Aurus

Aurus is a Chilean investment firm established in 2008, specializing in early-stage venture capital investments across various sectors including life sciences, financial services, healthcare, industrial, technology, and logistics. With a focus on Latin America, Aurus invests in scalable technologies and talented entrepreneurs, adding value through experience, insights, and network.

Victor Aguilera

Managing Partner

Raimundo Cerda

Managing Partner and CEO

Past deals in Chile

Copptech

Venture Round in 2017
Copptech develops antimicrobial technology by infusing copper's antimicrobial properties into various materials at a molecular level. Its applications include textile yarns, non-woven fabrics, polymers, foams, and paints, creating surfaces that inhibit bacteria, viruses, and fungi.

Algenis

Venture Round in 2016
Algenis is a biotechnology company based in Santiago de Chile that specializes in the research and development of clinically effective sodium channel blocker molecules derived from microalgae. The company aims to establish itself as a leader in the production, formulation, and clinical development of bioactive compounds with medical applications, particularly as muscle relaxants and analgesics, as well as for treating neurological diseases. Algenis focuses on niche pharmaceutical markets, leveraging paralytic shellfish poison molecules to provide innovative treatments. Its initial therapeutic indication targets the treatment and healing of anal fissures. The company's commercial strategy includes options for licensing, co-development, and direct sales of its products.

Algenis

Venture Round in 2015
Algenis is a biotechnology company based in Santiago de Chile that specializes in the research and development of clinically effective sodium channel blocker molecules derived from microalgae. The company aims to establish itself as a leader in the production, formulation, and clinical development of bioactive compounds with medical applications, particularly as muscle relaxants and analgesics, as well as for treating neurological diseases. Algenis focuses on niche pharmaceutical markets, leveraging paralytic shellfish poison molecules to provide innovative treatments. Its initial therapeutic indication targets the treatment and healing of anal fissures. The company's commercial strategy includes options for licensing, co-development, and direct sales of its products.

Andes Biotechnologies

Venture Round in 2014
Andes Biotechnologies S.A. is a biotechnology company based in Santiago, Chile, specializing in the research, development, and marketing of innovative anti-cancer drugs and therapies. Founded in 2010, the company focuses on solid tumor cancers and has developed proprietary technologies centered around long non-coding RNAs, specifically sense and antisense RNAs, which are synthesized in mitochondria and migrate to the nucleus. These nucleic acid-based therapeutics are designed to selectively induce apoptosis in cancer cells while sparing normal cells. Andes Biotechnologies is advancing its lead drug, Andes-1537, through clinical development under an active investigational new drug application in the United States. The company benefits from a strong management team, an extensive intellectual property portfolio, and collaborations with key stakeholders in the cancer research community.

Levita Magnetics

Venture Round in 2014
Levita Magnetics SpA, established in January 2012 by Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro, is a medical device company based in Chile that focuses on advancing surgical techniques through its innovative magnetic surgical platform, Magnetic Surgery®. The company aims to enhance patient outcomes by promoting less invasive surgical procedures across various medical indications. Levita Magnetics has developed a unique magnetic surgical system that facilitates single and reduced port operations by utilizing non-traumatic, shaftless magnetic retraction. This approach eliminates the need for traditional trocars and shafted instruments, which can clutter the surgical field during procedures such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy. By minimizing surgical trauma and improving cosmetic results, Levita Magnetics is contributing to the evolution of modern surgery.

ClickMagic

Venture Round in 2014
ClickMagic SpA is an affiliate and performance marketing company established in 2009, headquartered in Las Condes, Chile, with a presence in major Latin American markets including Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru. The company specializes in providing online marketing services tailored for advertising agencies, advertisers, and publishers. Its offerings encompass affiliate and display marketing, lead generation, search engine and mobile marketing, as well as Facebook social ads. ClickMagic caters to a diverse array of industries, such as e-commerce, financial services, automotive, travel and tourism, entertainment, consumer goods, and education. By delivering high-quality, high-converting traffic for performance campaigns, ClickMagic assists advertisers in reaching their target audiences while enabling publishers to effectively monetize their inventory.

Andes Biotechnologies

Venture Round in 2014
Andes Biotechnologies S.A. is a biotechnology company based in Santiago, Chile, specializing in the research, development, and marketing of innovative anti-cancer drugs and therapies. Founded in 2010, the company focuses on solid tumor cancers and has developed proprietary technologies centered around long non-coding RNAs, specifically sense and antisense RNAs, which are synthesized in mitochondria and migrate to the nucleus. These nucleic acid-based therapeutics are designed to selectively induce apoptosis in cancer cells while sparing normal cells. Andes Biotechnologies is advancing its lead drug, Andes-1537, through clinical development under an active investigational new drug application in the United States. The company benefits from a strong management team, an extensive intellectual property portfolio, and collaborations with key stakeholders in the cancer research community.

