The Draper Cygnus fund, invested US$3m in Alxerion, Skyloom, and Stamm The three Argentine companies are focused on the space and biotechnology industries.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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(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…
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(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…
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(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…
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(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…
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(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…
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Pamela Chávez-Crooker, Founder of Aguamarina, recently spoke with LAVCA about how she took her biotech company from garage start-up to a go-to company for some of the world’s largest copper…