Draper Cygnus

What is Draper Cygnus?

Draper Cygnus is an investment fund that specializes in seeding and fostering the growth of deep-tech startups in Latin America, with a focus on partnering with Latino founders worldwide.

They are known for backing companies that leverage science and engineering, particularly in sectors such as BioTech, AgroTech, Hardware, CleanTech, A.I. and Big Data, Blockchain and Cryptos, Web Security and Privacy, Material Science, Robotics, Aerospace and Defense, Pharmaceutical, Medicine, and female-focused initiatives.

Draper Cygnus invests with conviction, prioritizing ambitious projects that carry a promise of significant societal impact over consensus-driven choices.

Their investment range starts at $100,000 and can go up to $1,000,000, with a sweet spot of $500,000 for investments. This position allows them to support deep-tech Latino founders who aim to accelerate prosperity through innovation. With their founders' cultural alignment as Latinos themselves, they believe that this background makes them effective allies in the early stages of a startup.

Draper Cygnus looks for the non-obvious, asymmetric bets—the kind of pioneering technology that has the potential to redefine industry standards and the way society operates. On their website, Draper Cygnus showcases their philosophy of being 'believers of deep tech's future,' emphasizing their decade-long experience of investing in uncharted territories.

They invite deep-tech Latino visionaries to share their company details, signaling their openness to discover and support groundbreaking tech innovators. The fund operates out of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and has offices in Miami, Florida, and San Mateo, California.

What they say:

We partner with visionary founders who combine technological advancements with empathy.

What we look for: We invest in innovative technologies that aim to rebuild society through social impact.