Algenis

Venture Round in 2013
Algenis is a biotechnology company based in Santiago de Chile that specializes in the research and development of clinically effective sodium channel blocker molecules derived from microalgae. The company aims to establish itself as a leader in the production, formulation, and clinical development of bioactive compounds with medical applications, particularly as muscle relaxants and analgesics, as well as for treating neurological diseases. Algenis focuses on niche pharmaceutical markets, leveraging paralytic shellfish poison molecules to provide innovative treatments. Its initial therapeutic indication targets the treatment and healing of anal fissures. The company's commercial strategy includes options for licensing, co-development, and direct sales of its products.

Happyshop

Venture Round in 2013
We are convinced that mobile can push a change in consumer behavior never seen before, bridging online and offline into a single delightful experience. Mobile rapidly changes both consumers’ expectations and the overall shopping experience, that´s why Happyshop born…. Happyshop is a Software as a Service (SaaS) company for Mobile Marketing, specially designed for retail and his brands. We turns retail stores into interactive spaces where brands can comunicate in a personal way with the shopper enhancing their shopping experience and allowing brands to get the highest media performance. This company born´s to adapt to changes created by Mobile regarding consumers´expectation, our mision is to enhance the shopping experience and improve communication, preparing retail and brands for the new shopper 2.0 and the Onmichannel world. We drive happyshopppers! Because we only give them valued real-time content and offers in the best moment and place! For CPG brands Happyshop has created a new and innovative mobile advertising format named “adinstore™", brands can finally communicate in a relevant way with the consumer during their “purchase decision process”, creating brand experiences that capture and engage customers and prospects from our advertisers. The main benefits of adinstore is that we don't break the mobile user experience resulting in greater engagement (CTR > 10%) and performance. Happyshop, prize winner of Innova Chile, has earned a government sponsored grant, allowing the start-up to attract in his initial stage the interest of various investors and received more than 6,5 US$ MM (series A & B funding) Happyshop worked with a lot of merchants and leading retail companies in Latam (Falabella, Sodimac, Salcobrand, Parque Arauco) and important CPG brands (Loreal, Nivea, Nestle Eucerine, 3M..) and have operations in Chile and Colombia with his recently partnership with the biggest media company names "El Tiempo Casa Editorial (http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Editorial_El_Tiempo) http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/happyshop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a0qyWb7dpI http://www.happyshop.com

Levita Magnetics

Venture Round in 2013
Levita Magnetics SpA, established in January 2012 by Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro, is a medical device company based in Chile that focuses on advancing surgical techniques through its innovative magnetic surgical platform, Magnetic Surgery®. The company aims to enhance patient outcomes by promoting less invasive surgical procedures across various medical indications. Levita Magnetics has developed a unique magnetic surgical system that facilitates single and reduced port operations by utilizing non-traumatic, shaftless magnetic retraction. This approach eliminates the need for traditional trocars and shafted instruments, which can clutter the surgical field during procedures such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy. By minimizing surgical trauma and improving cosmetic results, Levita Magnetics is contributing to the evolution of modern surgery.

ClickMagic

Venture Round in 2013
ClickMagic SpA is an affiliate and performance marketing company established in 2009, headquartered in Las Condes, Chile, with a presence in major Latin American markets including Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru. The company specializes in providing online marketing services tailored for advertising agencies, advertisers, and publishers. Its offerings encompass affiliate and display marketing, lead generation, search engine and mobile marketing, as well as Facebook social ads. ClickMagic caters to a diverse array of industries, such as e-commerce, financial services, automotive, travel and tourism, entertainment, consumer goods, and education. By delivering high-quality, high-converting traffic for performance campaigns, ClickMagic assists advertisers in reaching their target audiences while enabling publishers to effectively monetize their inventory.

Algenis

Venture Round in 2012
Algenis is a biotechnology company based in Santiago de Chile that specializes in the research and development of clinically effective sodium channel blocker molecules derived from microalgae. The company aims to establish itself as a leader in the production, formulation, and clinical development of bioactive compounds with medical applications, particularly as muscle relaxants and analgesics, as well as for treating neurological diseases. Algenis focuses on niche pharmaceutical markets, leveraging paralytic shellfish poison molecules to provide innovative treatments. Its initial therapeutic indication targets the treatment and healing of anal fissures. The company's commercial strategy includes options for licensing, co-development, and direct sales of its products.

Modyo

Venture Round in 2012
Modyo, founded in 2007 in Santiago, Chile, is a developer of a Next-Generation Digital Experience Platform designed to address complex challenges in channel building. The company has cultivated a diverse team of professionals from various countries, including Canada, the United States, and several Latin American and European nations, all committed to fostering growth and collaboration. Modyo's platform facilitates the launch of cloud-based digital products that seamlessly integrate with core business systems, enhancing interactions between organizations and their customers. It empowers financial institutions and large organizations to better understand, analyze, and engage with their digital clientele through improved omnichannel experiences. Modyo remains dedicated to attracting top talent in the engineering field, focusing on enabling digital transformation for major companies worldwide.

