GRIDX
Venture capitalBuenos Aires · Pre-Seed · 25 people tracked
Investment thesis
GRIDX invests in deep-science and bio-based ventures emerging from Latin America, aiming to build the companies, talent networks, and capital flows for what it calls the 'Life-Based Age.' The firm argues that as fossil-based industrial systems reach their limits, innovation centered on the living cell — spanning CRISPR, bioinformatics, precision fermentation, biomanufacturing, and regenerative agriculture — represents a generational opportunity. It highlights LATAM's biodiversity, large pool of life-science researchers, cost advantages, and severe underfunding (under 2% of global VC). GRIDX has mapped thousands of deep-science projects across seven countries and positions itself as the bridge between scientific knowledge and capital.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 25 people
from the firm's website & curatedWhat they invest in
from 64 of 79 portfolio companiesBiotech ×55Deep Tech ×20AI & Machine Learning ×19AgTech ×18Cleantech ×14Healthtech ×12FoodTech ×11New Materials ×11
HQs:United States×13Argentina×9Mexico×4Spain×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 21 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×43 founders×74+ founders×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 79 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12023 · 12011 · 13 dated
Alkemio develops a modular, input-agnostic separation platform for refining rare earth elements into high-purity materials.
CleantechDeep TechNew MaterialsBerkeley, US
Ailin Svagzdys(Founder)Federico Pereyra-Bonnet(Founder)
Co-investorsDalus CapitalDragones Venture Partners
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
Co-investorsAIR CapitalGS FuturesVox Capital
APASOMICS develops Apasomes, a drug delivery system using hydroxyapatite nanospheres designed to deliver bone-targeting medications like bisphosphonates more effectively while reducing side effects, for patients with osteoporosis and other bone diseases.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Mavis Montero Villalobos(CEO & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsThe Innovation Space
Aquit provides R&D services in bioinformatics, molecular biology, and antibody development to support companies and research centers advancing innovation in aquaculture.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechNot stated
Jörn Bethke(CTO & Co-founder)Daniela Allerbon(CEO & Co-founder)Cristián Valenzuela
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)Leandro Ciappina(Co-founder & CEO)Pilar Bulacio(Co-founder & CTO)
Co-investorsAIR CapitalDraper Cygnus
AVaTAR MedTech develops medical devices for aortic and pulmonary valve disease treatment, addressing surgical needs in underserved patient populations globally.
Deep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesBuenos Aires, AR
Tomás Armendariz(CEO & Co-Founder)Ignacio Lugones(Head of Unit of Cardiac Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Buenos Aires)inTomas(Co-founder)
Beeflow offers pollination services and expertise aimed at improving crop harvests through optimized bee pollination.
AgTechFoodTechCalifornia, US
Co-investorsAIR CapitalFuture VenturesOspraie Ag ScienceThe Yield Lab LatamSOSV
Bioplastix engineers E. coli and Halomonas bacteria using AI, enzyme optimization, and precision fermentation to produce high-performance PLA and PHB biopolymers from low-cost sugars and agroindustrial waste.
BiotechCircular EconomyNew Materials
Gilberto(Co-founder)Karina(Co-founder)
BioBlends develops biopreservation products that use volatile organic compounds from beneficial bacteria, combined with bioinformatics and experimental validation, to control preservative-resistant microorganisms and fungal contamination in food.
BiotechCleantechFoodTech
Co-investorsBig Idea Ventures
Biodiversity Intelligence measures and monitors biodiversity by combining eDNA sampling of soil and water, satellite and SAR remote sensing, climate data, and deep learning to produce standardized nature indices and indicators.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate Tech
Nahuel Schenone(Co-founder)Esteban Avigliano(Scientific Director)
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
Co-investorsAIR CapitalAtento Capital
Bioplaster develops biodegradable packaging materials and protective foam products that replace traditional plastics and paper for retail and textile industries.
