Xpand Ventures

Xpand Ventures is a venture capital arm of Grupo Clarín S.A. The firm is an Accelerator specializing in early stage, growth capital and startup investments. The firm typically invest in AGtech, media, data science, Internet of Things, Fintech, Insurtech, E-commerce, sales leads and digital media solutions. The firm seeks to invest in South America and Argentina. The firm prefers to invest between $0.05 million and $0.25 million in equity per transaction. It prefers to take a minority stakes, between 5 to 15 percent, in its portfolio companies. The firm always co-invests. Xpand Ventures was founded in 2016 and is based in Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Vanesa Kolodziej

General Manager

2 past transactions

Morrow Optics

Angel Round in 2022
Our view is a world where nothing is missed and one pair does it all. Because there’s more to see than ever before, and you deserve to see the bigger picture without edges or limitations. Our story starts with Jelle De Smet and Paul Marchal, two pioneers who with combined experience in electronics and nanotechnology invented the Autofocal lens. They saw a better way, where ageing eyesight is no longer a burden and progressive lenses were a prequel. And so Morrow was founded in 2016 — followed by years of research, development and meticulous fine-tuning. We now launch our flagship Autofocal Eyewear that combines Active Liquid Crystal and a two-layer corrective lens to transform your vision — both near and far — at the touch of a button. In our eyes, independence is a state of mind. It’s the unshackled freedom to do what you want and on your own terms, whilst always improving. Discover why there is always mor’ to see.

Kilimo

Seed Round in 2018
Kilimo is a Big Data solution for water management in agriculture.. It features climate monitoring by using satellite and site data to provides prescription for each crop and increase water use efficiency. The company was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Cordoba, Argentina.