Start-Up Chile

Start-Up Chile is a public business accelerator based in Santiago, Chile, founded in 2010. It aims to attract world-class entrepreneurs to establish their startups in Chile, utilizing the country as a launchpad for global expansion. Recognized as one of the largest and most diverse accelerators worldwide, Start-Up Chile accommodates up to 160 startups annually through two distinct programs: a pre-acceleration initiative for startups with female founders and a seed program for startups with less than three years of development. The accelerator focuses on various sectors, including e-commerce, software, social media, education, clean technology, advertising, applications, and information technology, fostering innovation and entrepreneurship within the region.

Patricia Hansen

Director, Acceleration

Sebastián Díaz

CEO

Past deals in Crowdfunding

Snuuper

Venture Round in 2020
Snuuper is a technology platform that specializes in gathering real-time, actionable data from physical retail locations across Latin America. The company leverages a community of over 250,000 real shoppers who use a mobile app to visit stores, answer questions, and provide feedback for clients in exchange for cash rewards. This crowdsourced approach allows Snuuper to deliver valuable insights quickly and cost-effectively. Clients access a cloud-based dashboard that presents data in real time, including photographs and geolocation information. Snuuper employs algorithms, bots, and a dedicated team to verify the quality of the information collected. Its range of services includes Mystery Shopper programs, Price Tracking, Store Checks, Below the Line Audits, and Advertising Monitoring, providing businesses with comprehensive solutions for understanding market dynamics and consumer behavior.

Snuuper

Seed Round in 2018
Snuuper is a technology platform that specializes in gathering real-time, actionable data from physical retail locations across Latin America. The company leverages a community of over 250,000 real shoppers who use a mobile app to visit stores, answer questions, and provide feedback for clients in exchange for cash rewards. This crowdsourced approach allows Snuuper to deliver valuable insights quickly and cost-effectively. Clients access a cloud-based dashboard that presents data in real time, including photographs and geolocation information. Snuuper employs algorithms, bots, and a dedicated team to verify the quality of the information collected. Its range of services includes Mystery Shopper programs, Price Tracking, Store Checks, Below the Line Audits, and Advertising Monitoring, providing businesses with comprehensive solutions for understanding market dynamics and consumer behavior.

Timberchain

Seed Round in 2018
Timberchain is an online trading platform powered by blockchain technology. Timberchain facilitates trade between plantation/forestry owners and saw mill’s, thereby reducing transport costs, reducing CO2 emissions, reducing document administration and proving the legal origin of timber.

FintechLab.pe

Pre Seed Round in 2018
FintechLab.pe is a digital platform where financial assets are traded in real time between investors and small and medium business.It’s a money marketplace for microfinance services. The company has a business strategy focused on people. It believes that the person is the center in the financial business model, and not as one has been thinking in the last 35 years that is greater risk-adjusted return, or known as the "sharpe ratio"

Nocofio

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Nocofio is a digital investment platform that facilitates connections between smallholder agricultural businesses and potential investors through crowd-lending. By leveraging micro-lending, Nocofio helps these businesses secure funding necessary for growth and development in the agricultural sector. The company also provides credit scoring services that assist in evaluating loan applications, thereby enhancing access to financing for farmers. Through its innovative approach, Nocofio aims to empower smallholder farmers by fostering sustainable agricultural practices and improving their financial opportunities.

WiseKap

Pre Seed Round in 2018
WiseKap International, Inc. is a Dallas, Texas-based company that specializes in digital real estate crowdfunding. Founded in 2016, WiseKap provides a platform that enables individuals to invest in limited liability companies owning rental properties throughout the United States. The company focuses on selecting properties located in high-demand real estate markets, allowing investors to generate stable income within 30 days of investment. Furthermore, WiseKap's chosen properties typically appreciate in value by an average of 6% annually, making it an attractive option for those seeking profitable investment opportunities in real estate.

