About
Javier Suarez co-founded a unicorn and then built the company he personally needed. He started Perk — then called TravelPerk — in Barcelona in 2015 with Avi Meir and Ron Levin, all three out of Booking.com, and as chief product officer shaped the product that now carries more than 12,000 companies and over $300 million of annualised revenue. Then he did something rarer than founding a unicorn: he named its cost, speaking openly about the burnout that led him to step down, take a long recovery, and start again. In 2020 he co-founded Oliva with Sançar Sahin, a workplace mental-health platform giving employees real access to therapists and coaches; it launched with what was reported as Europe's largest seed round for a mental-health company and has raised around €13 million, including a round led by Molten Ventures. Before founding anything he was part of Booking.com's global innovation team in Amsterdam.
Beyond investing
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- Has spoken publicly about the burnout that led him to step down from the company he co-founded, and built Oliva out of that experience. Was a founding member of Booking.com's global innovation team in Amsterdam before starting companies.
From Javier's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Founder at Perk
Intro paths
In turn, Javier can intro founders to Perk's investors below.
Perk's investors · 18
Co-founders at Perk
Co-founder & CEO at Oliva
Intro paths
In turn, Javier can intro founders to Oliva's investors below.
Oliva's investors · 3
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Javier Suarez?
- Javier Suarez co-founded a unicorn and then built the company he personally needed. He started Perk — then called TravelPerk — in Barcelona in 2015 with Avi Meir and Ron Levin, all three out of Booking.com, and as chief product officer shaped the product that now carries more than 12,000 companies and over $300 million of annualised revenue. Then he did something rarer than founding a unicorn: he named its cost, speaking openly about the burnout that led him to step down, take a long recovery, and start again. In 2020 he co-founded Oliva with Sançar Sahin, a workplace mental-health platform giving employees real access to therapists and coaches; it launched with what was reported as Europe's largest seed round for a mental-health company and has raised around €13 million, including a round led by Molten Ventures. Before founding anything he was part of Booking.com's global innovation team in Amsterdam.
- Where does Javier Suarez work?
- Javier Suarez is Founder of Perk and Co-founder & CEO at Oliva.
- What companies did Javier Suarez found?
- Javier Suarez founded Perk, Oliva.
Paths to reach Javier
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