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AIR Capital
Venture capitalBuenos Aires · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
Also known as AIR Capital VC
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Investment thesis
AIR Capital backs founders building disruptive, science- and technology-driven innovations relevant to humanity's future. Framed as 'surfing the technology tsunami,' the firm focuses on deep-tech ventures spanning biotech and life sciences, space technology, climate and energy, and food and agriculture. Its portfolio reflects a broad appetite for frontier science aimed at solving large-scale global challenges and building a better future for everyone.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.
Team · 2 people
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What they invest in
from 42 of 54 portfolio companiesBiotech ×22AI & Machine Learning ×16Deep Tech ×16Hardware ×9Space Tech ×8AgTech ×7Cleantech ×6FoodTech ×6
HQs:United States×16Argentina×4United Kingdom×2Brazil×1Chile×1Israel×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 27 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×93 founders×24+ founders×4
Where their founders studiedfrom 37 founders with education data
Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires ×4Universidad Nacional de Tucumán ×4Universidad Politécnica de Madrid ×2Universidad Torcuato Di Tella ×2University of Buenos Aires ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 37 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×11Business & Management ×7Life Sciences ×4Computer Science ×2Design & Architecture ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 42 founders with career history
Puna ×4Globant ×3SpaceX ×3CONICET ×2McKinsey & Company ×2Universidad Nacional de Cuyo ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
10 founders hold a PhD · 8 hold an MBA (of 40 with degree data)
Investments · 54 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42025 · 12024 · 12022 · 12021 · 12019 · 210 dated
Ammobia develops a novel ammonia production process that operates at low pressure and low temperature, achieving record-setting conversion rates.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergySan Francisco, US
Karen Baert(Co-founder & CEO)inTristan Gilbert(Co-founder & CTO)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsChevron Technology VenturesShell VenturesCastor VenturesCollaborative FundCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)MOL Switch+4 more
Antarka develops a skin-permeable enzyme derived from Antarctic organisms that repairs UV-induced DNA damage, offered as a high-purity active ingredient for cosmetic brands to formulate into anti-aging creams, sunscreens, and repair serums.
BiotechConsumerDeep Tech
Betania Martínez(Founder)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsGRIDXGS FuturesVox CapitalZentynel Frontier InvestmentsIndieBio
Aptos Orbital develops a hardware device that integrates computing, communications, and cloud connectivity for satellites and spacecraft in low Earth orbit.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSpace TechMountain View, US
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsCleo CapitalGoAhead VenturesInflection.xyzTechstarsat.inc/
Arcomedlab develops personalized medicine implants and drug-releasing systems to improve patient quality of life.
BiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesChile, CL
Marcos skarmeta(Founder)inIlan Rosenberg(Founder)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsGanesha Lab
ArgenTag develops a single-cell RNA sequencing kit that converts mRNA from individual cells into barcoded cDNA for long-read sequencing on PacBio or Oxford Nanopore platforms.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Elizabeth Tapia(Co-founder & CSO)inLeandro Ciappina(Co-founder & CEO)inPilar Bulacio(Co-founder & CTO)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsDraper CygnusGRIDX
Argospace provides launch and transportation services for spacecraft and satellites beyond low Earth orbit (LEO), including cislunar and interplanetary missions.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechEl Segundo, US
Ryan Carlisle(Founder)inKirby Carlisle(Founder)inRobert Carlisle(Founder)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Crosslink CapitalHelios CapitalTFX CapitalType One VenturesBlumberg Capital+1 more
Ayuvant is developing an RNA-nanoparticle immunotherapy designed to direct the immune system to recognize and attack cancer cells.
BiotechHealthtech
Lucas Czentner(Chief Executive Officer)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Beeflow offers pollination services and expertise aimed at improving crop harvests through optimized bee pollination.
AgTechFoodTechCalifornia, US
Matias Viel(Founder)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsFuture VenturesGRIDXOspraie Ag ScienceThe Yield Lab LatamSOSV
BioOrbit produces pharmaceutical-grade crystals in microgravity environments via space-based facilities, enabling development of biologic drugs and treatments for patients.
