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Javier Palafox

Founder

Founder at HappyRobot

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedHappyRobot · YC

About

Javier Palafox is co-founder and COO of HappyRobot. He previously held the role of CFO at a consumer packaged goods company valued at $300M.

Founder at HappyRobotYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Javier went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran HappyRobot's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Javier can intro founders to HappyRobot's investors below.

HappyRobot's investors · 8

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Array Ventures Management LlcSan Francisco · $1.5M checks · since 2025Baobab VenturesBarcelonaBase10 PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025SignalRankWorld Innovation LabPalo Alto · since 2025World Innovation Lab (WiL)Palo Alto · $5M – $30M checks · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at HappyRobot

PPPablo Palafox
Pablo PalafoxFounder
LPLuis Paarup
Luis PaarupFounder

Experience

  1. HappyrobotCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. DeoleoCFO, VP of Finance - North America2018 — 2023Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
  3. DeoleoFP&A and Revenue Manager - North America2016 — 2018Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
  4. DeoleoFP&A and Revenue Manager2014 — 2015Mexico City, Mexico
  5. ICEXInvestment Analyst at the Trade Commission of Spain in Mexico.2012 — 2014Mexico City, Mexico
  6. KPMG EspañaAudit Associate - Financial Services2009 — 2011Madrid
  7. Exaequo abogadosIntern in the Civil Law Department2008Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

SAP5Microsoft Excel8Python4PowerQuery4R1SQL2Microsoft Power BI1Microsoft Power Query1Business Strategy86Business Planning76Forecasting55Budgeting16
+12 morePricing StrategyFinancial AnalysisFinancial AccountingCost ControlInternational BusinessMarket ResearchMarket AnalysisProject FinanceInternational TradeCorporate FinanceFinanceMacroeconomics

Languages Chino · Español · Inglés

  • Neural Networks and Deep Learning — DeepLearning.AI
  • Data Scientist with R — DataCamp
  • Introduction to Python for Data Science — Microsoft
  • Essential Statistics for Data Analysis using Excel — Microsoft
  • Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Excel — Microsoft
  • Data Science Orientation - Microsoft Professional Program for Data Science — Microsoft
  • An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 2) — Coursera Course Certificates
  • An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 1) — Coursera Course Certificates

From Javier's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Javier Palafox?
Javier Palafox is co-founder and COO of HappyRobot. He previously held the role of CFO at a consumer packaged goods company valued at $300M.
Where does Javier Palafox work?
Javier Palafox is Founder of HappyRobot.
What companies did Javier Palafox found?
Javier Palafox founded HappyRobot.
Where did Javier Palafox go to school?
Javier Palafox studied at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Bachelor of Science - BS, Economics); Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Law); MiniMBA (Mini MBA, Marketing).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Happyrobot6

Sunir KapoorNon-Executive Chairman at Kibo VenturesPablo PalafoxFounder at HappyRobotLuis PaarupFounder at HappyRobotAri PolakofFounder at FlaiAlen PolakofFounder at FlaiAnshul PaulFounder at BaseFrame

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