# Gonzalo Fuenzalida

> Gonzalo Fuenzalida-Meriz is the Chilean CEO and co-founder of Andes, a California biotechnology company developing microbial carbon removal in agricultural soils. Trained in business and economics, he moved from investment banking into biotechnology and co-founded Andes with Tania Timmermann. His public interviews describe a childhood fascination with nature, a career reassessment after becoming a father, and a focus on making microbial technology practical for farmers and measurable for carbon buyers.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Andes
- **Organizations:** Andes, Ango Science, Austral Biologicals
- **From:** Santiago, Chile
- **Nationality:** Chilean
- **Education:** Ingeniero Comercial (business administration and economics), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- **Known for:** Co-founded Andes with plant microbiologist Tania Timmermann., Led Andes during its announced $30 million Series A in March 2023; reported cumulative company funding at that point was $38 million., Led Andes during the July 2023 public release of a microbial carbon mineralization methodology developed with EcoEngineers.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked in investment banking before entering biotechnology; described the transition in his December 2022 Abatable interview.
- **2018** — A Constellation teaching-program biography listed him as CEO of Austral Biologicals and founder and CEO of Ango Science and Andes Crop Science.
- **2020** — Discussed microbial seed technology in an April interview with Blueberries Consulting.
- **2022** — Discussed his career change and Andes in Abatable’s Developing Carbon Stories podcast.
- **2023** — Andes completed a $30 million Series A and publicly released its microbial carbon mineralization methodology.
- **2024** — BCG included Andes in a multi-supplier carbon removal purchase through ClimeFi.
- **2026** — Gold Standard published a microbial carbon dioxide mineralisation methodology developed by Andes with external contributions.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Andes with plant microbiologist Tania Timmermann.
- Led Andes during its announced $30 million Series A in March 2023; reported cumulative company funding at that point was $38 million.
- Led Andes during the July 2023 public release of a microbial carbon mineralization methodology developed with EcoEngineers.
- Andes was named a supplier in BCG’s December 2024 ClimeFi carbon removal portfolio.
- Gold Standard’s January 2026 methodology acknowledges development by Andes Ag, Inc.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Gold Standard published GS4GG PAA M400-04, a microbial carbon dioxide mineralisation methodology developed by Andes with external contributions.
- **2026-03** — CDR.fyi’s Q1 2026 market report records 8,030 tonnes sold by Andes during the quarter; sales are not equivalent to deliveries.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gonzalo-fuenzalida-meriz-0026b931

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