About
Co-founder and CEO of eDreams, which became a listed unicorn, leading multiple funding rounds with four exits and over €1bn transacted. Background includes roles at Airbus Group, McKinsey & Company, Netscape and a board seat at Vueling.
Experience
- Tradeinn SLNon Executive Chairmancurrent2025 — present
- 4Founders CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2016 — presentBarcelona, Cataluña, España
- Barcelona GlobalMember of the Executive Commissioncurrent2022 — presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Healthy Poke - Comida sana y divertida hecha con mucho loveco-owner and board membercurrent2020 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- CaraveloInvestor Board Member and Advisorcurrent2015 — presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- eDreams ODIGEOFoundercurrent1999 — present
- eDreams ODIGEOFounder and Honorary Chairman2015 — 2017
- eDreams ODIGEOFounder, Chairman and CEO (Board member)2011 — 2015
- eDreams ODIGEOFounder and CEO (Board member)2000 — 2011
- lastminute.comNon-executive Board member2021 — 2022
- No day but today S. L.Partner Producer2015 — 2022Barcelona Area, Spain
- OPODO LIMITEDChairman and CEO2011 — 2015London, England, United Kingdom
- Go VoyagesChairman and CEO2011 — 2015Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Vueling AirlinesBoard Member2004 — 2006
- Netscape CommunicationsSenior Manager1996 — 1999Mountain View, California
- McKinsey & CompanyConsultant1993 — 1995
- EADSSatellite Design Engineer1992 — 1993
- Spanish ArmyMilitary Service1991 — 1992
- RTXEngineer1990 — 1991
Skills & more
Airlines11Tourism5Mergers10Management Consulting25Marketing19Business Strategy17Mergers & Acquisitions15Online Marketing13Online Travel25Crisis Management2E-commerce36Private Equity16
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EntrepreneurshipStart-upsStart-upSEMOnline AdvertisingBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsVenture CapitalSpanishManagementStrategyHotelsLanguages English · French · Italian · Russian · Spanish
From Javier's professional profile.
Colleagues at 4Founders Capital
Àlex Martín
Investor at 4Founders Capital
Jesús Monleón
Managing Partner at 4Founders Capital
Joan Cavallé
Associate at 4Founders Capital
Júlia Digón
Analyst at 4Founders Capital
Marc Badosa
Managing Partner at 4Founders Capital
Marc Badosa Rigau
Managing Partner at 4Founders Capital
Marc Castilblanco
Principal at 4Founders Capital
Marek Fodor
Managing Partner at 4Founders Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Javier Pérez-Tenessa?
- Co-founder and CEO of eDreams, which became a listed unicorn, leading multiple funding rounds with four exits and over €1bn transacted. Background includes roles at Airbus Group, McKinsey & Company, Netscape and a board seat at Vueling.
- Where does Javier Pérez-Tenessa work?
- Javier Pérez-Tenessa is Managing Partner at 4Founders Capital.
- Where did Javier Pérez-Tenessa go to school?
- Javier Pérez-Tenessa studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Business); Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (MS, Aerospace Engineering - Ing. Aeronautico Superior).
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,384
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Also attended Universidad Politécnica de Madrid86
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Shared employers
Also worked at Tradeinn SL1
Also worked at eDreams ODIGEO5
Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,549
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