# Platanus

> Platanus is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 140 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santiago, Chile
- Total investments: 140
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 46%
- Fund size: $650k
- Last fund: Jan 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/platanus-ventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/platan_ventures
- Website: https://ventures.platan.us/

Platanus is an acceleration program committed to helping high-growth early-stage tech startups.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Platanus. Shizune tracks 8 team members at Platanus. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/platanus-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 27 | 19% |
| Information Technology | 23 | 16% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 12 | 9% |
| FinTech | 10 | 7% |
| SaaS | 9 | 6% |

113 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 54 | 39% |
| Pre-Seed | 44 | 31% |
| Seed | 6 | 4% |
| Series A | 4 | 3% |
| Series B | 2 | 1% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chile | 27 | 19% |
| United States | 17 | 12% |
| Mexico | 16 | 11% |
| Argentina | 6 | 4% |
| Brazil | 5 | 4% |

11 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrés Matte | Partner | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andr%C3%A9s-matte-5d8c |
| Felipe Domínguez | PV 21-2 | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/felipe-dom%C3%ADnguez-053a |
| Ignacio Marquez Covarrubias | PV 20-1 batch | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ignacio-marquez-covarrubias |
| Joaquin Stephens | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joaquin-stephens |
| Joaquín Stephens | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joaqu%C3%ADn-stephens |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ray Therapeutics | Ray Therapeutics is a biotech company developing optogenetic gene therapies for patients with blinding diseases. | $125M | Series B | Apr 21, 2026 |  |
| Poplar Therapeutics | Poplar Therapeutics anti-IgE therapy treats atopic diseases such as food allergy, allergic asthma, and atopic dermatitis. | $50M | Series A | Jan 07, 2026 |  |
| Grupalia | Grupalia is a credit company that offers digital loans for micro-entrepreneurs through online process. | $4.8M | Seed | Sep 30, 2025 |  |
| Finture | Finture is the first Neobanking fintech company to provide Credit card and Credit payment business in SEA | $32M | Series C | Sep 02, 2025 |  |
| DataRoot | DataRoot provides data science and AI solutions, helping businesses leverage data for growth and optimization. | $1.2M | Seed | Jul 28, 2025 |  |
| Callio Therapeutics | Callio Therapeutics focuses on developing next-generation, multi-payload antibody-drug conjugates to maximize therapeutic benefits. | $187M | Series A | Mar 03, 2025 |  |
| Taxflow | Taxflow is an AI agent for US tax and accounting firms and eliminate tedious tasks and reduce manual errors. Our AI agent automates data collection, client communications, transaction categorization and other end to-end tax preparation tasks. | $750K | Pre-Seed | Jan 29, 2025 |  |
| Nuvig Therapeutics | Nuvig Therapeutics is advancing innovative and transformational therapies that are designed to induce natural mechanisms to restore immune homeostasis, rebalance immune function following inflammation, and improve the treatment options for patients. Nuvig is building a pipeline of novel immune therapeutics for chronic inflammatory and autoimmunediseases. | $161M | Series B | Dec 05, 2024 |  |
| Soyio | We simplify identity and consent management. Properly manage personal data, generate evidence and reduce the risk of fraud. Comply with the strictest privacy standards. | $1M | Angel | Nov 15, 2024 |  |
| Felz | Largest network of hyper-local mini-markets in Latam |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 28, 2024 |  |

10 of 140 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fen Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fen-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Norwest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norwest-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Tantauco Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daedalus-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Novo Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/novo-a-s) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [99 Startups](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/99-startups) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Platanus invest in?

Platanus invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Angel and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 140 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Chile. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Platanus?

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### Who are the partners at Platanus?

The team at Platanus includes Andrés Matte (Partner), Felipe Domínguez (PV 21-2) and Ignacio Marquez Covarrubias (PV 20-1 batch), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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