Andes Biotechnologies

Venture Round in 2012
Andes Biotechnologies S.A. is a biotechnology company based in Santiago, Chile, specializing in the research, development, and marketing of innovative anti-cancer drugs and therapies. Founded in 2010, the company focuses on solid tumor cancers and has developed proprietary technologies centered around long non-coding RNAs, specifically sense and antisense RNAs, which are synthesized in mitochondria and migrate to the nucleus. These nucleic acid-based therapeutics are designed to selectively induce apoptosis in cancer cells while sparing normal cells. Andes Biotechnologies is advancing its lead drug, Andes-1537, through clinical development under an active investigational new drug application in the United States. The company benefits from a strong management team, an extensive intellectual property portfolio, and collaborations with key stakeholders in the cancer research community.

Taggify

Series A in 2012
Taggify Inc. is a company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, specializing in digital out-of-home advertising. It operates a platform designed to help brands effectively reach outdoor audiences by delivering relevant advertisements in real-time. Taggify offers a full-stack programmatic digital out-of-home solution, which enhances the advertising experience by allowing brands to forecast campaign performance before implementation. Additionally, it provides tools for publishers and bloggers to monetize their websites through contextual ads in various formats, including text, images, and videos. Since its inception in 2012, Taggify has established itself as a profitable player in the $16 billion digital out-of-home market.

Happyshop

Series B in 2012
We are convinced that mobile can push a change in consumer behavior never seen before, bridging online and offline into a single delightful experience. Mobile rapidly changes both consumers’ expectations and the overall shopping experience, that´s why Happyshop born…. Happyshop is a Software as a Service (SaaS) company for Mobile Marketing, specially designed for retail and his brands. We turns retail stores into interactive spaces where brands can comunicate in a personal way with the shopper enhancing their shopping experience and allowing brands to get the highest media performance. This company born´s to adapt to changes created by Mobile regarding consumers´expectation, our mision is to enhance the shopping experience and improve communication, preparing retail and brands for the new shopper 2.0 and the Onmichannel world. We drive happyshopppers! Because we only give them valued real-time content and offers in the best moment and place! For CPG brands Happyshop has created a new and innovative mobile advertising format named “adinstore™", brands can finally communicate in a relevant way with the consumer during their “purchase decision process”, creating brand experiences that capture and engage customers and prospects from our advertisers. The main benefits of adinstore is that we don't break the mobile user experience resulting in greater engagement (CTR > 10%) and performance. Happyshop, prize winner of Innova Chile, has earned a government sponsored grant, allowing the start-up to attract in his initial stage the interest of various investors and received more than 6,5 US$ MM (series A & B funding) Happyshop worked with a lot of merchants and leading retail companies in Latam (Falabella, Sodimac, Salcobrand, Parque Arauco) and important CPG brands (Loreal, Nivea, Nestle Eucerine, 3M..) and have operations in Chile and Colombia with his recently partnership with the biggest media company names "El Tiempo Casa Editorial (http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Editorial_El_Tiempo) http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/happyshop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a0qyWb7dpI http://www.happyshop.com

Levita Magnetics

Venture Round in 2012
Levita Magnetics SpA, established in January 2012 by Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro, is a medical device company based in Chile that focuses on advancing surgical techniques through its innovative magnetic surgical platform, Magnetic Surgery®. The company aims to enhance patient outcomes by promoting less invasive surgical procedures across various medical indications. Levita Magnetics has developed a unique magnetic surgical system that facilitates single and reduced port operations by utilizing non-traumatic, shaftless magnetic retraction. This approach eliminates the need for traditional trocars and shafted instruments, which can clutter the surgical field during procedures such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy. By minimizing surgical trauma and improving cosmetic results, Levita Magnetics is contributing to the evolution of modern surgery.

ClickMagic

Venture Round in 2011
ClickMagic SpA is an affiliate and performance marketing company established in 2009, headquartered in Las Condes, Chile, with a presence in major Latin American markets including Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru. The company specializes in providing online marketing services tailored for advertising agencies, advertisers, and publishers. Its offerings encompass affiliate and display marketing, lead generation, search engine and mobile marketing, as well as Facebook social ads. ClickMagic caters to a diverse array of industries, such as e-commerce, financial services, automotive, travel and tourism, entertainment, consumer goods, and education. By delivering high-quality, high-converting traffic for performance campaigns, ClickMagic assists advertisers in reaching their target audiences while enabling publishers to effectively monetize their inventory.