BiotechCircular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
Co-investorsAmplifica CapitalATTA Impact CapitalSavia Ventures
BSafe Biotech develops a biological crop protection product for agriculture, described as a new mode of action for biological pest and disease control.
AgTechBiotech
ByBug is a biotech startup that uses genetic engineering and black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) biomanufacturing to produce oral biological feed additives that prevent diseases such as Caligus in salmon and White Spot Syndrome Virus in shrimp.
AgTechBiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsAtento Capital
CRISPR-powered portable molecular diagnostics for rapid, decentralized detection of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance.
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)Federico Perdomo Celis(CSO & Co-Founder)Manuel Franco Cortés(CCO & Co-Founder)Julian Ganzabal(CAIO & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsAIR Capital
Cryosmetics produces a body oil made from natural vegetable oils and lipid-soluble compounds derived from chamomile and calendula flowers for skincare.
BiotechConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Cyanomin develops a biological desalination process that uses bacteria with electrically charged biofilms to adsorb and remove ions from hypersaline brines, treating wastewater without membranes, pressure, or heat.
BiotechCleantechDeep Tech
Rodrigo Ferrer(Co-founder & CEO)Laura Borgnino(Advisor & Co-founder)Gonzalo Bia(Advisor & Co-founder)Alejandro Moyano(CSO)Gabriela Hedemann(CTO - Biofilm Engineering)
Creating AI-designed minimalist glycans to enhance protein therapeutic performance.
Co-investorsAIR Capital
Einsted builds the Metatron, a modular reactor that uses resonant electrical pulses to split methane (natural gas or biogas) into turquoise hydrogen and solid nanocarbon without combustion, CO₂, or water, and integrates into existing gas infrastructure.
CleantechDeep TechEnergy
Co-investorsVX Ventures
Elytron is a deeptech company that discovers and develops biological assets—using AI, multi-omics and functional testing—to turn microorganisms into industrial products.
AgTechBiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsInnventure
Embryoxite develops AI-powered, non-invasive embryo analysis that predicts IVF implantation success by analyzing embryo culture medium, alongside an IVF electronic medical record and clinic management platform.
AI & Machine LearningFemTechHealthtechFlorida, US
Delfina Vilieri(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstars
Enzyva develops engineered enzyme systems that treat complex industrial wastewater in a single step under harsh conditions such as high pH, high salinity, and toxic chemicals.
BiotechCleantechClimate Tech
Eywa is a team of scientists and innovators focused on advancing mental health through research and partnerships.
BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesGanesha Labah! VenturesF-Prime Capital
Fecundis is a biotechnology company developing sperm-centered technologies for assisted reproduction, including HyperSperm, a sequential-step kit that recreates physiological sperm capacitation in vitro for IVF and ICSI.
BiotechFemTechHealthtech
Mariano Buffone(Co-founder & CSO)inDario Krapf(Co-founder & CSO)inArina Rogozina(CEO)inMatías Gómez Elías(COO)in
Co-investorsCapital Cell
FeedVax develops a platform of oral vaccines for fish aimed at aquaculture producers, reducing the need to handle animals and avoiding antibiotic use.
AgTechBiotechFoodTech
Co-investorsAIR Capital
Gisens Biotech develops G-LoC, a portable graphene-based biochip technology that delivers rapid health monitoring and diagnostic test results from home samples in minutes rather than days.
BiotechDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesBerkeley, US
Co-investorsTechstars
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
Co-investorsAIR Capital
Invitrall develops long-lasting, disease-representative human skin organoids from reprogrammed human cells, combining cell reprogramming, organoids, and machine learning to create human preclinical models.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Gabriel Lohn Costa(CEO)Viviana Costa Gagosia(CSO)
Serkanto AI is a platform that uses machine learning and deep learning to identify and validate bioactive RNAs in medicinal plants, fungi, and fresh foods for natural ingredient development.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechFoodTechWellness & Fitness
Levya uses precision fermentation with wild, non-GMO yeasts to produce fats and oils that replicate the fatty acid profiles of cocoa butter, palm oil, and shea butter.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Michroma uses synthetic biology and fermentation to engineer microbial platforms that produce natural ingredients, starting with food colors.
