Ines Fernandes

Overview

I invest in developer infrastructure, usually at pre-seed and seed. Previously an operator for 8 years before investing. Most at home with venture capital and open source. I speak at conferences a couple of times a year.

Experience

1. Angel Investor

   Nov 2024 - Present
   Independent · 1 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Madrid, Spain
   • Previously an operator for 9 years before investing.
   • Led or co-led 12 investments, 3 of them now at Series B or later.
2. Associate Product Manager

   Apr 2021 - Nov 2024
   N26 · 3 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Madrid, Spain
   • Launched the AI products product in 10 markets.
   • Ran 105 customer interviews before writing the first spec.
3. Associate Product Manager

   Aug 2018 - Apr 2021
   Klarna · 2 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Madrid, Spain
   • Cut time-to-first-value for new developer customers from 16 days to 1.
4. Principal Product Manager

   Mar 2017 - Aug 2018
   Spotify · 1 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Madrid, Spain
   • Sit on 2 boards.
   • Backed 22 founders at pre-seed and seed.
5. Director of Product

   Oct 2015 - Mar 2017
   Santander · 1 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Madrid, Spain
   • Killed 3 features nobody used and shipped the 3 that customers asked for.

No references yet.

Education

1. University of Amsterdam

   BSc, Economics
   2006 - 2009