Biotech

Carao Ventures led a US$2m follow-on investment in Speratum, a Costa Rican biotech focused on microRNA-directed oncology therapies primarily for pancreatic and ovarian cancers. Carao previously invested US$800k when Speratum…

The Draper Cygnus fund, invested US$3m in Alxerion, Skyloom, and Stamm The three Argentine companies are focused on the space and biotechnology industries. 

SP Ventures exited Bug Agentes Biológicos, a Brazilian biotech firm, though a sale to Dutch biochemical company Koppert Biological Systems. (Valor Econômico) A holandesa Koppert fechou a aquisição, por meio…

Tim Draper and Cygnus capital have partnered to launch the Draper Cygnus VC Fund to invest in Argentinian startups. (La Nacion) Tim Draper, que invirtió en 30 proyectos que se…

Finep Startup (formerly Startup Brasil) announced it will invest R$400m in startups over the next four years. (Baguete) O Ministério de Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações e Comunicações acaba de ressuscitar o…

(LatAm Startups) LatAm Startups launched the LatAm Startups Hub, a new Toronto-based accelerator that will scale Latin American startups globally from Canada. The LatAm Startups Hub announced its call for…

(Valor Economico) The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) will launch this year two new Criatec funds, for seed-capital investment, targeting innovative emerging companies. The new funds will have at least R$340…

(peHUB) May 8, 2012 – Pure Biofuels del Perú, SAC (the “Company” or “Pure Biofuels”) management is pleased to announce the acquisition and recapitalization of Pure Biofuels in partnership with…

(Valor Economico) October 11, 2011 – Invest Rio, the development agency of Rio state, committed R$10M (approximately US$5.8M) for shares in Burrill Brasil 1, the venture capital fund formed by…

(Promotora) September 8, 2011 – Promotora is pleased to announce that one of its portfolio companies, Ecoflora, a leader in bio-products from plant extract, spun off its agricultural business unit, forming…