Francisco Rico

FRANCISCO RICO

#Finance  #VentureInvestments  #Fundraising #DeepTechValuation #NegotiationTerms #FundStructuring  #Reporting

With +6 years of experience in the VC industry, Francisco is  motivated to closing the financing gap faced by science-based ventures. He has worked with institutional and individual investors, startups, universities,  and governmental agencies whereas his  vast experience in the evaluation and selection of projects for venture building, Due Diligence and  deal negotiation. Together with his specialization  in fundraising strategies and valuation of deep tech  startups, he built his unique Strategic-Technical-Financial profile.  
After being Head of Investments in a Biotech company in Argentina, he was CFO of the ‘Center for Technological Innovation in Business and Social - CITES-’, a private high-tech incubator from  Grupo Sancor Seguros. In 2017, he designed and led the creation of the science-based Litoral Accelerator, for the National University of Litoral (Argentine) selected by the Government as one of the only 3 licenses in the Matching fund program FONDCE)  for USD 6.6 M.  
He is a CPA and MBA in Finance the National University of Litoral, Master in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the Hochschule Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences in Germany, plus several specializations in Venture Financing from leading business schools in the world.

We transform vision into value

By supporting and partnering with visionary projects & entrepreneurs to deliver impact from deep tech innovations.

Who we are

We are a group of experts who deliver support to organizations driven by deep technologies: startups, established companies, investors, incubators, accelerators, and research institutions.

Our team

We are a team that follows truth, integrity, flexibility, disruptive innovation, passion, collaboration.

Mariana Berenstein

MARIANA BERENSTEIN

Founder of Berenstein Consulting. Biochemist, PhD in Chemistry, from UBA (ARG), MBA from Universidad de San Andrés (ARG) and Certified Licensing professional (CLP).

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Ignacio Sartori

IGNACIO SARTORI

Degree in Biotechnology UADE (Buenos Aires); MBA from UTDT (Buenos Aires); Innovation Management Specialist FGV-EBAPE (Rio de Janeiro);

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What we do

TRAINING &
MENTORING

Programs and workshops in technological innovation, entrepreneurship, technology scouting and commercialization, valuation & fundraising, venture building & intellectual property.

  • Online & in-house
  • Standard & ad-hoc
  • In partnership with universities

CONSULTING

  • Deep Tech Strategy & Commercialization.
  • IP audits on institutional or company's portfolio.
  • Product innovation and venture building.
  • Valuation, licensing , deal structuring & negotiation.
  • “Your Company” as a service.

TAILORED
MANDATES

Scouting and sourcing of relevant technologies and projects- technology assessments, due diligence and project management.
Company Builder, funds structuring and fund management design & execution. Venture builder as a service to corporates, venture funds (VCs/CVCs) and institutions.

Resources

Una ventana de Oportunidad para inversiones en Capital Emprendedor en América Latina y el Caribe (LAC)

¿Qué tienen en común una demanda mundial de soluciones innovadoras y una oferta como “menú” para atender a dicha demanda? La respuesta es una ventana de oportunidad abierta para inversores.

Los obstáculos del VC para capturar la oportunidad de Deeptech en Latam (Parte 1)

Hoy continuamos con la serie de artículos.

Innova-T y Berenstein Consulting suscribieron convenio de cooperación

La presidente de la Fundación Innova-T de CONICET, Isabel MacDonald, y la fundadora de Berenstein Consulting, Mariana Berenstein, se reunieron de manera virtual y acordaron trabajar de manera conjunta en la organización de actividades de vinculación tecnológica

How we do it

EVALUATION

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IDENTIFICATION

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DEVELOPMENT

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Who trust us

Jamaal Green
Gideon Price
Aurelie White
Jakayla Balistreri

Alliances / Partners

Dadneo
InnovaT
FSV
Idex.la
Jiga

Let's work together

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