# Julián Ríos Cantú

> Julián Ríos Cantú is the co-founder and CEO of Eden, the leading cloud-native radiology operating system in Latin America. Motivated by his mother's battle with breast cancer, he began building health technology at age 16, went on to become the youngest-ever winner of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards at 18, earned a Thiel Fellowship, and went through Y Combinator in 2018. Today, Eden processes over 13 million diagnostic studies annually across 18 countries for more than 2,200 medical institutions, backed by Sierra Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Kaszek, and notable angel investors including Leonardo DiCaprio, Ashton Kutcher, and Tony Robbins.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Eden
- **Organizations:** Eden (EdenMed), Higia Technologies, Eva Tech, Y Combinator (S18), Thiel Foundation
- **From:** Mexico
- **Nationality:** Mexican
- **Education:** Physics Engineering (did not complete - left to pursue entrepreneurship), Tecnológico de Monterrey, IB Diploma, International Baccalaureate
- **Known for:** Youngest-ever and first Mexican winner of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA), competing against 56 countries (2017), Thiel Fellow, selected by the Thiel Foundation (2018), Y Combinator S18 alumni

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Co-founded Higia Technologies at age 17 with Antonio Torres, building EVA - a biosensor bra insert for early breast cancer detection
- **2016** — Started building what would become Eden; enrolled in Physics Engineering at Tecnológico de Monterrey on a full merit scholarship
- **2017** — Won the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) global finals in Frankfurt, Germany - first Mexican and youngest-ever winner at 18; received Mexico's Presidential Medal for Technology and Innovation
- **2018** — Accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2018 (S18) batch; named a Thiel Fellow by Peter Thiel's Thiel Foundation; named a Kairos K50 honoree; spoke at TED Conferences, Singularity University, and La Ciudad de las Ideas; received investment from Khosla Ventures, Hummingbird, and notable angels including Leonardo DiCaprio, Ashton Kutcher, and Tony Robbins
- **2021** — Won Silver and Bronze Cannes Lions awards in Health & Outdoor categories
- **2022** — Pivoted the company toward a cloud radiology operating system (RIS/PACS) model, rebranding as Eden
- **2024** — Raised $10M+ led by Sierra Ventures; launched Eden Portal (patient-centric platform) and Eden AI Report (AI-powered radiology reporting)
- **2025** — Raised $22M Series A led by Sierra Ventures and Liquid 2 Ventures, with Daniel Servitje (CEO, Grupo Bimbo) as strategic investor; named to Forbes Mexico 30 Under 30 2025; Eden now serves 2,200+ institutions in 18 countries processing 13M+ diagnoses annually

## Achievements

- Youngest-ever and first Mexican winner of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA), competing against 56 countries (2017)
- Thiel Fellow, selected by the Thiel Foundation (2018)
- Y Combinator S18 alumni
- Mexico Presidential Medal for Technology and Innovation (2017)
- Silver and Bronze Cannes Lions awards for Health & Outdoor (2021)
- Forbes Mexico 30 Under 30 (2025)
- Kairos K50 honoree (2018)
- Speaker at TED Conferences, Singularity University, and La Ciudad de las Ideas
- Built Eden into Latin America's leading radiology platform serving 13M+ patients annually across 18 countries
- Raised over $44M in total funding from Khosla Ventures, Kaszek, Sierra Ventures, and celebrity investors
- Eden processes more than 400 million medical images annually

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Eden closes $22M Series A led by Sierra Ventures and Liquid 2 Ventures with Grupo Bimbo CEO Daniel Servitje as strategic investor
- **2025-07** — Named to Forbes Mexico 30 Under 30 2025 list
- **2025-02** — Featured in Sierra Ventures Founder Spotlight video series
- **2024-07** — Eden raises $10M+ from Sierra Ventures; launches Eden AI Report for automated radiology report generation
- **2024-01** — Eden reaches 2,200+ medical institutions across 18 countries, processing 13M+ diagnoses annually

## Links

- Website: https://edenmed.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/juli%c3%a1n-r%c3%ados-cant%c3%ba-903b76106
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/julianrioscantu
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKClomlEhl1A6hsWlkipgyA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianrioscantu/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julian.rioscantu

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Last updated: 2026-05-26