Investors / Argentina / Draper Cygnus
Draper Cygnus
Venture capital · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Latin America
Draper Cygnus is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in deep-tech companies founded by Latino entrepreneurs worldwide. It provides capital, mentorship and access to a global network, engaging with startups from early stages through their growth journey.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsdeep techartificial intelligenceblockchainsynthetic biologyspacecybersecurity
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Or find every investor that fitsDraper Cygnus lists 30 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 4 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (35%), Space & Defense (8%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (8%). 61% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside AIR Capital, Draper Associates and Innventure Food & Agtech.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Draper Cygnus, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Draper Cygnus' whole history. Rounds on record name 4 companies; its own site lists 30. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 100% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 4 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 68th | 30 companies |
| Recent activity | 82th | 4 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 100th | 100% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 77th | 10% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 64th | 35% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 35% | 18% |
| Space & Defense | 8% | 3% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 8% | 7% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 8% | 15% |
| Education | 8% | 7% |
| Fintech | 8% | 12% |
| Enterprise Software | 6% | 8% |
| Cybersecurity | 6% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| AIR Capital | 13 |
| Draper Associates | 3 |
| Innventure Food & Agtech | 3 |
| NXTP Ventures | 3 |
| Starlight Ventures | 3 |
| Alaya Capital | 2 |
| Antom | 2 |
| Aurelia Foundry | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers30100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Draper Cygnus head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Draper Cygnus| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2026 | Seed | |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Seed | |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Seed |
Round details for Draper Cygnus
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Draper Cygnus' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
30 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ab Astra uses cosmic-ray atmospheric muons to safely and non-invasively image large structures | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Jun 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| ArgenTag provides single-cell long read sequencing solutions | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Argenta provides contract research, development, and manufacturing services for the animal health and nutrition industry | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Auth0 provides authentication and identity management services for businesses and developers | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Ayuvant is developing a novel immunotherapy based on RNA-nanoparticles that instruct the immune system on how to recognise and attack cancer cells. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Calice develops an Environmental Engine that runs Virtual Field Trials to simulate how agricultural products perform across thousands of environments | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Cargoproduce provides a one-stop shop for importers and exporters, offering services such as cargo orchestration, financing, multicurrency accounts, and payment auditing. | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Dynami develops and manufactures lithium-ion battery technology with faster charging and high capacity | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Egg helps companies train their teams to work with artificial intelligence and automate processes | AI & Machine LearningEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Eywa helps contractors digitize, integrate and monitor all modules of construction in one single platform. | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Falcomm is a fabless semiconductor company that delivers ultra-efficient RF components for various markets, including satcom, telecom, defense, and consumer markets. | ConsumerIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Max Space builds expandable habitats for space | Space & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides compliance and risk management services for financial institutions and other organizations. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Lemon provides a virtual wallet for storing and managing digital pesos and dollars, as well as investments and Bitcoin transactions. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| microTERRA develops functional ingredients that transform the taste and texture of food into deeper, more complex, and memorable sensory experiences. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Nideport develops nature-based solutions for ecosystem restoration. | Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Novo Space develops and provides products for space systems, including electronic boards, FPGA IP cores, and space server technology. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company transforms fragmented data into real-time decision systems using quantum and AI technology. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Rial provides photo verification at the moment of capture for businesses where images drive decisions | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- drapercygnus.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 6 Apr 2026
- Companies checked
- 30
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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