Alfonso Cobo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1992 (age 33–34) Canary Islands, Spain |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Unfold |
Alfonso Cobo (born 1992, Canary Islands, Spain [1] ) is a Spanish businessman. He is best known as the founder of Unfold, which was acquired by Squarespace in 2019. [2]
Alfonso was born in the Canary Islands, Spain and spent much of his childhood in Madrid before moving to the United Kingdom at 17. [3]
As a university student, Cobo studied design and architecture. [4] After working as an architectural designer in London, [5] Cobo received a scholarship to Parsons School of Design and moved to New York. [3] Cobo has a master's degree in strategic design and management from Parsons School of Design and a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Brighton.[ citation needed ]
In 2017, Cobo recognized there was no software or app that could create a portfolio of his work on an iPad. Later that year, he launched his portfolio layout app, the first one to exist for iPad. [6]
Cobo founded Unfold in 2018 and was later joined by Andy McCune as a co-founder. [6] Unfold, a mobile application that allows users to create Instagram Stories posts using a variety of templates and other tools. [4] [7] In 2019, Unfold was acquired by Squarespace. By then, it had 16 million users. In 2023, Unfold had over 60 million downloads, and over 1 billion stories were created using it. [8] [1] [9] In 2020, Cobo launched Bio Sites with Squarespace, a tool that allows users to share relevant links. [10]
Cobo received a Gaingels award in 2023. [3] He also launched Hypelist, a social mobile application allowing for the curation of a recommended products list, in 2023. [11] [12]
As of 2019 [update] , Cobo lives in New York City. [5] He is gay. [13]