Maria Fujihara
FounderFounder at SINAI · Founder at SINAI Technologies Inc.
San Francisco, California, United States
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About
Maria Fujihara founded SINAI Technologies, a climate tech company focused on carbon emissions measurement and analysis. She has a background in architecture and urban planning, previously worked at Brazil's Green Building Council on sustainable construction initiatives, and served as an advisor to Project Drawdown.
Founder at SINAIYC W20
Intro paths
YC
Maria went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran SINAI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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SINAI's investors · 7
Co-founders at SINAI
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Alain RodriguezFounder
Founder at SINAI Technologies Inc.
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SINAI Technologies Inc.'s investors · 2
Co-founders at SINAI Technologies Inc.
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Alain RodriguezExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Founder at SINAI
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SINAI's investors · 7
Afore CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksClimacticSan Francisco · $1.5M – $3M checksDesigner FundSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksEnergize CapitalChicago · $10M – $20M checks · since 2022High AlphaIndianapolisObvious VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $6M checksTransLink CapitalSilicon Valley · $1M – $5M checks
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Co-founders at SINAI
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Alain RodriguezFounder
Experience
- SINAI Carbon ManagementFounder & Chairwomen of the Boardcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SINAI Carbon ManagementFounder & President2024 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- SINAI Carbon ManagementFounder & CEO2017 — 2024San Francisco
- Project DrawdownCoalition Advisor2016 — 2017United States
- Singularity UniversityGlobal Solutions Program + SU Ventures (incubator)2017Mountain View, CA
- Green Building Council BrasilTechnical Coordinator2012 — 2016São Paulo Area, Brazil
Skills & more
Green Building51LEED26Construction8Sustainability32Architecture21Sustainable Architecture4Sustainability Consulting8Sustainable Design16LEED AP5BIM14Energy Efficiency4Sustainable Business4
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Sustainable DevelopmentArchitecturesRenewable EnergyArchitectural DesignLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)AutoCADMicrosoft OfficeSketchUpRevitAutoCAD ArchitectureLeadershipAdobeLanguages English · German · Portuguese · Spanish
- DGNB Consultant — DGNB German Sustainable Building Council
- LEED Green Associate — Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Maria Fujihara?
- Maria Fujihara founded SINAI Technologies, a climate tech company focused on carbon emissions measurement and analysis. She has a background in architecture and urban planning, previously worked at Brazil's Green Building Council on sustainable construction initiatives, and served as an advisor to Project Drawdown.
- Where does Maria Fujihara work?
- Maria Fujihara is Founder of SINAI and Co-founder at SINAI Technologies Inc..
- What companies did Maria Fujihara found?
- Maria Fujihara founded SINAI, SINAI, SINAI Technologies Inc..
- Where did Maria Fujihara go to school?
- Maria Fujihara studied at Y Combinator (W20 Batch, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); USP - Universidade de São Paulo (Master's degree, Cities Management and Planning); Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (Architecture and Urban Planning Degree, Sustainability Studies).
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Shared employers
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