INVESTMENT THESISWe help transform the bioscience knowledge and talent in LATAM into global-impact startups that will define the bioeconomy.
A new wave
of innovation
We are living through a pivotal transition.
As the limits of the extractive, fossil-based industrial paradigm become increasingly clear, a new wave of innovation is rising.
This need for innovation is further driven by a significant demographic transition demanding more advanced and accessible healthcare solutions.
What electricity was to the Second Industrial Revolution, what the microchip was to the digital age, the living cell is to this new era.
But only if we build the ventures, the talent networks, and the capital flows that make it possible.
Source: Carlota Perez (first five), RMI
(renewable age)
PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
Energy and transport systems account for roughly half of global emissions. The other half comes from transforming matter: food production, land use and industry. But reducing carbon emission is no longer enough. We've already transgressed critical planetary boundaries and the climate crisis is only one expression of a deeper systemic imbalance.
We must address how we produce and organize matter itself. This means rethinking the foundations of our productive systems to align with the dynamics of living systems. We must aim for systems centered on both human and planetary health. The real challenge is to build life-compatible infrastructures and this requires both a disruptive transition in handling energy and matter.
Source: Planetary Boundaries Framework Stockholm Resilience Center
THE OPPORTUNITY
Costs in genome sequencing, gene editing, and biomanufacturing are plummeting. Interfaces between biological systems and digital technologies are becoming exponentially more capable.
From CRISPR to bioinformatics, from precision fermentation to regenerative agriculture, the future is being built—cell by cell, line by line of code, and microbe by microbe.
Reinventing medicine and expanding human wellbeing in harmony with living systems is just as critical as rethinking materials. Life-compatible production systems are no longer a moral choice. They are a civilizational necessity and a once-in-a-generation economic and strategic opportunity.
DOMAINS WE GROW
WHY HERE
LATAM is not just rich in biodiversity—it is rich in the very building blocks of a life-centered civilization.
It is the most biodiverse region on Earth, home to over 200,000 life science researchers and has a tradition of excellence that includes five Nobel laureates.
Scientific capacity in the region comes at a fraction of the cost—roughly one-tenth of R&D budgets in developed markets—creating a powerful cost and talent arbitrage. Yet despite this potential, less than 2% of global venture capital reaches LATAM.
This is not due to a lack of ideas or talent, but to the absence of the right bridges between knowledge and capital. That is the gap we are closing.
GRIDX has mapped over 6000 deep science projects across 7 countries. We’ve walked the labs, met the scientists, and built the bridges where none existed. LATAM is not just part of the solution—it is the terrain where the next generation of bio-based companies can and must emerge.
startups funded
funds
Companies with more than one year funded by new investors worldwide
follow-on capital raised by startups after GRIDX's initial investment
co-investors
LATAM countries represented in the portfolio
Assets under management
THE TIME IS NOW
This endeavor is not just about returns—it’s about relevance.
The life-based economy is coming. We can wait for it to be built elsewhere—or we can build it ourselves, here, now. From soil to software, from fermentation tanks to diagnostic chips, we need to replace life-incompatible systems with life-aligned ones.
What electricity was to the Second Industrial Revolution, what the microchip was to the digital age, the living cell is to this new era. But only if we build the ventures, the talent networks, and the capital flows that make it possible.
We are doing it. At scale. From LATAM to the world. Join us
The ecosystem growing the Life-Based Age
