| Alfonso Cobo | |
| Birth Date: | 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Canary Islands, Spain |
| Nationality: | Spanish |
| 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.
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] It was used by such celebrities as Kim Kardashian, Camila Cabello, Olivia Culpo, Selena Gomez, Ashley Tisdale, Selena Gomez, Mariah Carey, the Jonas Brothers, and Miley Cyrus.[8] [6] [9] [10] Unfold has also partnered with Equinox, Tommy Hilfiger, and Product Red.[8]
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.[10] [1] [11] Instagram featured Unfold as a recommended app to help users with their Stories ads.[6]
In 2020, Cobo launched Bio Sites with Squarespace, a tool that allows users to share relevant links.[12]
Cobo received a Gaingels award in 2023.[3] He also launched Hypelist, a social mobile application, in 2023.[13]
Cobo currently lives in New York City.[5]