An ambitious team with decades of experience in cocoa, coffee and tech
CEO & Founder
Software Architect and Technologist with 20 years of experience in building software for corporates, startups and smallholder farmer based supply chains.
CTO & Founder
An experienced and entrepreneurial IT professional with 20+ years in the game, possessing a full-stack skill set that spans tech, teams, product, data and business.
CFO & Founder, Coffee/Cocoa Specialist · Quito, Ecuador
Mechanical Engineer, founder of Café Vélez, a specialty coffee roaster in Ecuador. Has experience in coffee farming, chocolate production, tech startups and adventure travel.
Franz Ríos
Founder & Operations Lead, LATAM · Quito, Ecuador
Cacao value chain expert with 20+ years in agri-food value chains across Latin America and a regional EUDR specialist, having worked with FAO, GIZ, WCS, Rainforest Alliance and USAID across Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Central America and Indonesia.
LATAM Business Development
José drives Orijin’s business development across Latin America through shared value projects and rural development. With expertise in sourcing strategies and triple impact projects, he strengthens cocoa, horticulture, and bio-trade value chains.
Karen Wanyama
Product & Operations Lead, East Africa
Product leader and startup builder with 4+ years owning product roadmaps. BSc Biochemistry (University of Nairobi) and Product Management (MEST Africa). Based in Nairobi, Kenya.