Patricia Cardenas

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Co-founder & COO at Saffron Data · Climate analytics · climate tech, enterprise sales

Saffron Data
Mexico City, Mexico · CST (UTC-6)
14+ years experience
IESE
English, Spanish
Co-founder
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Overview

I started Saffron Data to fix climate analytics for teams who were tired of the workarounds. Took Saffron Data from zero to $1 million ARR. Learning woodworking.

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dataenterprise salesclimate techcarbon accounting
Co-founderLooking for a co-founder
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Looking for a design-minded co-founder for procurement for restaurant chains

The idea
Procurement for restaurant chains
Stage
Idea
I bring
10 years in climate analytics
Looking for
Technical co-founder who has shipped B2B software
Commitment
Part-time to start
Location
Mexico City or remote

I bring 19 years of climate analytics (currently Saffron Data). Ideally you've sold to enterprises. Incorporated, self-funded so far.

Mexico City, Mexico · remote OKdatacarbon accountingenterprise sales
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Experience

  1. Co-founder & COO
    Feb 2025 - Present
    Saffron Data · 1 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Mexico City, Mexico
    • Raised $16 million across 3 rounds.
    • Took Saffron Data from zero to $6 million ARR.
    • Previously built and sold a small climate analytics company.
  2. Engagement Manager
    Feb 2022 - Feb 2025
    PwC · 3 yr · Full-time · Mexico City, Mexico
    • Ran commercial diligence on 26 deals.
  3. Engagement Manager
    Oct 2018 - Nov 2021
    EY · 3 yr 1 mo · Full-time · Mexico City, Mexico
    • Led a cost programme that saved a client $74 million.
    • Delivered 19 engagements across 3 countries.
  4. Engagement Manager
    Apr 2015 - Oct 2018
    Cemex · 3 yr 6 mo · Contract · Mexico City, Mexico
    • Designed the operating model for a 14 thousand-person transformation.
  5. Business Analyst
    Nov 2012 - Apr 2015
    Nubank · 2 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Mexico City, Mexico
    • Shipped a rewrite that took build times from 40 minutes to under 6.
    • Brought on-call pages for web down from 24 a week to 3.

Projects

Write-up: climate analytics in practice
2025

A long-form guide to climate analytics for people starting out.

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Education

  1. IESE
    MBA, Business Administration
    2009 - 2011
  2. Tecnológico de Monterrey
    Ingeniería, Business Administration
    2003 - 2007

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