PunaBio
Seed Round in 2024
PunaBio is a company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that specializes in developing biological products for the agricultural sector. Their focus is on enhancing crop nutrition through the use of extremophile microorganisms. These products are designed to boost yields, improve crop quality, and enable farming on degraded soils. By utilizing sustainable biological solutions, PunaBio aims to help farmers increase productivity and production while promoting environmentally friendly practices.
PunaBio
Seed Round in 2022
PunaBio is a company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that specializes in developing biological products for the agricultural sector. Their focus is on enhancing crop nutrition through the use of extremophile microorganisms. These products are designed to boost yields, improve crop quality, and enable farming on degraded soils. By utilizing sustainable biological solutions, PunaBio aims to help farmers increase productivity and production while promoting environmentally friendly practices.
Tomorrow Foods
Seed Round in 2021
Tomorrow Foods is a company based in Pergamino, Argentina, specializing in the development and production of plant-based ingredients and additives for the food industry. Its offerings include solutions for various applications such as sports nutrition, meat extenders, pasta, dressings, soups, sauces, snacks, cereals, functional beverages, dairy substitutes, and baked goods. By providing integrated turnkey solutions, Tomorrow Foods enables clients to launch nutritious and sustainable products efficiently. The company focuses on introducing innovative alternatives that promote a diverse and well-rounded diet, aligning with the growing consumer demand for healthier food options. Through its research and development efforts, Tomorrow Foods aims to contribute to the evolution of food towards more sustainable practices.
Beeflow S.A., founded in 2016 and based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, specializes in professional pollination services that leverage scientific knowledge and technology to enhance bee health and efficiency. The company develops organic compounds that improve the immune systems of bees and train them to pollinate specific crops, such as blueberries, almonds, raspberries, and kiwifruit. By providing these specialized pollination services, Beeflow enables farmers to significantly increase crop yields, with reported improvements ranging from 20% to 90%, while simultaneously addressing the decline in bee populations. Through its innovative approach, Beeflow aims to support agricultural productivity and ecosystem sustainability.
PunaBio
Pre Seed Round in 2021
PunaBio is a company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that specializes in developing biological products for the agricultural sector. Their focus is on enhancing crop nutrition through the use of extremophile microorganisms. These products are designed to boost yields, improve crop quality, and enable farming on degraded soils. By utilizing sustainable biological solutions, PunaBio aims to help farmers increase productivity and production while promoting environmentally friendly practices.
Fecundis
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Fecundis is a company based in Rosario, Argentina, specializing in reproductive biology. It develops innovative solutions aimed at improving sperm competence and enhancing the success rates of assisted reproductive technologies. By utilizing advanced technology grounded in scientific research, Fecundis focuses on increasing sperm functionality and generating higher quality embryos, ultimately enabling patients to achieve successful pregnancies through fertility treatments.
Michroma
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Michroma Corporation is a biotechnology company that specializes in producing natural thermostable colorants derived from filamentous fungi for the food and cosmetics industries. Founded in 2019, the company operates from locations in San Francisco, California, and Rosario, Argentina. By leveraging synthetic biology, Michroma develops proprietary fungal strains that can be cultivated in bioreactors, allowing for the sustainable and cost-effective production of high-performance ingredients. Its initial offerings focus on pH-stable and heat-stable colorants, which are designed to replace synthetic pigments and those sourced from animals and plants. In addition to colorants, Michroma is also engaged in the production of mycoprotein and other innovative ingredients, collaborating with leading companies in the food and beverage and cosmetic sectors.
Einsted
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Einsted is a biotechnology company based in Argentina, focused on optimizing bioindustrial processes through its innovative BioElectroProcessor technology. This advanced electrochemical system applies electrical pulses to induce NanoPulsed Reactions, facilitating the development of new starches and enhancing their production efficiency. By leveraging this technology, Einsted aims to provide sustainable solutions for the Food, Pharma, and Cosmetic industries, enabling them to reduce reliance on harmful and hazardous chemicals in their manufacturing processes. The company's mission centers on promoting health and environmental protection through its cutting-edge biotechnology solutions.
Tomorrow Foods
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Tomorrow Foods is a company based in Pergamino, Argentina, specializing in the development and production of plant-based ingredients and additives for the food industry. Its offerings include solutions for various applications such as sports nutrition, meat extenders, pasta, dressings, soups, sauces, snacks, cereals, functional beverages, dairy substitutes, and baked goods. By providing integrated turnkey solutions, Tomorrow Foods enables clients to launch nutritious and sustainable products efficiently. The company focuses on introducing innovative alternatives that promote a diverse and well-rounded diet, aligning with the growing consumer demand for healthier food options. Through its research and development efforts, Tomorrow Foods aims to contribute to the evolution of food towards more sustainable practices.