BiotechDeep TechSpace TechLondon, GB
Katie King(CEO)inKatie King, PhD(Founder)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investors7percent VenturesAlpha FundsAuxxoPhoenix CourtRobin CapitalSeraphim Space+1 more
BioEutectics develops eutectic chemical systems that serve industrial customers across multiple sectors, offering solutions ranging from direct solvent replacements to novel chemical capabilities.
BiotechCleantechFoodTechNew MaterialsTulsa, US
Federico JV Gomez(Founder)inMaria Fernanda Silva(Founder)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsAtento CapitalGRIDXFen VenturesIndieBioSyensqo Ventures
Blerify provides technology for issuing, verifying, and using cryptographic identity credentials through identity wallets with post-quantum and deepfake-resistant verification.
CybersecurityGovTechPanamá
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsA100X VenturesParaFi CapitalTechstars
Accelerating green energy with tech-powered retail solutions.
Wilmington, US
Alexander Ince-Cushman(Executive Officer, Director)Todd Burgess(Executive Officer)Daniel MacDonald(Director)
BoardAdam Spivack(Director)
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsComcast VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalHabitat PartnersPrelude VenturesZero Infinity PartnersBAM Ventures+2 more
A company that develops agricultural decision-support tools using genetic, environmental, and management data to reduce uncertainty in farming operations.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & Infrastructure
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsAstanor VenturesDraper CygnusGLOCAL LatamInnventureArtesianGrainCorp Ventures+1 more
CellCo applies computational simulation, generative AI, and medicinal chemistry to design glycan-enabled therapeutics, engineering glycan ligands that direct RNA, small molecules, and antibodies to specific tissues and cell types.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesSpacecadet Ventures
CellRep develops an AI-powered platform that discovers small molecules to reprogram exhausted immune cells, enhancing their function for therapeutic applications including cancer immunotherapy and chronic viral infections.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevity
Alfonso Amat(CEO & Co-Founder)inFederico Perdomo Celis(CSO & Co-Founder)inManuel Franco Cortés(CCO & Co-Founder)Julian Ganzabal(CAIO & Co-Founder)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsGRIDXNXTPRiverwood Capital
Cellva creates natural ingredients from Brazilian agricultural supply chains using proprietary technology to transform raw materials into food-grade solutions.
AgTechBiotechFoodTechNew Materials
Sérgio Pinto(CEO)inFelipe Ricci(CFO)inGabriela Dal Vesco(Director of Operations and Customer Services)inRenata Ramos(Director of Marketing & Growth)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsFUNDEPARProVeg IncubatorRumbo Ventures
Creating AI-designed minimalist glycans to enhance protein therapeutic performance.
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsGRIDX
Santiago De Chile
Eduardo Javier Zavala Pulgar(Executive Officer)
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsCapria VenturesCollateral GoodGLOCAL LatamSavia VenturesStartups
Egg offers synchronous "LIVE" training sessions and an AI-driven platform that assembles and guides teams to work on real business challenges, automate recurring tasks with AI agents, and measure team cooperation in real time.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of Work
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsBetter CapitalBloom8Kale UnitedMcWin Capital PartnersSOSVSustainable Food Ventures+1 more
Epiliquid develops blood-based molecular tests for cancer detection and differential diagnosis using a platform that combines AI-driven methylation biomarker discovery, patented native-DNA assay chemistry, and PCR-based readout.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsCITES
Leveraging the power of plant cells to reshape the food industry.
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Ethos Space develops technology to build and operate spaceports and infrastructure on the Moon using in-situ lunar resources, including construction material (Durandal), onsite propellant production (Prometheus), and materials for space-based data centers.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Ross Centers(Founder/CEO)inBrogan BamBrogan(Founder/CTO)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Atas VCCosmic Venture PartnersTranspose Platform ManagementVibe CapitalY Combinator
FeedVax develops a platform of oral vaccines for fish aimed at aquaculture producers, reducing the need to handle animals and avoiding antibiotic use.
AgTechBiotechFoodTech
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsGRIDX
Fork & Good develops cultivated meat technology using a hydroponic system approach that integrates cell biology with farming principles to produce real meat from cells at scale.
