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Alvaro Alvarez del Rio

Investor

Managing Partner at Boost Capital Partners · Investment Director at Swordfish Investments

London

Writes $300K – $750K checks · typically $600K

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Chris BischoffunlockedAlvaro: together at Goldman Sachs (2005)
Alvaro: together at Deliveroo
Alvaro: together at Goldman Sachs
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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

  1. Boost Capital PartnersFoundercurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  2. Swordfish InvestmentsInvestment Directorcurrent2011 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  3. Creature ComfortsBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  4. Five LivesBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  5. Volta XRBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  6. MoovaStrategic Advisor and Board Membercurrent2020 — present
  7. WibondStrategic Advisorcurrent2022 — present
  8. DeliverooAngel Investorcurrent2014 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  9. ZencargoAngel Investorcurrent2017 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  10. TSO CAPITAL LIMITEDFounder and Managercurrent2015 — present
  11. unrdBoard Member2020 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
  12. VikerBoard Member2020 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
  13. AuthenteqBoard Member2018 — 2022Berlin, Germany
  14. Netspeak GamesBoard Member2019 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
  15. Another Place Productions LtdBoard Member2018 — 2022London, United Kingdom
  16. PolystreamBoard Observer2016 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
  17. Initial CapitalPartner2011 — 2022London, United Kingdom
  18. PLACEMAKE.IOBoard Member2020 — 2021London, England, United Kingdom
  19. TinyBytesBoard Member2018 — 2021Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
  20. BUXBoard Member2015 — 2021Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
  21. DividoBoard Member2019 — 2021London, England, United Kingdom
  22. HutchBoard Member2014 — 2020London, England, United Kingdom
  23. Tech Will Save UsBoard Member2018 — 2020London, England, United Kingdom
  24. BRAVOCOMPANY LtdBoard Member2018 — 2020London, England, United Kingdom
  25. PLAYRMAKRBoard Member2017 — 2020London, United Kingdom
  26. MidriveBoard Member2017 — 2020London, England, United Kingdom
  27. HostmakerBoard Observer2016 — 2020London, England, United Kingdom
  28. GumbugBoard Member2015 — 2019London, England, United Kingdom
  29. WINKO gamesBoard Member2015 — 2018Barcelona Area, Spain
  30. B4U Network (Europe) Ltd.Board Member2011 — 2016London, United Kingdom
  31. Strategic Value PartnersAssociate2009 — 2010London, United Kingdom
  32. UBSAnalyst2006 — 2008London, United Kingdom
  33. Goldman SachsAnalyst2005

Skills & more

User Experience (UX)1Growth Strategies1Board of Directors1GamificationPrivate Equity29Mergers & Acquisitions12Valuation13Venture Capital16Investments10Portfolio Management7Entrepreneurship7Finance2
+8 moreCorporate FinanceFinancial ModelingInvestment BankingCapital MarketsMobile GamesHedge FundsStrategyManagement

Languages English · German · Italian · Spanish

From Alvaro's professional profile.

Colleagues at Boost Capital Partners

Álvaro Álvarez del Río
Managing Partner 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
Pablo Morenes
General 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
Benjamín 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

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alvaro Alvarez del Rio?
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.
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.
Where did Alvaro Alvarez del Rio go to school?
Alvaro Alvarez del Rio studied at Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) (MSc, International Business); University of Deusto (Business Administration, Finance).

Same school

Also attended Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)132

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Also attended University of Deusto48

Gerardo RedondoSenior Director at Inveready Technology Investment GroupDavid MackeyPartner & Chief Financial Officer at Catalyst Health VenturesJulia SalaverríaManaging Partner at Ysios CapitalIñigo López-HuertaCFO at Ysios CapitalMaría AlonsoInvestor at Adara VenturesEva FormicaInvestment Analyst at Curiosity VC

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Shared employers

Also worked at Zencargo7

Christian SallerInvestor at HV CapitalJan RiethmayerVP Engineering at Earlybird DWES Management GmbH & Co. KGDan JonesManaging Partner at Jigsaw VCDan SmithInvestor at Jigsaw VCShan DrummondPartner at Samos InvestmentsAlex HershamFounder at zencargo

+ 1 more

Also worked at Viker1

Mayra TamaPrincipal at Initial Capital

Also worked at Polystream2

Abdul GueforManaging Director at Intel CapitalDavid Lau-KeeGeneral Partner, Co-Founder at London Venture Partners

Also worked at BRAVOCOMPANY Ltd2

Daniel BlomquistFund Partner at CreandumShukri ShammasPartner at Initial Capital