Jose Cobian

About

Achievements

Hi, I’m Jose (a.k.a Cobi), a European startup investor based in Spain. I’m a board member at @Tetuan Valley, Europe's first 100% free-of-cost startup accelerator for first-time entrepreneurs. Additionally, I collaborate on a regular basis with consulting firms @CapsysGroup and @Itasu on a variety of projects.

Previously, I led the launch and expansion of both blockchain & fintech trailblazer @Circle and mobile-first hotel bookings pioneer @HotelTonight (acquired by AirBnB in 2019) in Southern Europe.

Prior to that, I led @Tetuan Valley as its CEO, I advised several VCs and investors in over 30+ investment mandates from deal-sourcing up to due diligence, and I developed and led several startup acceleration programs, tech incubators, and academic programs to foster the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Spain.

Before that, I was a Management Consultant for @OliverWyman and @MonitorGroup.

Describe the most impressive thing you've done.

Skills

Business Strategy Go to Market Strategy Lean Startups Startup Management Startup Founder Networking Competitive Analysis Business Model Development Customer Development Business Model Innovation Sales New Market Development Internationalization Python Marketing Customer Relationship Management Management Microsoft Office Data Analysis Management Consulting Recruiting Business Operations Operations Management Marketing Management Product Management Product Strategy Spanish English Automotive Budgeting Consulting Documentation Due Diligence English language Microsoft Outlook Sourcing Telecommunications Venture Capital Bilingual CSS HTML Javascript SQL Travel

Locations

Community of Madrid Spain Lisbon Madrid

Experience

Independent

Startup Investor & Freelance Consultant 2018 - Present (about 6 years)

Leading business growth, company scalability, new product/service launch and international expansion projects for startups, SMEs as well as digitalization, growth, international... more

Freelance

Senior Consultant & Advisor 2015 - 2017 (over 1 year)

Led different growth, international expansion and turnaround projects for startups, SMEs and well-established large corporations across various industries and geographies.... more

Exit

HotelTonight

Country Manager, Iberia (Spain, Portugal & Andorra) 2013 - 2015 (over 2 years)

Joined the pioneer in mobile hotel bookings backed as its Country Manager for Iberia. Key achievements include:
• Launched and grew operations within these 3 countries.... more

Tetuan Valley

Member Of The Board Of Advisors 2013 - Present (over 11 years)

Tetuan Valley is a fully independent and self-funded non-profit association that spun out of Okuri Ventures and is responsible for running Europe's first 100% equity-free... more

Partner / CEO 2010 - 2013 (over 2 years)

Led Europe’s 1st non-profit startup program (Tetuan Valley) building and managing an international community of 300+ first-time entrepreneurs and 150+ mentors through free... more

Okuri Ventures

Partner 2010 - 2013 (over 2 years)

Joined a bootstrapped VC & startup consulting firm as Associate Director. Appointed Partner of the firm and CEO of our leading brand (Tetuan Valley) within the 1st year.... more