Innovation Platform
Puna Bio
Nutrients
Nitrogen relatedPhosphorus relatedPotassium related
Technologies
Biostimulants & Microbials
Puna Bio uses extremophiles – microorganisms 3.5 billion years old, sourced from La Puna, the highest and driest desert on Earth – to develop biological inputs for agriculture that increase yields, improve nutrient use efficiency, and restore degraded soil.
Your IFA Innovation Platform Profile
What collaboration are we looking for?
Commercialization of biofertilizers and biostimulants
What solutions and opportunities are we offering?
New product development of tailored biofertilizers and biostimulants
Additional geographies of business operation
Africa, Europe, North America, Latin America
Additional geographies of business operation (per country)
Brazil, USA
Maturity / funding
Series A
Additional Information
Funding received ($) and name of funders
$19.1M (USD)
Franco Martinez Levis
Elisa Bertini
Maria Eugenia Farias
Carolina Belfiore
... of which equity investment
$19,100,000.00
... of which grants
$0.00
... of which loans & other funding
$0.00
Expected opening of next investment round
January 2028
Intellectual property & regulation
What is the IP status of your innovation(s)?
Two non-provisional patents
Two provisional patents
Three Nagoya-compliant licenses
What regulatory approvals are you currently seeking, or have already been achieved?
Approved in US, AR, PY (3 products)
Pending BR (1 product)