Dily

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Dily is an innovative online platform designed to facilitate safe and secure transactions in the buying and selling of vehicles between individuals. By providing a completely digital experience, Dily allows clients to conduct all necessary vehicle sale and transfer procedures from the comfort of their homes, effectively minimizing the risk of fraud. The platform supports a variety of payment methods commonly used in the automotive industry, including credit cards, debit cards, bank transfers, and automotive loans. This comprehensive approach ensures that users have access to essential tools typically offered by automotive companies, enhancing the overall transaction experience in the peer-to-peer auto market.

Ennomotive

Seed Round in 2017
Ennomotive is an open innovation platform headquartered in Madrid, Spain, specializing in crowdsourcing engineering solutions. Founded in 2014, the company connects businesses facing technological challenges with a community of over 17,000 engineers. Through its platform, companies can post specific problems, inviting innovative solutions from the engineering community in exchange for cash prizes and recognition. This model enables organizations to tap into a diverse talent pool, facilitating the development of viable innovations to address complex technical issues.

Snuuper

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Snuuper is a technology platform that specializes in gathering real-time, actionable data from physical retail locations across Latin America. The company leverages a community of over 250,000 real shoppers who use a mobile app to visit stores, answer questions, and provide feedback for clients in exchange for cash rewards. This crowdsourced approach allows Snuuper to deliver valuable insights quickly and cost-effectively. Clients access a cloud-based dashboard that presents data in real time, including photographs and geolocation information. Snuuper employs algorithms, bots, and a dedicated team to verify the quality of the information collected. Its range of services includes Mystery Shopper programs, Price Tracking, Store Checks, Below the Line Audits, and Advertising Monitoring, providing businesses with comprehensive solutions for understanding market dynamics and consumer behavior.

Vaki

Pre Seed Round in 2016
For Latam's social leaders struggling to fundraise due the lack of trust in donations, Vaki provide resources, technology, and a unique brand that empowers backers (Vakers) to engage in activism by backing causes. Vaki transforms charity into a community-driven force for change.

Fillm

Seed Round in 2014
A crowdfunding and discovery platform for independent film.

Gigawatt

Seed Round in 2014
Gigawatt, Inc. is a company based in San Mateo, California, that specializes in crowdfunding solutions. It operates a platform designed to facilitate blitz fundraising campaigns for various organizations, including clubs and teams across the United States. Gigawatt's innovative approach allows users to launch fundraising initiatives quickly and efficiently, often within a 24-hour timeframe. The company provides tools and strategies to help users stay organized and enhance their marketing efforts, making it easier for them to achieve their fundraising goals.

CrowdTransfer

Seed Round in 2014
CrowdTransfer is a social network designed for free international money transfers, utilizing the mid-market exchange rate. The platform enables users to directly exchange funds with one another based on their online reputation, fostering a secure and trustworthy environment. Additionally, CrowdTransfer allows organizations to establish private communities within the network, restricting international exchanges to employees within the same group, which enhances the level of trust among participants. By eliminating the need for an exchange partner and minimizing costs, CrowdTransfer offers a convenient solution for international money transactions.

DataParenting

Seed Round in 2014
DataParenting is crowdsourcing parenting science: it’s the first and only platform to compile and share baby milestone development data and tips, with a game-like format. The app preemptively suggests parenting tips (personalized from the baby’s milestones, tags, age) at the right moment. “Freemium” adds tips, plus a “Baby Help Desk.”

Tumotorizado.com

Seed Round in 2014
Marketplace for online and offline retailers seeking immediate or same day deliveries, on-demand & for independent messengers seeking clients. Via PC, via APP or linking with our API, retailers broadcast offers to ZhipEntrepreneurs. The first messenger who accepts the offer carries out the delivery. A picture of the hired messenger is forwarded to the client via email and smartphone APP. Tumotorizado collects a commission per successful delivery mission!

CurrencyBird

Seed Round in 2013
Currency Bird provides its users with an easy and safe way to transfer money abroad at low and transparent cost. Its peer-to-peer model supports users avoid banks and their transaction and currency fees.

