Adrián Mato Gondelle
About Adrián Mato Gondelle
Adrián Mato Gondelle is a designer based in San Francisco. His personal site says he has spent more than 19 years designing digital products between Madrid, London and San Francisco. It also says he began his career as a software developer before moving into design.
He co-founded and later sold Erasmusu. His site also lists a stint as Senior UI Designer at Tuenti (2012 to 2013). Later, he worked at GitHub, where his LinkedIn posts describe him as Staff Manager, Product Design for GitHub Copilot. Crunchbase lists him as Senior Design Director at GitHub. His site and LinkedIn now describe him as designing and building tools for developers at Xbox. His site also labels him a startup investor.
Crunchbase lists four personal investments for him and shows him as an individual investor. Public sources name three of them, all AI rounds in 2026. Check size, ownership and any investing entity are not public.
QuiverAI announced an $8.3M seed round on February 25, 2026. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Kfund, JME Ventures, Mission Ventures and a group of angels. QuiverAI describes itself as an AI lab and product company focused on vector design and visual code generation. Crunchbase lists Mato Gondelle among the round's investors, and Lounge's deals desk records this round.
Crunchbase also shows a pre-seed round for MITO AI dated January 29, 2026, and a pre-seed round for mafer AI dated May 29, 2026. mafer AI is a Barcelona startup that raised a €2M pre-seed led by Kfund, according to Vestbee. It is building MaferOS, an AI operating system for R&D teams. In a LinkedIn post thanking mafer AI's investors, his name appears in the list of backers.
The named deals are all AI companies at pre-seed or seed. They include a vector graphics model company (QuiverAI), an AI operating system for R&D teams (mafer AI) and MITO AI. His professional background is in design and developer tools, but he has not published an investment thesis. Two of the three named companies have Spanish ties, and QuiverAI's seed investors include Kfund and JME Ventures. Neither a typical check size nor a stated focus is public.
- QuiverAI: AI lab and product company for vector design and SVG generation; $8.3M seed led by a16z, announced February 2026.
- mafer AI: Barcelona startup building MaferOS, an AI operating system for R&D teams; pre-seed reported May 2026.
- MITO AI: listed by Crunchbase with a pre-seed round dated January 2026.
- adrianmato.com
- crunchbase.com/person/adrin-mato-gondelle
- linkedin.com/in/adrianmg
- wsgr.com/en/insights/wilson-sonsini-advises-quiverai-on-dollar83-milli
- vestbee.com/insights/articles/top-european-funding-rounds-closed-in-ma
- crunchbase.com/organization/mafer-ai/financial_details
- preqin.com/data/profile/asset/quiverai--inc-/791162
- linkedin.com/posts/adrianmg_designs-journey-towards-accessibility-acti
Investing activity
Adrián Mato Gondelle appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $8M. The most recent is QuiverAI (Seed, $8.3M, Feb 2026).
Adrián Mato Gondelle most often invests alongside Andreessen Horowitz, Andrew Pouliot, Guillermo Flor and David Vazquez, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Adrián Mato Gondelle
Who is Adrián Mato Gondelle?
He is a San Francisco based designer and startup angel investor. His site says he builds tools for developers at Xbox and co-founded and sold Erasmusu.
Has Adrián Mato Gondelle invested in QuiverAI?
Yes. Crunchbase lists him among the investors in QuiverAI's $8.3M seed round, announced February 25, 2026 and led by Andreessen Horowitz.
What stage does Adrián Mato Gondelle invest in?
His publicly named AI deals are pre-seed (MITO AI, mafer AI) and seed (QuiverAI). He has not published a stated stage preference.
What is Adrián Mato Gondelle's check size?
It is not public. Neither Crunchbase nor the sources reviewed list his check sizes.
How many investments has Adrián Mato Gondelle made?
Crunchbase lists four personal investments. Sources reviewed name QuiverAI, MITO AI and mafer AI.
How can founders contact Adrián Mato Gondelle?
His public channels are his personal site, LinkedIn and Bluesky. No investor intake process is published.
Is Adrián Mato Gondelle an angel investor?
Yes. Adrián Mato Gondelle invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Adrián Mato Gondelle invested in?
Adrián Mato Gondelle's AI investments include QuiverAI. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Adrián Mato Gondelle invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Adrián Mato Gondelle has invested at Seed, with a median round of $8M.
Who does Adrián Mato Gondelle co-invest with?
Adrián Mato Gondelle's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Andreessen Horowitz (1 deal), Andrew Pouliot (1 deal), Guillermo Flor (1 deal), David Vazquez (1 deal) and Amjad Masad (1 deal).