BiotechDeep TechFoodTech
Ricky Cassini(Founder)in
Co-investorsBoro CapitalPortfoliaSiddhi CapitalSUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALSur VenturesBe8 Ventures+3 more
Platform for optimizing productive processes based on microalgae.
Microgenesis offers a science-based, functional wellness program focused on reproductive health and fertility, analyzing factors such as inflammation, gut health, metabolism, stress, and physical activity.
Digital HealthFemTechWellness & Fitness
Gaby Gutierrez
MicroIN is a platform that combines cell protection, microencapsulation, and bioinformatics to make sensitive biological inputs (live microorganisms and other bioinputs) more resilient, stable, and scalable.
AgTechBiotechCleantechPuebla, MX
Monte Caldera provides a physics-based molecular modeling platform (Caldera Engine) that accelerates materials discovery and R&D for industries including energy, aerospace, chemicals, and semiconductors.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechHealthtechNew MaterialsSaaSLafayette, US
Co-investorsTechstars
Develops single-domain antibody (nanobody) therapeutics using natural and synthetic libraries with AI and computational tools.
NanoGrow Biotech develops biological therapies based on a single-domain antibody (nanobody) platform, combined with various formulations such as topical, inhaled, injectable, and oral delivery.
BiotechHealthtech
NanoInGreen uses microbial fermentation with a platform of over 150 microorganism strains as biofactories to produce bioavailable, GRAS-status, GMO-free ingredients for the food industry, such as a natural food preservative and a highly absorbable iron mineral.
BiotechFoodTechNew Materials
NanoJump develops portable technology for in-field extraction and purification of DNA/RNA, aiming to move genetic material extraction out of centralized labs.
AgTechBiotechHardware
NanoProX develops bismuth sulfide (Bi₂S₃) nanoparticles administered intravenously before radiotherapy to selectively accumulate in tumors and amplify local radiation dose, aiming to increase tumor cell elimination per session without new equipment.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Federico Kramer(Chief Executive Officer)in
Nat4Bio develops biotechnological solutions that preserve food using naturally-derived microorganisms, reducing food waste and chemical inputs in agriculture.
AgTechBiotechCleantechFoodTech
Co-investorsInnventure
Naturannova develops sustainable ingredients using science and technology, working to change how ingredients are produced.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Juan Duarte(CEO)Sebastián Mustafa(CSO)Antonella De Lazzari(CBO)Fabián Gonzalez(CTO)
Co-investorsBig Idea Ventures
Nunatak develops microbial solutions to improve soil-plant health and help crops thrive under stress conditions, informed by plant-microbiome relationships from extreme environments.
AgTechBiotechClimate TechBuenos Aires, AR
Co-investorsTechstars
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)
Co-investorsAIR CapitalCreative VenturesSOSV
Polymera develops biodegradable superabsorbent materials made from biopolymers produced by Antarctic bacteria, intended as a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based sodium polyacrylate used in the absorbent cores of disposable hygiene products such as diapers.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCleantechNew MaterialsHebron, US
Sami Idliby(Director)Michael Helmicki(Director)Maan Said(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJohn Garel(Director)
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)Carolina Belfiore(Executive Officer)Elisa Violeta Bertini(Executive Officer, Director)Franco Martinez Levis(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDario Maffei(Director)Laurie Menoud(Director)in
Co-investorsAIR CapitalAt One VenturesGLOCAL LatamSOSVBuilders VCDalus Capital+1 more
Qnity builds a quantum-electrochemical chip using nanogold-silicon electrodes and quantum sensing to perform ultra-sensitive, real-time molecular screening and binding affinity analysis across molecule sizes, from small organics to biologics.
