# José Ignacio Galindo

> José Ignacio Galindo is an Argentine technology entrepreneur and software engineer, co-founder and CEO of Waterplan. After co-founding Herolens, acquired by Innovid in 2019, he moved into climate technology, combining enterprise software experience with water expertise to help businesses assess and respond to water risk.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Waterplan
- **Organizations:** Waterplan, Herolens, Innovid, Wolox, Entrepreneurs’ Organization, World Economic Forum Global Shapers
- **From:** Ushuaia, Argentina
- **Nationality:** Argentine
- **Education:** Master’s in engineering; software engineering background, Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Startup accelerator, Summer 2021 batch (Waterplan), Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Co-founded Herolens, a profitable advertising software company with about 40 employees at its acquisition by Innovid in 2019., Co-founded Waterplan, a Y Combinator Summer 2021 company., Led Waterplan through its announced $11 million Series A in May 2023.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2015** — Worked at Wolox in software development and a senior commercial role; biographies differ on the expansion of CSO.
- **2015** — Co-founded advertising software company Herolens.
- **2019** — Innovid announced its acquisition of Herolens on September 18; Galindo joined Innovid.
- **2021** — Co-founded Waterplan; the company participated in Y Combinator Summer 2021.
- **2023** — Waterplan announced an $11 million Series A led by Base10 Partners, taking disclosed venture funding to $18.5 million at that date.
- **2025** — Co-authored a World Economic Forum article on AI and water-risk management.
- **2026** — Presented on site-level climate risks and AI-supported data center site selection.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Herolens, a profitable advertising software company with about 40 employees at its acquisition by Innovid in 2019.
- Co-founded Waterplan, a Y Combinator Summer 2021 company.
- Led Waterplan through its announced $11 million Series A in May 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Listed as a speaker in the June 24 Trellis session AI as an Enabler of Sustainable Growth: Lessons from Industry Leaders and Waterplan.
- **2026-05** — Joined Angeles Clutterbuck in a May 20 Waterplan webinar on AI inference pipelines for data center site selection.
- **2026-02** — Listed alongside Colgate-Palmolive’s Vance Merolla in a February 19 session about site-level climate/water risks and carbon roadmaps.
- **2025-07** — Co-authored How AI is rewriting and enhancing water risk management with Nicolas Wertheimer for the World Economic Forum.

## Links

- Website: https://joseignaciogalindo.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseignaciosg/

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