Carmen Alfonso Rico
InvestorManaging Director at Cocoa
London
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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732 people in our graph share verified history with Carmen — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Diana BerishaunlockedCarmen: together at Georgetown (2006)
×4Carmen: together at Harvard University
Carmen: together at Georgetown
×6Carmen: together at Universidad Pontificia Comillas
Experience
- FractileVP of Business Operationscurrent2026 — present
- FractileAngel Investor 🍫current2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- CocoaFounder 😇current2021 — present
- Foresight Data MachinesAngel Investor 🍫current2022 — present
- Fuse EnergyAngel Investor 🍫current2022 — present
- SpeckleAngel Investor 🍫current2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- JitterAngel Investor 🍫current2022 — present
- Tilebox Inc.Angel Investor 🍫current2023 — present
- Crewline AIAngel Investor 🍫current2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Terraform IndustriesAngel Investor 🍫current2024 — present
- Cyclana Bio (ex. Cycle Therapeutics)Angel Investor 🍫current2025 — present
- The Creature Co.Angel Investor 🍫current2025 — present
- ziggizAngel Investor 🍫current2024 — present
- SideQuestVRAngel Investor 🍫current2020 — present
- GladiaAngel Investor 🍫current2022 — present
- Kurrent (formerly Event Store)Angel Investor 🍫current2022 — present
- FaksAngel investor 🍫current2023 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- PapayaAngel Investor 🍫current2022 — present
- HopinAngel Investorcurrent2019 — present
- Encore.devInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- HIVEDAngel Investorcurrent2021 — present
Skills & more
Inglés13Español11Spanish10English7Microsoft Office13Consulting3Advisory Boards3International Business3Business Strategy22Business Analysis4Financial Markets5Economics9
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Strategic ConsultingEconomic DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipEarly-stage StartupsLean StartupInternational LawPolitical ScienceGeopoliticsPublic AffairsInternational RelationsPublic PolicyEuropean UnionLanguages English · German · Spanish
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Christoph BaumeisterScout
Partner at Possible Ventures
Patric Hellermann
Investments at Foundamental
Robert Jäckle
Partner at Visionaries Club
Robert Lacher
Founding Partner at Visionaries Club
Ziv Reichert
Investor at Phoenix Court
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Carmen Alfonso Rico?
- Managing Director at Cocoa
- Where does Carmen Alfonso Rico work?
- Carmen Alfonso Rico is Managing Director at Cocoa.
- What check size does Carmen Alfonso Rico write?
- Carmen Alfonso Rico typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Carmen Alfonso Rico go to school?
- Carmen Alfonso Rico studied at Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Master of Arts (M.A.), Business Administration and Management); Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Licentiate degree, Law); WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) (Master of Arts (M.A.), Business Administration and Management).
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Also attended Universidad Pontificia Comillas200
Christian TeichmannCEO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlejandro de RemediosInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsAntonio GarcíaAssociate at Inveready Technology Investment GroupAdrián MachoAssociate at Inveready Technology Investment GroupAlain MarxuachAssociate at Inveready Technology Investment GroupJavier RedondoPartner at Scale Venture Partners
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Also attended WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)211
Patrick NorrisGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalFerlyn TanInvestor, Orbit at Openspace VenturesBence PatakiAnalyst at Interactive Venture Partners LlcJanelle GoulardPartner at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Chris WeyrerPrincipal at Vida VenturesTomasz SwiebodaInvestor at Inovo VC
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Also attended Georgetown University631
Trae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of AndurilLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Tobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesDiana BerishaInvestor at Spark Capital
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Also attended Harvard University2,000
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG
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