About
Sonia Fernández is a Partner at Kibo Ventures, where she invests in startups in the Spanish ecosystem, and has approximately 20 years of experience in Internet-related businesses, including roles as General Manager for Europe at VINDICO Group and country manager for Match.com in Spain. Her earlier career spans investment banking at Lehman Brothers, private equity at 3i, and the founding teams of MercadoLibre in Spain and other consumer Internet companies. She holds a BA in Business from ICADE, an MBA from Stanford University, and a Master's in Artificial Intelligence, and is a co-founder of OurStemJourney, a mentoring platform for young women in STEM, and chair of Level20 Spain.
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Experience
- Kibo VenturesPartnercurrent2016 — presentMadrid Area, Spain
- Level 20Chair - Spanish Chaptercurrent2018 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Qida (home-care)Board Membercurrent2023 — presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Aegon SegurosBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- AcurableBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- InnovamatBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- PandaGoBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- EvernestBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentHamburg, Germany
- Green Eagle SolutionsBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- CircularBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- ODILOBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentGreater Madrid Metropolitan Area
- GestoosBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentBarcelona Area, Spain
- StoyoBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentBerlin Area, Germany
- : TappxBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentBarcelona Area, Spain
- VilynxBoard Member2017 — 2022Barcelona Area, Spain
- BipiBoard Member2017 — 2021Madrid Area, Spain
- smartycontentAdvisory Board2014 — 2016Madrid
- FonDirector Public Wifi2013Madrid
- VINDICO GroupSVP, Vindico Group Europe2011 — 2013
- Independent ConsultantConsultant - Online Strategy and Marketing2009 — 2011
Skills & more
Strategy3Online Marketing44Social Media22Creative Writing7SEM39Digital Strategy91Mobile Marketing56Web Analytics25Social Media Marketing18SEO22Email Marketing9Start-ups53
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AnalyticsMobile DevicesProduct ManagementAdvertisingDisplay AdvertisingAffiliate MarketingMedia PlanningOnline AdvertisingMarketingLanguages English · French · German · Portuguese
From Sonia's professional profile.
Colleagues at Kibo Ventures
Álvaro Fresnillo
Value Creation Director at Kibo Ventures
Álvaro Lozano
Investment Vice President at Kibo Ventures
Aquilino Peña
Co-founder & Managing Partner at Kibo Ventures
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Covadonga García-Valdés
Principal at Kibo Ventures
Edvinas Kiskis
General Counsel at Kibo Ventures
Fernando Díaz Solís
Co-founder and Managing Partner at Kibo Ventures
Gonzalo Sánchez-Arjona
Investment Director at Kibo Ventures
Guillermo Álvarez
Value Creation Vice President at Kibo Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sonia Fernandez?
- Sonia Fernández is a Partner at Kibo Ventures, where she invests in startups in the Spanish ecosystem, and has approximately 20 years of experience in Internet-related businesses, including roles as General Manager for Europe at VINDICO Group and country manager for Match.com in Spain. Her earlier career spans investment banking at Lehman Brothers, private equity at 3i, and the founding teams of MercadoLibre in Spain and other consumer Internet companies. She holds a BA in Business from ICADE, an MBA from Stanford University, and a Master's in Artificial Intelligence, and is a co-founder of OurStemJourney, a mentoring platform for young women in STEM, and chair of Level20 Spain.
- Where does Sonia Fernandez work?
- Sonia Fernandez is Partner at Kibo Ventures.
- Where did Sonia Fernandez go to school?
- Sonia Fernandez studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Instituto de Inteligencia Artificial (Master's degree, Artificial Intelligence); EFFAS – European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (Certified ESG Analyst® - CESGA, ESG).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Level 2012
Aquilino PeñaCo-founder & Managing Partner at Kibo VenturesSonia FernándezPartner at Kibo VenturesJennifer McMahonPartner at Seroba Life SciencesMatthew T. KellyVice President at VentureMarta G. ZanchiManaging Partner at Nina CapitalAndrés DancausaGeneral Partner at TheVentureCity
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