pippa LambScout
Partner at Sweet Capital
Benjamin Torrero
Principal at Boost Capital Partners
Ignacio Monereo
Partner at Boost Capital Partners
Luis Bermejo
Managing Partner at Alaya Capital
Shanti Bergel
Managing Director at TRANSCEND
Investors connected to Alvaro in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Alvaro Alvarez del Rio work?
- Alvaro Alvarez del Rio is Managing Partner at Boost Capital Partners.
- What does Alvaro Alvarez del Rio invest in?
- Alvaro Alvarez del Rio invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Gaming, Healthtech.
- What check size does Alvaro Alvarez del Rio write?
- Alvaro Alvarez del Rio typically writes checks of $300K – $750K.
Same school
Also attended Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)90
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Also attended University of Deusto26
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