#20 - Greenny (France, ClimateTech) | Founder journey - Antonio Anguiano, Co-Founder & CEO
06/13/24 • 30 min
Antonio Anguiano is Co-Founder and CEO of Greenny, a ClimateTech startup based in Paris, France.
Greenny helps companies to accelerate their carbon footprint reduction by placing gamification at the core of employees' ecological engagement. Through the Greenny app, employees track their steps and earn tree-planting rewards, which contribute to reducing the company's carbon footprint. In just a few months, Greenny has partnered with 7 companies, onboarded 350 users, and achieved the reforestation of 343 trees, compensating 257 tons of CO2.
Antonio is originally from Aguascalientes, Mexico. He is a proud father, an outdoor enthusiast, and also a digital product strategist. During his career, he has supported multiple early-stage startups to find product-market fit and scale internationally. This has led him to work and travel around the world, especially across Europe, Asia, and Latin America. His university studies led him to France, where he later settled. His extensive experience in startups combined with his drive to tackle climate change for the benefit of future generations led him to start Greenny.
Content:
04:00 Antonio’s role as digital product strategist
06:00 His experience helping early-stage startups internationally
08:10 Antonio’s personal and professional trajectory, including moving to France and the evolution of his skillset
14:45 His mission-driven approach to “solve the case” at startups as fast as possible
18:10 What led Antonio to start Greenny, his first company
21:35 Why Antonio focused on climate change
26:15 How Antonio is still connected to Mexico
28:20 Antonio’s best advise for aspiring founders
Learn more:
Antonio in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonioanguiano2481632/
Greenny in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greenny/
Greenny website: https://www.greenny.io/
Episode page: https://www.mexpreneurs.com/podcast-greenny
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Antonio Anguiano is Co-Founder and CEO of Greenny, a ClimateTech startup based in Paris, France.
Greenny helps companies to accelerate their carbon footprint reduction by placing gamification at the core of employees' ecological engagement. Through the Greenny app, employees track their steps and earn tree-planting rewards, which contribute to reducing the company's carbon footprint. In just a few months, Greenny has partnered with 7 companies, onboarded 350 users, and achieved the reforestation of 343 trees, compensating 257 tons of CO2.
Antonio is originally from Aguascalientes, Mexico. He is a proud father, an outdoor enthusiast, and also a digital product strategist. During his career, he has supported multiple early-stage startups to find product-market fit and scale internationally. This has led him to work and travel around the world, especially across Europe, Asia, and Latin America. His university studies led him to France, where he later settled. His extensive experience in startups combined with his drive to tackle climate change for the benefit of future generations led him to start Greenny.
Content:
04:00 Antonio’s role as digital product strategist
06:00 His experience helping early-stage startups internationally
08:10 Antonio’s personal and professional trajectory, including moving to France and the evolution of his skillset
14:45 His mission-driven approach to “solve the case” at startups as fast as possible
18:10 What led Antonio to start Greenny, his first company
21:35 Why Antonio focused on climate change
26:15 How Antonio is still connected to Mexico
28:20 Antonio’s best advise for aspiring founders
Learn more:
Antonio in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonioanguiano2481632/
Greenny in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greenny/
Greenny website: https://www.greenny.io/
Episode page: https://www.mexpreneurs.com/podcast-greenny
Our supporters for this episode:
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#19 - Prelude Health (Singapore, FemTech) | Startup & Team - Mayra & Sarita, Founders
Mayra Hurtado from Prelude Health in Singapore joins us again together with her co-founder, Dr. Sarita Kumble, to talk about their startup and team.
Prelude Health is a FemTech startup based in Singapore. Hormony is the flagship product of Prelude Health. Hormony enables women to measure, monitor, and manage their hormone health and wellness throughout perimenopause. Hormony's key innovation is the world’s first and only rapid saliva test that women can use in the privacy of their homes to measure their hormone levels with the support of a mobile app. Prelude Health has established global R&D and commercial partnerships, has received industry awards in Singapore, London, and the US, and was recognized with the Golden Cheetah Award at the Femtech Lab accelerator in London.
Mayra is CEO and Sarita is Chief Scientist Officer.
Mayra is Mexican, based in Singapore. She is responsible for the overall company leadership, strategy, go-to-market, commercial partnerships, and fundraising. You can learn more about Mayra and her professional journey through the previous podcast episode.
Sarita is a seasoned biotechnology professional originally from India and based in San Francisco in the USA. At Prelude Health, she leads technology and product development, as well as technology partnerships. Prior to Prelude Health, she co-founded Pictor, a startup developing and commercializing miniaturized blood testing systems. She also held multiple professorship and leadership positions at universities and biotech companies across New Zealand and the USA. Sarita’s mission is to empower women by providing them with tools to prevent disease and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Content:
03:30 The challenges women face in their transition to menopause
06:25 The personal experience and learnings from Mayra and Sarita with perimenopause
10:05 How Prelude Health differs from other solutions in the market
20:00 The vision from Mayra and Sarita on how women will experience perimenopause in the future
22:45 Milestones and traction of Prelude Health until today
28:10 How Mayra and Sarita met and the team they’ve built
34:40 Prelude Health priorities in the next 12 months
37:30 The best advise from Mayra and Sarita for aspiring founders
Learn more:
Mayra in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mghurtado/
Sarita in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarita-kumble-8971a934/
Prelude Health in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/findhormony/
Prelude Health website: https://findhormony.com/
Episode page: https://www.mexpreneurs.com/podcast-preludehealth
Our supporter for this episode: https://www.partnershipleaders.com/
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#21 - Greenny (France, ClimateTech) | Startup & Team - Antonio Anguiano, Co-Founder & CEO
Antonio Anguiano from Greenny in France joins us again to talk about his startup and team.
Antonio, together with Aditya Channe, are the founders of Greenny, a ClimateTech startup based in Paris, France.
Greenny helps companies to accelerate their carbon footprint reduction by placing gamification at the core of employees' ecological engagement. Through the Greenny app, employees track their steps and earn tree-planting rewards, which contribute to reducing the company's carbon footprint. In just a few months, Greenny has partnered with 7 companies, onboarded 350 users, and achieved the reforestation of 343 trees, compensating 257 tons of CO2.
Antonio is CEO and Aditya is Product Manager.
Antonio is Mexican, based in France. He is responsible for the overall company leadership, strategy, go-to-market, and fundraising. You can learn more about Antonio and his professional journey through the previous podcast episode.
Aditya is originally from India and is also based in France. Due to his background in product management and computer science, he is responsible for the entire product lifecycle, including strategy, development, and implementation, as well as all technical aspects behind Greenny’s app. Prior to Greenny, he held multiple Product-related roles at different startups across India, USA, and France. He also established in France after completing a master’s degree in digital transformation at the Montpellier Business School.
Content:
04:30 The challenges that companies face to reduce their carbon footprint
06:30 Why gamification is critical to engage employees
09:30 The mission of Greenny to make corporate social responsibility simple
12:20 Greeny’s traction since they started last year
16:35 The team behind Greeny and how they are leveraging tools like AI and low-code to scale
20:40 Why solving climate change is such a powerful mission and why tech people should get involved
22:00 The iterative process Greeny has followed to validate product-market fit
23:40 The key priorities for Greeny in the next 6 months
24:40 Antonio’s best advises for aspiring founders
Learn more:
Antonio in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonioanguiano2481632/
Greenny in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greenny/
Greenny website: https://www.greenny.io/
Episode page: https://www.mexpreneurs.com/podcast-greenny
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