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Built In AmericaFrom Immigrant to Global Change-maker: Diego Saez Gil on Building Trust with PachamaIn this episode of Built in America, host Sam Mahmood sits down with Diego Saez Gil, co-founder and CEO of Pachama, to explore how his journey from the Andes to Silicon Valley shaped his mission to combat climate change through innovation. Pachama uses technology to bring transparency and trust to the carbon credits market, helping companies offset emissions while supporting forest conservation. Diego shares the ups and downs of his entrepreneurial path—from launching his first startups during the 2008 financial crisis to facing the challenges of raising capital as an immigrant founder. He offers insights on the...2025-04-1443 min
A Climate Change with Matt Matern183: How AI and Satellite Data Revolutionize Forest Conservation with Diego Saez GilDiego Saez Gil, the Founder and CEO of Pachama, joins us to explore how AI and satellite technology are revolutionizing forest conservation and carbon credit verification. Diego shares insights on partnering with tech giants, working with indigenous communities, and leveraging AI to protect nature.If you want to help us reach our goal of planting 30k trees AND get a free tree planted in your name, visit www.aclimatechange.com/trees to learn how. Episode ResourcesDiego Saez Gil on LinkedInPachama WebsiteMatt Matern on LinkedInA Climate Change on AppleA Climate Change on SpotifyA C...2025-04-0340 min
Carbonsations"Now is the time of true action for carbon markets," Diego Saez Gil, Pachama CEOFor this episode, we're joined by Diego Saez Gil, founder and CEO of Pachama, the world's first AI-powered carbon credits platform, dedicated to nature-based carbon removal. Diego talks about Pachama's groundbreaking digital MRV platform and shares his observations of the developments in the VCM, as well as predictions about its future. 2025-01-1432 min
Tiene que haber algo más149. Diego Saez Gil: Crear una empresa tecnológica con equipo 100% remoto que trabaja en la protección de los ecosistemas gracias a la IA.💌 Recibí el correo semanal con oportunidades de trabajo remoto. Todos los martes 8AM: https://tienequehaberalgomas.com/busqueda
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✍️ Bio
Diego es emprendedor tecnológico y ambientalista, Fundador y CEO de Pachama, una empresa de tecnología que utiliza inteligencia artificial y datos satelitales para verificar y monitorear la captura de carbono por parte de los ecosistemas naturales, con el fin de impulsar más financiamiento para su conservación y restauración a gran escala.
Pachama recaudó más de 90 millones de dólares de inversores como el fondo cl...2024-10-0853 min
The Only Thing That MattersRaising $80M to reforest the world with Diego Saez-Gil (Pachama)Join us as we uncover the multifaceted entrepreneurial journey of Diego Saez-Gil, who navigated the twists and turns of three different startups. From the highs of selling a successful budget accommodations app to the lows of confronting airline restrictions with smart luggage, Diego's story is a testament to resilience and innovation.In this episode, Diego shares the foundational steps for validating startup ideas across industries, drawing from his rich experience. Discover how principles of customer feedback and doing things that don't scale—lessons from Y Combinator—guided him through ventures in both software and hardware. Learn about the...2024-06-171h 05
The Times Tech PodcastPachama's Diego Saez Gil: "Building software to save nature" The Sunday Times; tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Diego Saez GIl, founder of Pachama, to talk about carbon reduction (4:00), hist first startups (6:10), Pachama’s start (12:00), building tools to catalyse climate projects (16:00), how it works (19:10), net zero pledges (22:00), when his house burned down (24:50), the carbon market (27:40), raising $90 million (32:00), and his worst day (36:00). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-03-0138 min
Carbon Exposure ProjectCOP28 UAE Special - Diego Saez Gil (Co-founder, CEO Pachama)In this episode, our host Rene Velasquez talks to Diego Saez Gil, Co-founder and CEO of Pachama; a company that helps other companies invest in nature through high-quality carbon credits.2023-12-0914 min
InevitableDiego Saez Gil, Pachama & Sam Gill, SylveraOur guests today are, Diego Saez-Gil of Pachama and Sam Gill of Sylvera, and we're talking about forestry carbon offsets.Forestry carbon offsets were designed as a financial tool to provide an economic incentive for landowners to make alternative decisions, to pay landowners to keep their forests intact in the case of deforestation avoidance credits or to reforest previously damaged land in the case of reforestation credits. The money for this economic incentive comes from large actors who can then take "credit" for their action and apply it against the carbon footprint of their own organization. This...2023-02-2047 min
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisDiego Saez-Gil on Finding Purpose Through Adversity, Part IIBorn in Argentina, Diego Saez-Gil’s entrepreneurial journey has taken him from New York to China to San Francisco as he’s built companies in the travel, Internet of Things (IoT), and climate-tech industries. Each time he’s done so, he’s learned to tell the story of his business and has successfully woven his life narrative into his entrepreneurial pitch and story. This has allowed him to raise impressive rounds of capital from some of the savviest investors, including Y Combinator. In this special double episode of FOMO Sapiens, Diego unpacks the ups and downs of his journey and explain...2023-01-2635 min
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisDiego Saez-Gil on Finding Purpose Through Adversity, Part IBorn in Argentina, Diego Saez-Gil’s entrepreneurial journey has taken him from New York to China to San Francisco as he’s built companies in the travel, Internet of Things (IoT), and climate-tech industries. Each time he’s done so, he’s learned to tell the story of his business and has successfully woven his life narrative into his entrepreneurial pitch and story, including the challenges and the things that just don’t go his way. This powerful approach has allowed him to raise impressive rounds of capital from some of the savviest investors, including Y Combinator. In this special do...2023-01-1933 min
The Carbon Removal ShowS1 #9 | What's next for carbon removal... and how can I help?Now you've discovered what carbon removal is all about, what are you going to do next?
