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Josh Santos
FounderFounder at Noya · Former 5050 at Fifty Years
London, England, United Kingdom
FoundedNoya · YC
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About
Josh Santos is co-founder and chief carbon removal officer of Noya, which converts industrial equipment into carbon dioxide capture systems.
Founder at NoyaYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Josh went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Noya's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Noya's investors · 20
Aera VCSingapore · $25K – $5M checksBow CapitalMenlo Park · $5M checksClimate CapitalMenlo Park · $25K – $250K checks · since 2023Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checks · since 2023Dnx VenturesTokyo · $1M – $5M checksEQT VenturesLuxembourg · $2M – $50M checksFifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2023Hack VCPalo Alto · $3M checksHarvard Management CompanyAllstonJulian CapitalAustin · $500K – $2M checksLiquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksLowercarbon CapitalLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023Lowercase CapitalJacksonNexwell USA Services, LLCMiamiOpen Opportunity FundAtlanta · $100K – $1M checksPioneerToronto, OntarioSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksSur Ventures$50K – $700K checksUnion Square Ventures (USV)New York · $1M – $8M checks · since 2023Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Noya
DC
Daniel CaveroFounder
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Joshua Santos-HeardCo-Founder & CEO (Chief Carbon Removal Officer)
DC
Daniel Cavero RodriguezCo-Founder & CTO
Experience
- Fifty Years5050current2025 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- NoyaCo-Founder/CEO2020 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- Harley-Davidson Motor CompanySr. Program Manager, EV Powertrain Development2019 — 2020Mountain View, California
- TeslaProject Manager, Model 3 Program2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- LabdoorChief of Staff (Product Manager)2017South San Francisco, CA
- LabdoorDirector of Sales2016South San Francisco, CA
- LabdoorPartner Development2015 — 2016San Francisco, CA
- Sigma Phi EpsilonRegional Director2014 — 2015California, Nevada
- SchlumbergerField Engineering Intern2013Midland, TX
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Undergraduate Researcher - Prof. Robert Langer's Lab2012Cambridge, MA
Skills & more
Startups21Product Management18Project Management20Strategic Planning14Wireframing11B2B Sales5Consulting12B2B Marketing4Public Speaking33Leadership38User Research10Cross-functional Team Leadership5
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Business StrategyProject PlanningLanguages Spanish
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- Who is Josh Santos?
- Josh Santos is co-founder and chief carbon removal officer of Noya, which converts industrial equipment into carbon dioxide capture systems.
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- Josh Santos founded Noya.
- Where did Josh Santos go to school?
- Josh Santos studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's Degree, Chemical-Biological Engineering); University of Richmond - Robins School of Business (Management Development Program); Y Combinator (W21 batch with Noya).
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