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Leon Li
Leon Li
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Leon Li

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I'm an innovator who studied psychology + design.

Currently working on decarbonizing our world’s consumer products.

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Previously, I co-founded and led product & design @ Phyxable, a consumer health-tech startup. I helped grow the team from 2 to 11 and supported fundraising ops (YC, Social Capital, Unshackled Ventures) with my co-founder. The biggest learning was going from 0β†’1.

I believe deeply in cultivating personal and career growth through mentorship and continuous learning. I help others grow as a UX design mentor, youth educator on sustainability, and was the first designer at an Montreal-based education tech startup (acquired by casecoach.com).

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In 2020, I left my startup to work on climate & ocean futures. I'm enticed by how innovation's speed and disruptive nature can help navigate the greatest human crisis. Pollution, biodiversity loss, and destabilized ecosystems have concerned me for a decade - now I have the tools and thinking to make change.

Outside of work, I built and grew communities through organizing on/offline events. I volunteered as board member at a global user experience non-profit. I also held events for Voice Tech Global β€” world's leading conversational design (CxD) community β€” and grew it to over 2400 members.

I follow venture capital & startup ecosystems - mostly N.America / EMEA, some parts of APAC. These days, I'm focused on capital allocated towards environmental innovation.

I invest in impact-driven companies that help shape better futures.

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Current investment portfolio

food waste reduction startup

Employee carbon emissions reduction startup

sustainable fashion company

carbon-neutral fuel company

travel tech startup

Prior to product management and startup life, I designed and conducted user research for startups / enterprises. See LinkedIn

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Continuous learning that helped shape my thinking
  • Modern philosophers (Naval | Paul Graham)
  • Startup School (by Y Combinator)
  • Career Coaching (plus10)
  • Product Faculty (Advanced Product Management)
  • Harvard Business School (Clay Christensen: Innovation & Disruption)
  • BrainStation (UX Design)

β€œWe have two lives. The second begins when we realize we have only one." - 孔子 (Confucious)