BiotechDeep TechFoodTechNutley, US
Gabor Forgacs(Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder)inAndras Forgacs(Partner and co-founder)Niya Sharma(Co-founder)Niyati Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardLauren Loktev(Director)
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsBBG VenturesCollaborative FundMindshift CapitalThe Venture CollectiveLeaps by BayerStarlight Ventures+1 more
Gigablue develops Carbon-Carrier Pod technology to remove carbon from the atmosphere through ocean-based sequestration.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep Tech
Dotan Levy(Co-founder, CEO)inOri Shaashua(Co-founder, CCO)inSapir Markus-Alford(Co-founder, CTO)inGuy Shafran Liss(Co-founder, COO)
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsAt One VenturesE44 Venturesfresh.fundGiTV, Inc.theDOCK
Giraffe Bio develops custom biomolecules that recover metals from low-grade ores and mining waste, serving mining companies with a drop-in technology that improves recovery rates while reducing water, energy, and chemical consumption.
BiotechCleantechClimate TechNew Materials
Alejandro Buffo Sempé(Founder)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsBaruch Future Ventures
GlycoX develops a food ingredient derived from a native plant oil that aims to reduce post-meal blood-sugar spikes and support metabolic health.
BiotechFoodTechLongevity
Matias Gonzalez(Founder)inLais Tonello(Founder)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsGRIDX
Inner Cosmos develops a minimally invasive brain-computer interface, described as a "digital pill," aimed at treating depression.
Deep TechDigital HealthMedical DevicesMental HealthScotts Valley, US
Meron Gribetz(Executive Officer)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsBrainstorm VenturesKrillion VenturesLool VenturesLoup VenturesStarlight Ventures
Fully robotized micro-farms for affordable salads anywhere.
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsLong Journey Ventures
Lemon is a digital wallet app offering daily yields on peso and dollar balances, a Visa prepaid and credit card with cashback in Bitcoin, cross-border transfers across Latin American countries, and investing in Bitcoin and over 10,000 stocks such as Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech
Marcelo Cavazzoli(Founder & CEO)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesBorderless VentureCats.vcCoinbase VenturesMirana VenturesParaFi Capital+15 more
menta provides an API-first, white-label ticket resale infrastructure that ticketing platforms embed into their own checkout, event pages, and user accounts to run official fan-to-fan resale in-house.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBuenos Aires, AR
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Applying AI and biosensing to predict animal disease outbreaks and protect livestock health.
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsDalus CapitalGanesha Lab
Momentum TX develops therapeutics targeting the aging process to treat age-related conditions of the central and peripheral nervous systems, with a focus on neurodegeneration.
BiotechHealthtechLongevity
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
NODI is a plug-in home battery that stores cheap or surplus solar electricity and discharges it during expensive peak periods, with automatic backup power during grid outages.
CleantechEnergyHardwareCambridge, GB
Catherine Jeong(Co-Founder)inBorong Hu(Co-Founder)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Novo Space develops high-performance, rad-tolerant, modular electronics for space missions.
HardwareSpace TechCambridge, US
Rodrigo Diez(CEO & Founder)inFacundo Jorge(CTO & Founder)inPete Amaro(Director)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsAurelia FoundryDraper CygnusL'ATTITUDE VenturesReinventure CapitalSpacecadet VenturesTechstars+2 more
OncoPrecision develops precision oncology medicines, including antibody-drug conjugates and bispecific antibodies, for blood cancers and hard-to-treat solid tumors.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices
Gastón Soria(Co-Founder & CSO)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsCreative VenturesGRIDXSOSV
Oncoliq develops early cancer detection technology that combines molecular biology and machine learning to offer a non-toxic, non-invasive, and low-cost diagnostic approach.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Marina Simianin
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsEndurance28Draper University Ventures
Openwater develops an imaging platform using two optical modalities designed to diagnose and monitor diseases at the size and cost of a smartphone.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen(Executive Chairman & Founder)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersCleveland AvenueCollaborative FundColterExcel Venture ManagementLauder Partners+5 more
Outpost is an advisory and operations team of space-industry veterans that helps space companies grow from concept through scale-up, acquisition, and IPO.
