Draper Cygnus
VC Fund
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Draper Cygnus is a VC fund in Buenos Aires focused on Blockchain and Biotechnology. We invest in supporting extraordinary entrepreneurs who have developed technology and business models that can positively transform our society. Our focus is on –Fintech, Food & Agtech, Bio & Nanotech and Cleantech– in Series A and Seed rounds of the most enabling Argentina-founded companies.
- Total investments:
- 33
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 30%
- Fund size:
- $40k
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Draper Cygnus invests in
Stages Draper Cygnus invests in
Countries Draper Cygnus invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $550k–$10M
- Pre-Seed
- $20k–$2M
- Series A
- $16M–$17M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Blockchain 3 (9%)
- Biotechnology 3 (9%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (9%)
- AgTech 2 (6%)
- FinTech 2 (6%)
Stage
- Seed 11 (33%)
- Pre-Seed 3 (9%)
- Series A 2 (6%)
- Series C 1 (3%)
- Funding Round 1 (3%)
Country
- Argentina 7 (21%)
- United States 6 (18%)
- Brazil 1 (3%)
- Canada 1 (3%)
- Mexico 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Salvucci
Associate
|
Associate | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Ignacio Plaza
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
Arturo Torres
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Diego Gonzalez Bravo
Senior Managing Partner
|
Senior Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Valentina Terranova
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Satellites on Fire
|
Satellites on Fire helps to detect the real time forest fire through satellite imagery. | $2.7M / Seed / Mar 24, 2026 | |
One
|
One is a payments platform that provides the infrastructure that enables companies to accept multiple payment methods for sales. | $1.2M / Seed / Oct 20, 2025 | |
EYWA
|
EYWA designs the best processes and products to boost the adoption of psychedelic medicine, harnessing the power of biosynthesis. | $2.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 03, 2025 | |
Calice
|
ounded in 2022, Calice is at the forefront of agricultural innovation. We specialize in computationally modeling biological and agronomic data of crops to predict and enhance their yield, quality, and adaptability across diverse environmental scenarios.Our flagship software, NODES™, leverages advanced artificial intelligence, data science, andbioinformatics to transform vast amounts of crop data into actionable insights. This enables agricultural companies to optimize their R&D programs, reducing costs, enhancing efficiency, and minimizing environmental impact.At Calice, we believe that the future of agriculture lies in harnessing the power of science and technology to create sustainable and resilient farming practices. Our mission is to contribute to a more sustainable world by helping our clients develop better crops and products, ensuring that natural and productive resources are universally accessible.Join us as we lead the next revolution in agriculture, fostering growth and resilience for a more prosperous and environmentally conscious future. | $441.7K / Seed / May 03, 2025 | |
|
Calice
|
ounded in 2022, Calice is at the forefront of agricultural innovation. We specialize in computationally modeling biological and agronomic data of crops to predict and enhance their yield, quality, and adaptability across diverse environmental scenarios.Our flagship software, NODES™, leverages advanced artificial intelligence, data science, andbioinformatics to transform vast amounts of crop data into actionable insights. This enables agricultural companies to optimize their R&D programs, reducing costs, enhancing efficiency, and minimizing environmental impact.At Calice, we believe that the future of agriculture lies in harnessing the power of science and technology to create sustainable and resilient farming practices. Our mission is to contribute to a more sustainable world by helping our clients develop better crops and products, ensuring that natural and productive resources are universally accessible.Join us as we lead the next revolution in agriculture, fostering growth and resilience for a more prosperous and environmentally conscious future. | $1.5M / Seed / Sep 01, 2024 | |
Splight Tech
|
Splight is an Artificial Intelligence Company, that creates Artificial Energy, the greenest energy ever made. Artificial Energy is energy that would have not been generated but for the application of digital solutions to existing power infrastructure. Running over a proprietary, powerful and transparent digital platform, Artificial Energyproduction leverages the unutilized capacity of the grid to generate energy combining big data capture and processing with state-of-the-art technologies such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and cloud computing. We create expanded pools of benefits for our clients by increasing revenues, reducing operating and maintenance costs, eliminating or delaying capital expenditures, lowering the cost of capital, and ultimately increasing profitability while directly contributing to the full decarbonization of the energy industry. | $12M / Seed / Jul 24, 2024 | |
Ayuvant
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Ayuvant is a Biotechnology company engaged in the research and development of RNA-based immunotherapies for oncology patients and to boost the effectiveness of RNA medicines. | Seed / Apr 01, 2024 | |
OneInfinite
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OneInfinite is a Financial Service providing firm offering online payment platform to receive international payments. | Seed / Jan 01, 2024 | |
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Satellites on Fire
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Satellites on Fire helps to detect the real time forest fire through satellite imagery. | $20K / Pre-Seed / Nov 28, 2023 | |
VMind AI
|
AI technology company in stealth mode. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Oct 29, 2023 | |
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FAQ
What does Draper Cygnus invest in?
Draper Cygnus invests primarily in Blockchain, Biotechnology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 33 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Argentina. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Draper Cygnus's check size?
Draper Cygnus typically joins rounds of $550k–$10M at Seed, $20k–$2M at Pre-Seed and $16M–$17M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Draper Cygnus participates in.
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Who are the partners at Draper Cygnus?
The team at Draper Cygnus includes Daniel Salvucci (Associate), Ignacio Plaza (Partner) and Arturo Torres (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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