Time to say thank you!
In the last few months we reached out to more than 200 people in 40 different countries to ask for help. Now is time to say thank you. By Sofía Del Sante, Impact & Networks Director At Start-Up Chile we truly believe we......
Talented people from the entire world
Living in Chile
One year Working Visa and Soft Landing
Equity free money
Working in the same place ($0)
Training, mentors, connections & perks
The S Factory
Pre-acceleration program for female-led startups in early concept stage.
Two batches a year of 20-30 companies in each batch.
10 million CLP
about $15,000 USD
Seed
Acceleration program for companies with a functional product and early validation.
Two batches a year with 80-100 companies in each batch.
20 million CLP
About $30,000 USD
Scale
Top performing companies incorporated in Chile and looking to scale in Latam and globally.
Two batches a year with 15 companies
in each batch.
60 million CLP
About $90,000 USD
Start-Up Chile, the number 1 accelerator in Latin America and 4th in the world is reporting positive results. After launching the program 6 years ago, 40 million USD have been invested in 1,309 startups that have gone through the Government Program. More notably, 76% of members are foreigners while 24% correspond to Chilean talent.
Today, we can proudly say that Start-Up Chile has grown into one of the biggest and most diverse startup communities, with more than 3,000 entrepreneurs.
Capital raised:
$421 MM USD
10.6x the money invested by the Chilean Government
Yearly Sales in Chile:
$26MM USD
3 times Start-Up Chile budget per year
Jobs generated in Chile:
1,500+
hired positions
Start-Up Chile’s Portfolio:
Valued in at least 1.3 billion USD
Only 21% reported having a formal valuation
From the blog
October 4, 2016
September 10, 2016¿Cómo impacta la escuela de emprendimiento de Start-Up Chile en el desempeño de startups?
“Start-Up Chile ¿Una Escuela de Emprendimiento Efectiva?” es el titulo del primer White Paper de Epic Lab, un laboratorio de la Escuela de Ingeniería de la Pontificia Universidad Católica, que tiene por objetivo identificar causas y efectos de los programas que fomentan el emprendimiento y la innovación para......
August 24, 2016Watch our last Demo Day here!
The most prominent startups of Start-Up Chile Seed program presented their companies in front of judges and investors. WeWaant.com, the best way for buyers to determine the prices they want to pay, won first place and a ticket to San Francisco. The......
August 18, 2016Meet the new generation (4) of The S Factory
The entrepreneurs selected are coming from 17 countries. They will receive 10 million pesos (about US$ 15,000), a working visa for a year to come to Chile and access to the biggest startup community in the world to begging their journey. After the application process......