# Maria Alegre

> Maria Alegre is the co-founder and managing partner of Flori Ventures and the co-founder and former CEO of Chartboost. After moving from Barcelona to Silicon Valley in 2008, she joined Tapulous before founding Chartboost with Sean Fannan in 2011. Her subsequent investing work focuses on financial inclusion and climate solutions; Climate Collective announced her appointment as chairperson in August 2024.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Managing Partner at Flori Ventures
- **Organizations:** Flori Ventures, Chartboost, Tapulous, The Walt Disney Company, Climate Collective, Esade, Mozilla, Sequoia Capital
- **From:** Barcelona, Spain
- **Nationality:** Spanish
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree and MBA, Esade Business School, Exchange program, University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Chartboost, a mobile game advertising and monetization business acquired by Zynga in August 2021 for an announced approximately $250 million in cash., Chartboost raised $21 million in total funding by January 2013, including a $19 million Sequoia-led Series B., Reported growing Chartboost to $100 million in revenue and more than 100 people in her LinkedIn biography; the biography does not specify a revenue period.

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Moved to Silicon Valley without a job and joined Tapulous as Apprentice Entrepreneur.
- **2010-2011** — Head of Tapulous Labs Studio at The Walt Disney Company after Disney acquired Tapulous.
- **2011** — Co-founded Chartboost with Sean Fannan and served as founding CEO.
- **2013** — Chartboost announced a $19 million Series B led by Sequoia Capital; total funding reached $21 million.
- **2016-2020** — Served as a Sequoia Capital scout, according to her public investing profile.
- **2020-2021** — Worked in Future Products and the Crypto Lab at Mozilla, according to her public investing profile.
- **2021** — Zynga completed its Chartboost acquisition on August 4. Alegre publicly introduced Flori Ventures on September 20.
- **2023** — Began serving as an Esade board member, according to her LinkedIn profile.
- **2024** — Climate Collective announced her appointment as chairperson on August 21.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Chartboost, a mobile game advertising and monetization business acquired by Zynga in August 2021 for an announced approximately $250 million in cash.
- Chartboost raised $21 million in total funding by January 2013, including a $19 million Sequoia-led Series B.
- Reported growing Chartboost to $100 million in revenue and more than 100 people in her LinkedIn biography; the biography does not specify a revenue period.
- Co-founded Flori Ventures, whose website reports more than $30 million backing more than 80 startups.
- Appointed Climate Collective chairperson in August 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — At the research date, Flori’s team page lists Alegre as managing partner and its website reports more than 80 startups backed with more than $30 million; these are undated current website statements.
- **2024-12** — LoopMe acquired Chartboost from Zynga; this is an update to the company Alegre co-founded.
- **2024-08** — Climate Collective announced Alegre as chairperson on August 21.

## Links

- Website: https://marialegre.medium.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marialegre
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/marialegre

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Last updated: 2026-10-22