Jose Luis Agell

Partner, Pear VC

Speaker Bio

Pepe hails from Barcelona and moved to Silicon Valley in 2008, eager to surround himself with other entrepreneurs and learn from them. He was one of the key leaders at Chartboost (acquired by Zynga), a mobile advertising platform that gives developers tools for user acquisition and monetization. At Chartboost, he built and managed global sales, customer success, and technical support. Pepe also started opened Chartboost’s offices in Amsterdam, Tokyo, Beijing, and Barcelona.


At Pear, Pepe works closely with founders to help develop and optimize their go-to-market, sales, and growth strategies. Last year, Pepe moved back to Barcelona, where he leads the firm’s EMEA practice. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from the UPC Barcelona and the ETH Zurich.