Start-Up Chile
Also known as Startup Chile
Government program Santiago, Chile Run by CORFO (Chilean Economic Development Agency) Since 2010 startupchile.org
Overview
Public startup accelerator created by the Chilean government in 2010 and run by CORFO. It funds early-stage technology startups from Chile and abroad without taking equity and has backed founders from dozens of countries. Selection happens through annual calls branded BIG (Build, Ignite, Growth).
What startups get
Equity-free co-financing that depends on the track: about CLP 15M for Build (pre-acceleration), CLP 30M for Ignite and CLP 75M for Growth (scale-up), plus mentoring, coworking and network access. Amounts are set per call and have changed over time.
Details
- Type
- Government program
- Run by
- CORFO (Chilean Economic Development Agency)
- Headquarters
- Santiago, Chile
- Format
- Cohort-based tracks (Build, Ignite, Growth); Build runs about 4 months, Growth about 6 months
- Who can apply
- Technology startups from any country willing to operate from Chile; track depends on stage
- Standard terms
- Equity-free
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed, Early stage
- Sectors
- technology
- Started
- 2010
- Status
- Active
- Website
- startupchile.org
Notable alumni
About this data
Compiled from the program’s website, announcements, and press reports as of October 9, 2026. Terms, credits, and eligibility change between cohorts; confirm them with the program before applying. Alumni are examples, not a complete list.