Tamara Chayo

Hello, my name is Tamy and I’m a founder.

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About Me

Im a latin social entrepreneur and founder focused on climate and healthcare. I dropped out of school when I was 22, and focused myself in building MEDU Protection, social startup that saves millions of dollars and tons of waste to hospitals with reusable PPE.

I’ve been granted the Thiel Fellowship in 2021, and the 776 Foundation Fellowship in 2024, among others; I’ve raised over 4 million dollars since 2020.
I have appear in different media outlets like Fast Company, Forbes, Expansion, Bloomberg and others.

I’m committed to sustainability, I mentor and support young entrepreneurs while continuing to impact the medical fabric industry.

Now I’m host of Green Minds Podcast, where I interview founders every time she travels, for them to share their wisdom and thoughts with the world.

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Notable Awards

  • Thiel Fellowship: Class of 2021, companies created by Thiel Fellows are together valued at more than $46.8 billion, excluding Ethereum which is valued at $450 billion.
  • 776 Foundation Fellowship: Class of 2024, The Fellowship Program gives 20 remarkable people the age of 24 and under the chance to keep changing the world through a climate company. They’ll benefit from a community of peers and access to the extended 776 network through Cerebro (our firm’s operating system).
  • Premio Santander a la Innovación Empresarial: Class of 2020,
  • E-100: Class of 2021, the most valuable entrepreneurs in Mexico, selected by Mexican entrepreneurs. Highlighted as part of the Top 10 entrepreneurs in Mexico.
  • Forbes 30 Under 30: North America List, class of 2025, for Healthcare.
  • Forbes 30 Under 30: Latin America Cover for July 2025, highlighting social impact.

Green Minds Podcast

Every time I travel, I meet with some people that it’s incredibly smart and that I end up having great conversations with. After understanding and knowing that I flight around 50 times a year, I decided to start a podcast to record this people that I admire. So this is my way to share with the world how this people are crushing it in their areas!

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