Aplife Biotech
Seed Round in 2019
Aplife Biotech is an Argentine biotechnology startup founded in 2018, based in Buenos Aires. The company focuses on developing innovative technologies for the high-throughput discovery of novel aptamers, which are synthetic DNA-derived molecules used in biosensors. Aplife Biotech's platform enables the manufacture of large combinatorial libraries of these aptamers in predefined locations, facilitating the mass screening of important biological molecules. This technology addresses global challenges in medical diagnostics by supporting the creation of novel biosensors and diagnostic assays, as well as therapeutic applications.
Bitgenia
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Bitgenia is a genomic analysis company based in Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, founded in 2015. The company specializes in developing advanced software tools designed to convert genomic data into actionable insights. Its primary product, the B-Platform, enables the analysis and interpretation of data generated by next-generation sequencing technologies, including gene panels, exomes, and whole genomes. Bitgenia also offers customized software solutions for the storage and analysis of genomic data, along with training and support services. With a mission to enhance lives through accessible genomic information, Bitgenia focuses on providing genetic testing that impacts health, nutrition, and physical activity, particularly in Latin America. The platform leverages artificial intelligence to securely share relevant DNA variants, empowering users to make informed decisions regarding their health and well-being.
Zev Biotech
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Zev Biotech is an Argentine biotechnology company focused on the study of DNA for clinical diagnostic applications. It has developed a novel platform for molecular diagnostics, allowing for the production of customized diagnostic kits tailored to hereditary and infectious diseases, as well as pharmacogenomics. By leveraging proprietary technologies that integrate reagents, equipment, and software based on microarray techniques, Zev Biotech aims to enhance the accuracy of genetic and infectious disease diagnoses, providing accessible molecular biology diagnostics to healthcare professionals.
Feedvax
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Feedvax is an innovative company based in Argentina, established in 2018, focused on developing a platform for oral vaccines aimed at improving animal health in aquaculture. Its primary product is an oral vaccine designed to protect farmed tilapia from streptococcosis, a common disease affecting this widely farmed species. Feedvax's platform not only delivers vaccines but also provides a smart feeder that ensures nutritional and health treatments are administered automatically and individually to each animal. The company's solution is environmentally safe, cost-effective, and easy for farmers to use, promoting greater efficiency in animal production while helping to eliminate the need for antibiotics and reducing stress on the fish. By transforming traditional aquaculture practices, Feedvax aims to make a sustainable impact on the industry.
Algaebio+
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Algaebio+ is a company based in Argentina that specializes in the production of natural astaxanthin, a powerful antioxidant derived from the microalga Haematococcus pluvialis. This product is designed to offer a range of health benefits, including immunoregulatory, anti-inflammatory, and photo-protective properties, as well as potential applications in anti-aging and cancer prevention. Algaebio+ cultivates astaxanthin under controlled laboratory conditions before transitioning the production to photobioreactors. The company's offerings target various industries, including pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, functional foods, and cosmetics, where they aim to replace artificial pigments with their natural product. Additionally, astaxanthin is known to support joint, muscle, vision, and heart health, contributing to more effective treatments for chronic diseases.
Alytix
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Alytix Biotech is a company based in Santa Fe, Argentina, specializing in the development of bacteriophage technology to combat bacterial infections in both human and animal health. The company focuses on creating antibiotic alternatives that improve livestock health, promote environmental sustainability, and reduce the unnecessary use of traditional antibiotics. By providing solutions that include screening, identification, characterization, formulation, and validation of antibiotic resistance, Alytix aims to enable pharmaceutical companies to adopt innovative methods for treating bacterial infections.
Aplife Biotech
Pre Seed Round in 2017
Aplife Biotech is an Argentine biotechnology startup founded in 2018, based in Buenos Aires. The company focuses on developing innovative technologies for the high-throughput discovery of novel aptamers, which are synthetic DNA-derived molecules used in biosensors. Aplife Biotech's platform enables the manufacture of large combinatorial libraries of these aptamers in predefined locations, facilitating the mass screening of important biological molecules. This technology addresses global challenges in medical diagnostics by supporting the creation of novel biosensors and diagnostic assays, as well as therapeutic applications.
Beeflow
Pre Seed Round in 2017
Beeflow S.A., founded in 2016 and based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, specializes in professional pollination services that leverage scientific knowledge and technology to enhance bee health and efficiency. The company develops organic compounds that improve the immune systems of bees and train them to pollinate specific crops, such as blueberries, almonds, raspberries, and kiwifruit. By providing these specialized pollination services, Beeflow enables farmers to significantly increase crop yields, with reported improvements ranging from 20% to 90%, while simultaneously addressing the decline in bee populations. Through its innovative approach, Beeflow aims to support agricultural productivity and ecosystem sustainability.