Puna Bio

Americas

Buenos Aires

Argentina

Scaleup

FOUNDED

HEADCOUNT

21-100

FUNDING

Series A

Keywords:

bacteria, biostimulants

Company Website

LinkedIn Page

BUSINESS

The company develops biological seed treatments using extremophile microorganisms sourced from La Puna, the high-altitude Andean desert. Two commercial products, Kunza (soybeans, cotton, beans) and Kanzama (wheat, barley), have been deployed on over 800,000 acres across three commercial seasons in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and the US.

BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT

Core agbio biotechnology using extremophile bacteria isolated from extreme ecosystems.

TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM

extremophile isolation; microbial formulation

PRIMARY PRODUCTS

Kunza biostimulant; Kanzama inoculant