Draper Cygnus
Venture capitalBuenos Aires · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
Investment thesis
Draper Cygnus focuses on backing Latino founders building deep tech, positioning its cultural alignment with the Latino community as an early-stage advantage. The firm has invested in deep technology for over a decade, favoring first-principles thinking and conviction-driven decisions over consensus. It seeks to support the thinkers, makers, and doers who use science and engineering to accelerate prosperity, deliberately pursuing non-obvious, asymmetric bets it believes can reshape how society lives, works, and thrives.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 7 of 23 portfolio companiesDeep Tech ×4Hardware ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Biotech ×2Space Tech ×2Cleantech ×1Climate Tech ×1Consumer ×1
HQs:United States×3
Investments · 23 tracked
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Satellogic provides geospatial imagery and Earth Observation data from its satellite constellation, and runs programs that supply free imagery and developer resources to researchers, academic institutions, and humanitarian agencies.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechGovTechImpact & Social GoodSpace Tech
Emiliano Kargieman(CEO & Founder)Gerardo Richarte(CAO & Founder (Chief Architect Officer))Rick Dunn(CFO)Alan Kharsansky(CTO)Jeff Kerridge(SVP, Global Sales)Lorri Kohler(SVP, Operations)
Co-investorsCrunchFundJazzya InvestmentsKluz VenturesMONASHEESNXTPSoftbank Latin America Fund+4 more
The page suggests a life sciences focus on single-cell analysis and disease research, but provides no concrete details about the product or services offered.
BiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsAIR CapitalGRIDX
Falcomm is a fabless semiconductor company that designs RF power amplifiers, including its Dual-Drive power amplifier technology, aimed at higher output power, wider bandwidth, and lower heat for mmWave applications.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsAtlanta, US
Edgar Garay(Founder & CEO)Isabella Tobon(Director)Justin Hovey(Executive Officer)
BoardDom Ventimiglia(Director)Dan Madden(Director)in
Co-investorsBanyan VenturesCambium CapitalInvariantes FundZEASQUADRA 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
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAIR CapitalBorderless VentureCats.vcCoinbase VenturesMirana Ventures+9 more
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)
Co-investorsAIR CapitalAurelia FoundryL'ATTITUDE VenturesReinventure CapitalSpacecadet VenturesTechstars+1 more
Splight builds AI-driven, software-based advanced transmission technology that combines real-time data to unlock additional usable transmission capacity and improve grid reliability for transmission owners, renewable generators, and large loads.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergySan Francisco, US
Thomas Vadora(Executive Officer)Fernando Llaver(Executive Officer, Director)Carlos Sebastian Caldart(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKia Nejad(Director)
Co-investorsBarn InvestmentsBlue Bear Capital PartnersSpacecadet Ventures
Stämm develops a high-throughput bioprocessor for biomanufacturing, offering hardware for biologics production in research-use settings.
BiotechDeep TechHardware
Co-investorsAIR CapitalDraper AssociatesGRIDXVarana
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioSatellogicNASDAQ: SATL
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSatellogic · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 9, 2026
Lemon Cash · latamlist.com · Oct 9, 2025
Splight · finsmes.com · Aug 26, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Draper Cygnus invest at?
- Draper Cygnus invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Draper Cygnus's typical check size?
- Draper Cygnus typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What sectors does Draper Cygnus focus on?
- Draper Cygnus focuses on Deep Tech.
- Where is Draper Cygnus located?
- Draper Cygnus is headquartered in Buenos Aires, AR.
- Does Draper Cygnus lead rounds?
- Yes, Draper Cygnus leads investment rounds.
- Who does Draper Cygnus co-invest with?
- Draper Cygnus most often shares deals with AIR Capital, Draper Associates, GRIDX, among 4 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamValentina Terranova, de Draper Cygnus: “La IA nos ayuda a levantar capital con nuestros inversores”
Forbes Argentina · Valentina Terranova
Ignacio Plaza, co fundador del grupo de inversión Draper Cygnus
Bichos de Campo · Ignacio Plaza
Ignacio Plaza - Socio de Draper Cygnus
BCR News · Ignacio Plaza
Draper Cygnus Tech Week | Reescribiendo el límite humano: innovación biotech desde LATAM
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Draper Cygnus Tech Week | Short Academia Long DeSci with Adam Draper
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Draper Cygnus Tech Week | Bitcoin como base de la libertad y el progreso con Tim Draper
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Co-investors · 6
DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve large-scale real-world problems across many industries.
Latitud is an early-stage investor and community platform connecting Latin American startup talent with Silicon Valley, including a Fellowship program for founders.
Launch House is a founder-led, early-stage venture fund that backs driven founders across backgrounds, providing capital, community, and support to maximize attention for their products.
Ride Home Fund operates multiple investment vehicles including a Rolling Fund and an AI Fund, providing investment opportunities to its community and focusing on companies benefiting from generative AI.
Amplifica Capital is a Latin American venture capital firm that invests in women entrepreneurs building technology companies for the future of the region.
Firms observed investing alongside Draper Cygnus, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Draper Cygnus's recorded portfolio.
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