Cristobal Alonso

Cristobal Alonso is the current Global CEO of El Patron & General Partner at Startup Wise Guys. Prior to this, they were with Tech Nordic Advocates as an Advisory Board Member from January 2019 to December 2019. Cristobal's responsibilities included supporting Tech Startups and Corporates to collaborate and expand within Nordic and Baltics ecosystems. From 2016 to 2019, Cristobal was with 3DB CONSULT as the Chairman of the Advisory Board. In this role, they led the advisory board and was responsible for tasks such as 3db international expansion, brand development, M&A strategy and key accounts development.

From 2013 to 2016, Cristobal was with MOBOfree Ltd, Africa's leading social marketplace. Cristobal held the dual role of Chairman of the Board & CEO - Co-Founder. Cristobal's responsibilities included providing and defining the company and product vision, managing day2day company strategic issues, leading international development in Africa, leading funding efforts, and acting as the public media face for the company. Currently, MoboFree.com has close to 4 M registered users; more than 300k classifieds and 60 M page views per month on their platform.

Cristobal Alonso has an MBA from INSEAD, which they received in 2000.

Some direct reports include Lauma Gailīte - Head of Product, Razvan Suta - Business Development Manager, and Zane Bojāre - Head of Brand.