# Carmen Alfonso Rico

> Carmen Alfonso Rico is a pre-seed investor in London backing Software and Gaming. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Aug 2023
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calfonsorico
- Website: https://samaipata.vc

Carmen Alfonso Rico is a pre-seed investor in London focused on Software and Gaming. Lucky friend, family girl. Always chasing the “why” and “so what” of everything. Food explorer. Book lover. My Spotify running playlist is embarrassing. Obsessed with the power of communities and looking for #customerlove in the weirdest places. Lawyer and economist, previously @MorganStanley, @FelixCapital. Launched a D2C brand from my living room(RIP). From Spain but call London home. I collect exotic stamps on my passport.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.4M–$4M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.3M–$2.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 25% |
| Gaming | 1 | 13% |
| Cooking | 1 | 13% |
| Big Data | 1 | 13% |
| Computer | 1 | 13% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 63% |
| Seed | 3 | 38% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 38% |
| Sweden | 1 | 13% |
| Estonia | 1 | 13% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tilebox, Inc. | Tilebox is a fully integrated midstream cloud platform designed for space companies to simplify their midstream operations. Its secure, high-performance, and scalable solution accelerates time-to-market and optimizes costs, empowering space companies to unlock the full potential of their assets.By leveraging Tilebox, space companies can deriskand ensure maximum satellite lifetime utilization, optimize cloud processing and accelerate revenue generation. Tilebox serves as a reliable in-house midstream solution with over 99% uptime, making the onboarding process seamless and efficient for software developers and data analysts. It's designed to support the development of your scalable, mission-specific data processing pipelines from scratch. Tilebox empowers space companies to take full control and stay at the cutting edge of their midstream operations and paves the way for the integration of advanced technologies like AI and in-orbit computing. | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | Aug 01, 2023 |  |
| Twirl | Twirl is a platform for data teams that want to ship value rather than tooling. It enables the deployment of data pipelines from the start and manages all infrastructure and scaling. Twirl is a code-first company that combines analytics, machine learning, and everything in between. | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | May 23, 2023 |  |
| SigmaOS | SigmaOS is a new type of browser designed for founders, researchers, and content creators to make it better and faster to work on the web. | $4M | Seed | Nov 16, 2022 |  |
| Werk | Werk is building a construction labor marketplace, that matches workers internationally to any country, all while automating the paperwork and HR. Our community provides trade union benefits, globally. Think of it as a mix of Deel & LinkedIn, but for construction that disrupts the European gray economy. Werk is building a digital identity forthe workers building our homes and offices. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | May 17, 2022 |  |
| Cauldron | Cauldron aim is to create a Worldbuilding is the art form that is foundational to everything at Cauldron. We want people to truly feel they can not only escape into our worlds, but through the advances of Web3, be a part of them. | $1.4M | Seed | Feb 02, 2022 |  |
| Cauldron | Cauldron aim is to create a Worldbuilding is the art form that is foundational to everything at Cauldron. We want people to truly feel they can not only escape into our worlds, but through the advances of Web3, be a part of them. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Feb 02, 2022 |  |
| yhangry | YHANGRY is a private chef platform where users can book a professional chef to come cook for them at home. | $1.5M | Seed | Apr 08, 2021 |  |
| yhangry | YHANGRY is a private chef platform where users can book a professional chef to come cook for them at home. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Apr 08, 2021 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [IQ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iq-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LocalGlobe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/localglobe) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Playfair Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/playfair-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Seedcamp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seedcamp) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [7percent Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/7-percent) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Change Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/change-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Carmen Alfonso Rico invest in?

Carmen Alfonso Rico invests primarily in Software, Gaming and Cooking startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Carmen Alfonso Rico's check size?

Carmen Alfonso Rico typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$4M at Seed and $1.3M–$2.5M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Carmen Alfonso Rico participates in.

### When did Carmen Alfonso Rico last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Carmen Alfonso Rico closed in Aug 2023. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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