Venture studio · Buenos Aires, Argentina

GRIDX

Buenos Aires company builder and fund for Latin American science-based startups in agrifood, bio-industry, health and deep biotech; it pairs research teams with business co-founders, then invests in the strongest.

Status unknown

Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages

Terms

Funding
not published Initial investment for teams ready after the Ignite stage; amount and equity are not published.
Instrument
not published
Equity taken
not published
Programme fee
not published
Duration
not published
Cohort size
not published
Cohorts
1 a year
Delivery
Hybrid
Stages
Idea, pre-seed
Sectors
Biotech, Agrifood, Health tech, Deep tech
Open to founders from
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, El Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela
Perks
not published

Ignite (3 months, compatible with a research role) pairs scientists with business co-founders; Build (3 months) adds mentoring and investor engagement; Journey to Fundraising (6 months) prepares the round. About 24 scientific teams are selected each year.

Application dates

Status unknown

Dates not published. Runs in annual editions; the site posts deadlines on its website and social channels.

Usual timing: Runs in annual editions; the site posts deadlines on its website and social channels.

Who can apply

  • Scientific teams working in Latin America with research that can become a startup
  • Focus on agrifood, bio-industries, frontier biotechnology or human health
  • At least one team member motivated to become an entrepreneur
  • Not on the exclusion list (including oil and petroleum, arms, tobacco and gambling)
  • Separate application track for entrepreneurs
  • Stage: idea, pre-seed

Companies it names as alumni

Puna Bio, Stämm, Michroma, OncoPrecision, Beeflow

What founders should check

  1. The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
  2. It does not publish a fee. Ask whether you pay for desks, services or the programme itself.
  3. It mixes remote and in-person sessions in Buenos Aires. Ask how much time on site it expects.
  4. Dates for the next cohort are not published. Runs in annual editions; the site posts deadlines on its website and social channels.

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