In this finale, we have brought together a mix of carbon removal-related inspiration:
An interactive game to help us all understand the road to gigaton-scale carbon removalA reflection on how COP26 left the carbon removal space (spoiler - we really do need it and we really do need it now)An array of stories from our guests of how they found their groove in the carbon removal spaceOur top tips for how you can continue your carbon removal journey, whatever...2021-12-1541 min
Let's Give A Damn#215 - Diego Saez GilDiego Saez-Gil is our guest this week! Diego is a climate entrepreneur from Argentina and based in San Fransisco, CA. He founded Pachama—an incredible company that focuses on leveraging data, artificial intelligence, and automation to protect ecosystems, restore forests, and improve carbon markets.
From Pachama’s website: “Our co-founder Diego grew up in northern Argentina, at the tip of the diverse rainforest covering most of South America. After a decade of building technology companies abroad, Diego returned to his roots and traveled to the Amazon rainforest. There he saw how much was cleared to deforestation. There he rea...2021-11-301h 23
Elige Tu Propia Aventura#25 Elige tu propia aventura con Diego Saez Gil (Founder Pachama, Bluesmart y WeHostels)@dsaezgil
En mi casa hubo mucho estímulo hacia la ciencia. Fui a una escuela técnica donde estudié electromecánica, y eso hizo que me enamore de la tecnología. En la escuela técnica hice mi primer emprendimiento: diseñar una planta de reciclaje.
Estudié Administración de Empresas en la UNT. De Tucumán me fui a Barcelona a hacer un máster. Por un error de cálculo en cuanto a los gastos, durante un mes tuve que vivir con €2 comiendo arroz y fideos.
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Después me fui a NY a h...2021-11-091h 25
The Carbon Removal ShowS1 #2 | Trees: should we just plant more?"The jingle which everyone quotes is the right tree in the right place" (Harriet Rix)
At first, the clear need for carbon removal begs the question - isn't that what trees do?
And they do - amongst a whole host of other benefits that they bring to our lives (tree-huggers exist for good reason).
Yet human activity certainly does not always display our gratitude for the value that trees bring us. With continued deforestation, raging wildfires and rising storm damage, our forests are facing a tough time.
So it's simple...2021-10-2039 min
Sit Down StartupPachama’s Diego Saez Gil on building startups that make a true differencePachama is on a mission to remove carbon from the atmosphere — with the aim of protecting and restoring forests globally. Through machine learning, the startup monitors carbon capture and finances both conservation and reforestation projects. Zendesk’s Brad Bowery chats with Co-Founder and CEO Diego Saez Gil about: How to help companies and consumers navigate carbon removal and offsetting The importance of finding solutions to climate change Building trust in the marketplace with a long-term approach and patience 2021-10-0536 min
The New Way We WorkThe New Way We Work Presents the Most Innovative Companies PodcastWe're talking about AI in this episode. Once the villain of Sci Fi thrillers, AI is one of the most crucial—and misunderstood—sectors that we cover here at Fast Company. The truth is, AI—in some form or another—underpins the operations of just about every company these days, from powering self-driving technologies in our cars to serving up product recommendations when we’re shopping online. And though we’re increasingly aware of how algorithms can perpetuate and amplify inequities, AI is also being used by companies to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems, increasing crop yields, f...2021-07-2932 min
Most Innovative CompaniesHow We Can Fight Climate Change By Using AIWe're talking about AI in this episode. Once the villain of Sci Fi thrillers, AI is one of the most crucial—and misunderstood—sectors that we cover here at Fast Company. The truth is, AI—in some form or another—underpins the operations of just about every company these days, from powering self-driving technologies in our cars to serving up product recommendations when we’re shopping online. And though we’re increasingly aware of how algorithms can perpetuate and amplify inequities, AI is also being used by companies to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems, increasing crop yields, f...2021-07-2632 min
Fun Tech Club's Podcast052 - Diego Saez Gil [PACHAMA]Hoy charlamos con Diego acerca del cambio climático, el futuro del planeta y los aprendizajes del camino emprendedor. ¡No te lo podés perder!2021-07-1528 min