CITES

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Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2014

AUM

$24 M

Location

Sunchales, Santa Fe, Argentina

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Seed

Region of investment

South America
Investor profile last updated: 19 August, 2026

Profile

CITES (Spanish acronym for Centro de Innovación Tecnológica Empresarial y Social) (Social and Business Technology Innovation Hub) belonging to Sancor Seguros Group, is an investor of early- stage venture capital with capabilities to incubate and accelerate science and technology-based startups. It accompanies startups by offering support in business, management, intellectual property and technology, and provides an exclusive incubation space with access to common laboratories fully-equipped with nanotechnology, biotechnology, engineering, and ICT for up to two years. It also offers support from the corporate areas of Sancor Seguros Group.

CITES invests in verticals such as Insurtech, Fintech, ICT, Edutech, Agtech, Pharma, Healthtech and Life Science.

Industry

Edtech Fintech Healthcare Services IT Services Pharmaceuticals Business Services (B2B) Education Financial Services Medical Devices MedTech Technology Life Sciences Infrastructure HealthTech

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Oren Gershtein Management & Advisory Partner
Management & Advisory Partner
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Nicolás Tognalli General Manager
General Manager
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FAQs about CITES

CITES is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Seed, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
CITES is located in Sunchales, Santa Fe, Argentina.
CITES was founded in 2014.
CITES invests in companies and startups in Edtech, Fintech, Healthcare Services, IT Services, Pharmaceuticals, Business Services (B2B), Education, Financial Services, Medical Devices, MedTech, Technology, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, HealthTech.
CITES invests in companies and startups in South America.
CITES invests in companies and startups at Seed.
CITES usually invests $0-1 m on average.
CITES has around $24m assets under management.
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