Hadza

Venture Round in 2011
Hadza operates an online platform that shares videos, photos, and audios. The company develops a technology to synchronize videos taken at any event by multiple smartphones. Hadza is based in Chile, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Happyshop

Series A in 2011
We are convinced that mobile can push a change in consumer behavior never seen before, bridging online and offline into a single delightful experience. Mobile rapidly changes both consumers’ expectations and the overall shopping experience, that´s why Happyshop born…. Happyshop is a Software as a Service (SaaS) company for Mobile Marketing, specially designed for retail and his brands. We turns retail stores into interactive spaces where brands can comunicate in a personal way with the shopper enhancing their shopping experience and allowing brands to get the highest media performance. This company born´s to adapt to changes created by Mobile regarding consumers´expectation, our mision is to enhance the shopping experience and improve communication, preparing retail and brands for the new shopper 2.0 and the Onmichannel world. We drive happyshopppers! Because we only give them valued real-time content and offers in the best moment and place! For CPG brands Happyshop has created a new and innovative mobile advertising format named “adinstore™", brands can finally communicate in a relevant way with the consumer during their “purchase decision process”, creating brand experiences that capture and engage customers and prospects from our advertisers. The main benefits of adinstore is that we don't break the mobile user experience resulting in greater engagement (CTR > 10%) and performance. Happyshop, prize winner of Innova Chile, has earned a government sponsored grant, allowing the start-up to attract in his initial stage the interest of various investors and received more than 6,5 US$ MM (series A & B funding) Happyshop worked with a lot of merchants and leading retail companies in Latam (Falabella, Sodimac, Salcobrand, Parque Arauco) and important CPG brands (Loreal, Nivea, Nestle Eucerine, 3M..) and have operations in Chile and Colombia with his recently partnership with the biggest media company names "El Tiempo Casa Editorial (http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Editorial_El_Tiempo) http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/happyshop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a0qyWb7dpI http://www.happyshop.com

Modyo

Venture Round in 2011
Modyo, founded in 2007 in Santiago, Chile, is a developer of a Next-Generation Digital Experience Platform designed to address complex challenges in channel building. The company has cultivated a diverse team of professionals from various countries, including Canada, the United States, and several Latin American and European nations, all committed to fostering growth and collaboration. Modyo's platform facilitates the launch of cloud-based digital products that seamlessly integrate with core business systems, enhancing interactions between organizations and their customers. It empowers financial institutions and large organizations to better understand, analyze, and engage with their digital clientele through improved omnichannel experiences. Modyo remains dedicated to attracting top talent in the engineering field, focusing on enabling digital transformation for major companies worldwide.

Andes Biotechnologies

Venture Round in 2011
Andes Biotechnologies S.A. is a biotechnology company based in Santiago, Chile, specializing in the research, development, and marketing of innovative anti-cancer drugs and therapies. Founded in 2010, the company focuses on solid tumor cancers and has developed proprietary technologies centered around long non-coding RNAs, specifically sense and antisense RNAs, which are synthesized in mitochondria and migrate to the nucleus. These nucleic acid-based therapeutics are designed to selectively induce apoptosis in cancer cells while sparing normal cells. Andes Biotechnologies is advancing its lead drug, Andes-1537, through clinical development under an active investigational new drug application in the United States. The company benefits from a strong management team, an extensive intellectual property portfolio, and collaborations with key stakeholders in the cancer research community.

ClickMagic

Series A in 2010
ClickMagic SpA is an affiliate and performance marketing company established in 2009, headquartered in Las Condes, Chile, with a presence in major Latin American markets including Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru. The company specializes in providing online marketing services tailored for advertising agencies, advertisers, and publishers. Its offerings encompass affiliate and display marketing, lead generation, search engine and mobile marketing, as well as Facebook social ads. ClickMagic caters to a diverse array of industries, such as e-commerce, financial services, automotive, travel and tourism, entertainment, consumer goods, and education. By delivering high-quality, high-converting traffic for performance campaigns, ClickMagic assists advertisers in reaching their target audiences while enabling publishers to effectively monetize their inventory.

Andes Biotechnologies

Series A in 2010
Andes Biotechnologies S.A. is a biotechnology company based in Santiago, Chile, specializing in the research, development, and marketing of innovative anti-cancer drugs and therapies. Founded in 2010, the company focuses on solid tumor cancers and has developed proprietary technologies centered around long non-coding RNAs, specifically sense and antisense RNAs, which are synthesized in mitochondria and migrate to the nucleus. These nucleic acid-based therapeutics are designed to selectively induce apoptosis in cancer cells while sparing normal cells. Andes Biotechnologies is advancing its lead drug, Andes-1537, through clinical development under an active investigational new drug application in the United States. The company benefits from a strong management team, an extensive intellectual property portfolio, and collaborations with key stakeholders in the cancer research community.
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