Jose is a founding partner at FJ Labs. Before building the investment firm with Fabrice Grinda, he co-founded DeRemate and IG Expansion. His career combines launching internet businesses with evaluating and supporting other founders.
FJ Labs’ public investment materials emphasize marketplaces and consumer-facing internet businesses, with particular attention to traction, business models and unit economics. That makes the mechanics of matching supply and demand, expanding into new markets and deciding when to scale central themes in Jose’s experience.
His earlier career included Boston Consulting Group, and his FundersClub professional biography lists an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Where Jose can help
- Marketplace business models
- Unit economics
- Early-stage investing
- International company building
Operating and investing experience
A selection of companies and roles connected to Jose Marin.
Ventures
FJ Labs
co-founder
DeRemate
co-founder
IG Expansion
co-founder
Highlights
- Combines marketplace entrepreneurship with venture investing
- Focuses on the economics behind early commercial traction
Questionsfounders ask aboutJose Marin
Why is Jose’s experience relevant to marketplace founders?
He co-founded DeRemate and later FJ Labs, whose public investment approach places marketplaces at its center.
What does unit economics mean in this context?
It means understanding the economics of serving customers and completing transactions before assuming that greater scale will solve the business model.
Does his background include building companies rather than only investing?
Yes. DeRemate and IG Expansion are part of his entrepreneurial background before and alongside FJ Labs.
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