BiotechDeep TechQuantum ComputingTulsa, US
Co-investorsQAI Ventures
Qumir Nano develops crop protection and plant health products by combining microbial metabolites with nanostructured delivery systems to improve crop performance while reducing chemical inputs.
AgTechBiotechNew Materials
Radial Bio makes compostable packaging along with sustainable substitutes for timber and for animal and plastic leather, aimed at protecting and packaging products.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsZapopan, MX
Scitherm uses enzymatic synthesis to create novel structural variants with thermogenic activity, validated through channel affinity, in-vitro lipolysis, and in-vivo fat mass reduction studies.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
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
Co-investorsAIR Capital
SphereBio develops individualized cancer immunotherapies using engineered biological vesicles (OncoSpheres™) that capture a patient's own tumor antigens and deliver them into immune cells to train the immune system against cancer.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Julieta Porta(COO & Co-founder)Guido Molina(Co-founder (Molecular Biologist))Martin Guerrero(Co-founder (Physician & Bioinformatician))
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
Co-investorsAIR CapitalDraper AssociatesDraper CygnusVarana
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
Co-investorsAIR CapitalInnventureAgFunder
Syocin develops protein-based biobactericides that target bacterial phytopathogens affecting crop production, using a proprietary synthetic biology platform to design high-precision bactericidal proteins.
AgTechBiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsBlue Horizon Corporation
Tesabio.ai is a platform that uses AI to identify small molecules capable of rebalancing dysregulated microRNA networks in complex diseases by optimizing for whole-network restoration rather than single-target approaches.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Sebastian Ortiz Chamorro(CEO & CO-FOUNDER)Diego Galeano(CTO & CO-FOUNDER)Afshin Beheshti(CSO & CO-FOUNDER)
The company uses molecular simulation and AI to engineer breakthrough medicines.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices
Co-investorsAIR CapitalDraper Associates
Zavia Bio develops engineered proteins and peptides that act as biostimulants and biocontrol agents to help crops tolerate heat, drought, and other climate-related stress while reducing agrochemical use.
AgTechBiotechClimate Tech
Maria Paz Alvarez(Co-Founder & CEO)inEzequiel Guillermo(Co-Founder & Head of Scientific Development)in
ZEV Biotech develops IRIS®, an integrated molecular diagnostics platform combining reagents, hardware, and software that can test multiple genomic biomarkers across small batches of patient samples.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAlkemio · startuplinks.world · Jun 1, 2026
Embryoxite · womenofwearables.com · Apr 28, 2026
Michroma · futureisfungi.org · Nov 25, 2025
Eywa · latamrepublic.com · Oct 8, 2025
Puna Bio · agnavigator.com · Jul 21, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has GRIDX made?
- GRIDX has 79 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does GRIDX invest at?
- GRIDX invests at the Pre-Seed stage.
- What is GRIDX's typical check size?
- GRIDX typically writes checks of $250K.
- What sectors does GRIDX focus on?
- GRIDX focuses on AgTech, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, FoodTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, New Materials.
- Where is GRIDX located?
- GRIDX is headquartered in Buenos Aires, AR.
- Does GRIDX lead rounds?
- GRIDX typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does GRIDX co-invest with?
- GRIDX most often shares deals with AIR Capital, Techstars, Draper Associates, among 32 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamDeep Tech en LATAM: Biotecnología, IA y el futuro | Matías Peire, cofundador y CEO de GRIDX.
ITSitio Play · Matías Peire
Matías Peire - Co-Founder and CEO of GRIDX - Biotecnología | Agroempresario.com
Agroempresario · Matías Peire
GridX - De ideas científicas a startups innovadoras - Teresa De León y María Renner
La Micropipeta · María Renner
Matías Peire (GridX) en la jornada presencial de Bionegocios EEyN-EByN-UNSAM
Escuela de Economía y Negocios - UNSAM · Matías Peire
019 - GridX - Invirtiendo en Startups de Biotecnología - Matías Peire
La Micropipeta · Matías Peire
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