Where does Cristobal Alonso work?

Cristobal Alonso is Global CEO, El Patron, and General Partner at Startup Wise Guys.

What does Cristobal Alonso invest in?

Cristobal Alonso invests in Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Fintech, PropTech, SaaS.

What check size does Cristobal Alonso write?

Cristobal Alonso typically writes checks of $85K – $500K.

Cristobal Alonso

Investor

Global CEO, El Patron, and General Partner at Startup Wise Guys

Torremolinos, Andalusia, Spain

Writes $85K – $500K checks

About

Cristobal Alonso built an African mobile social marketplace and, as Global Capo, runs a hands-on, family-style, diamond-miner accelerator across 50+ countries that backs overlooked early-stage family teams with no-assholes policy.

Invests in

Climate TechCybersecurityFintechPropTechSaaS

Experience

Wolver VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2026 — present
Vest VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2026 — presentTimişoara, Timiş, Romania
Stealth StartupChairman of the advisory Boardcurrent2025 — present
ByteHideChairman of the advisory Boardcurrent2025 — present
#perform, the Unsexy Truth of (Startup) SuccessCo-Authorcurrent2019 — presentCopenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark
CENOS - Induction Heating Simulation SoftwareChairman of the advisory boardcurrent2020 — presentLatvia
SellfyManagement Team, Board member, small shareholder, CEO coach and mentorcurrent2012 — present
Startup Wise GuysGeneral Partner Several VC early stage investment vehiclescurrent2016 — present
Startup Wise GuysGlobal CEO & El Patron - Energy Master2016 — 2025Copenhagen, Riga, Tallinn
EIT Culture & CreativityStartup Coach and mentorcurrent2025 — present
Tech Nordic AdvocatesAdvisory Board Member2019Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark
3DB CONSULTChairman of the Advisory Board2016 — 2019
MOBOfree Ltd, Africa's leading social marketplaceChairman of the Board& CEO - Co-Founder2013 — 2016
TelenorChief Transformation Officer, Europe Transformation Program Director2014 — 2015Denmark
TelenorCOO, Radical Transformation champion2013 — 2015Denmark
StartupHighwayCo-Founder, Board member and mentor2010 — 2013Lithuania
Bite Lietuva & Bite Latvija (Bite Group)Chief Technology Officer, execution champion and member of the supervisory board2010 — 2013Baltics
mmCHANNEL(Acting) Chief Executive Officer2009
mmCHANNELChief Commercial Officer2006 — 2009
Vodafone, Czech RepublicDirector, Corporate Planning & Project Management2004 — 2006

Education

INSEADMBA, 20002000
Instituto de Inteligencia ArtificialMaster of Science, Artificial Intelligence2026

Skills & more

Execution Management27Start-up Operations14Start-ups99Digital Media73Networking26Analytics11Business Development69Business Planning14Business Process4Business Strategy76Change Management24Competitive Analysis7

+12 more

Cross-functional Team LeadershipDigital MarketingDigital StrategyE-commerceEntrepreneurshipIntegrationMobile DevicesProject ManagementPeople ManagementStrategyStrategic PlanningManagement

Languages English · portuguese · spanish

From Cristobal's professional profile.

Colleagues at Startup Wise Guys

Alexandra Balkova

General Partner at Startup Wise Guys

Dag Ainsoo

CFO and General Partner at Startup Wise Guys

Herty Tammo

Co-Founder and General Partner at Startup Wise Guys

Pille Ting

Accountant at Startup Wise Guys

Frequently asked questions

Where does Cristobal Alonso work?: Cristobal Alonso is Global CEO, El Patron, and General Partner at Startup Wise Guys.
What does Cristobal Alonso invest in?: Cristobal Alonso invests in Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Fintech, PropTech, SaaS.
What check size does Cristobal Alonso write?: Cristobal Alonso typically writes checks of $85K – $500K.