Deep TechSpace TechSanta Monica, US
Jason Dunn(Founder & CEO)inCraig Cummings(Director)Aaron Kemmer(Director)Michael Vergalla(Executive Officer)Amir Blachman(President & COO)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesHAWKTAILIA Seed VenturesMoonshots CapitalMyelin VCStarbridge Venture Capital Llc+9 more
Puna Bio develops microbial biostimulants, biofertilizers, and biofungicides for seed treatment based on extremophile bacteria collected from Argentina's Puna region, aimed at improving crop yields and regenerating degraded soils.
AgTechBiotechClimate TechSan Francisco, US
Maria Eugenia Farias(Executive Officer)inCarolina Belfiore(Executive Officer)inElisa Violeta Bertini(Executive Officer, Director)inFranco Martinez Levis(Executive Officer, Director)inFranco Martínez LevisinMaría Eugenia Faríasin
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsAt One VenturesCapria VenturesGLOCAL LatamGRIDXSOSVSP Ventures+4 more
Q99 offers a quantum-classical AI platform that acts as a middle layer to connect fragmented enterprise data, recover lost context across silos, and produce probabilistic predictions for real-time decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareQuantum Computing
Martin Sajon(Founder)inDaniel Ruiz(Founder)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Satellites on Fire combines satellite data and tower-mounted cameras with artificial intelligence to detect and monitor wildfires earlier than traditional satellite systems.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechSpace TechMartínez, AR
Franco Rodriguez Viau(Founder)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsAntomDraper AssociatesDraper CygnusInnventureMercy Corps VenturesSavia Ventures+5 more
Semion Bio works on restoring natural pest-defense traits in crops that were lost during domestication when plants were bred for yield and size over resilience.
AgTechBiotech
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsGRIDX
Skyloom builds space-based optical communication systems that provide high-capacity data relay between satellites and from satellites to Earth in low Earth orbit.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechBroomfield, US
Catharine Parnell(Executive Officer)Santiago Tempone(Executive Officer, Director)Marcos Franceschini(Executive Officer, Director)Flavio Guidotti(Director)
BoardMatias Mosse(Director)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsBerkeley SkyDeck FundCrunchFundDraper CygnusE2MC VenturesIronGate Capital AdvisorsMyelin VC+3 more
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Stämm is a biomanufacturing company founded in 2016 that builds the Bioprocessor, a continuous, bubble-free bioreactor using single-use 3D-printed cartridges for producing monoclonal antibodies, biosimilars, and cell and gene therapies.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHardwareSan Francisco, US
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesDraper CygnusGRIDXVaranaMayfield Fund
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsBeast VenturesClean Energy Ventures
Sylvarum develops a Non-Thermal Plasma (NTP) seed treatment that uses controlled electrical discharges to improve germination, reduce seed-borne pathogens, and increase harvest output without chemicals, water, or genetic modification.
AgTechCleantechDeep TechBuenos Aires, AR
Guadalupe Murga(Founder)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsGRIDXInnventureAgFunder
The company uses molecular simulation and AI to engineer breakthrough medicines.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesGRIDX
Tissue Dynamics operates a drug discovery platform that uses real-time sensors, robotic automation, and AI software to grow and monitor human organoids at scale, generating human-relevant data on drug safety, efficacy, and toxicity.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechRehovot, IL
YAAKOV NAHMIAS(Professor; Founder)inAVNER EHRLICH(CEO)in
PartnerIgnacio Peña· solo GP
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Momentum TherapeuticsMorpho AIPower Matrix
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesEthos Space Resources · ycombinator.com · Aug 25, 2026
NODI Energy · ycombinator.com · Aug 14, 2026
Ammobia · finsmes.com · Jan 14, 2026
Puna Bio · prnewswire.com · Jul 16, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has AIR Capital made?
- AIR Capital has 54 tracked investments, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does AIR Capital invest at?
- AIR Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does AIR Capital focus on?
- AIR Capital focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, FoodTech, Healthtech, Robotics, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
- Where is AIR Capital located?
- AIR Capital is headquartered in Buenos Aires, AR.
- Who does AIR Capital co-invest with?
- AIR Capital most often shares deals with GRIDX, Draper Associates, Draper Cygnus, among 102 tracked co-investors.
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