Revstr

Seed Round in 2013
Revstr is an online platform designed to facilitate revenue-based financing for entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses. The company offers a unique fundraising solution that allows startups to secure immediate funding without relinquishing ownership. Through its innovative financial instrument, Revnote, businesses can trade a portion of their future monthly revenues in exchange for capital. This approach enables investors to support entrepreneurs not only with funding but also with their networks and advice, fostering a community-driven environment for business growth. By targeting revenue-driven startups, Revstr provides a viable alternative to traditional funding methods, aligning the interests of investors and entrepreneurs.

Sport/Life

Seed Round in 2013
Sport/Life is a sports crowdfunding platform based in Chile that aims to support a diverse array of sports globally. The platform caters to both athletes and journalists, facilitating various forms of assistance, including social programs and athlete participation. By promoting sports and providing essential resources, Sport/Life enables athletes to access the support they need to excel in their respective fields. Currently, the company is participating in the Start-Up Chile program, which further enhances its development and outreach efforts.

Appetite+

Seed Round in 2013
Appetite+ is a developer of a crowdsourcing platform that enhances app discovery by integrating social and personalized elements. By leveraging users' social graphs, locations, interests, groups, and friends' applications, Appetite+ provides a tailored experience that helps individuals discover the most suitable applications to meet their needs. The company's focus on meaningful interactions in the app discovery process aims to connect users with relevant applications while fostering a community of interest around app development.

GoPillar

Seed Round in 2013
GoPillar is a web-based platform that connects individuals and businesses seeking architectural ideas with architects worldwide. The company facilitates contests where users can post renovation or construction projects, set monetary rewards, and select winners from submitted designs. This model benefits both homeowners and companies in the real estate market by providing cost-effective solutions for design projects. Additionally, GoPillar offers opportunities for young architects to showcase their talents and gain exposure.

Stockdrift

Seed Round in 2013
We are crowd-sourcing stock recommendations to provide more accurate, quantitative and transparent stock recommendations.

Aiotra

Seed Round in 2013
Aiotra is a digital platform based in Santiago, Chile, that facilitates the creation and sharing of crowdsourced video content. Launched in 2013, it allows artists and creative brands to collaborate on various audiovisual projects, including advertising, storytelling videos, short films, web series, documentaries, and instructional videos. The platform connects brands and artists in need of video content with a curated community of small and medium producers who submit pitches to compete for production projects. By fostering collaboration and competition among producers, Aiotra enhances the availability of high-quality video content tailored to the needs of its users.

InPact.Me

Seed Round in 2012
InPact.Me is an online platform designed to enhance social entrepreneurship through collective financing. The company facilitates businesses in implementing and managing their corporate giving, volunteering initiatives, and social impact projects. By allowing clients to select specific causes they wish to support, InPact.Me enables a collaborative approach where employees and companies can actively contribute financial, material, and human resources to these causes. The platform promotes engagement by offering rewards in exchange for contributions, fostering a culture of social responsibility and community involvement within organizations.

TextCorner

Seed Round in 2012
TextCorner is a crowdsourcing platform established in 2012 by founders Alex Ferreira, Diogo Bedran, and Vitor Pecanha, headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The platform enables freelance writers to earn income by creating and publishing content on topics they are knowledgeable about and passionate about. By connecting writers with opportunities to share their insights and expertise, TextCorner fosters a community where individuals can monetize their writing skills while contributing diverse perspectives to the content landscape.

MiArch

Seed Round in 2012
MiArch is an online marketplace for architecture and interior design that connects individuals with small design needs (e.g. extra bedroom, home improvements, or wheelchair accessibility) to freelance designers who can solve these needs affordably. Clients select designers using a simple online design generating competition that results in crowd-sourced designs.

Manga Corta

Seed Round in 2012
Manga Corta is a crowdsourcing e-commerce company based in Santiago, Chile, specializing in the sale of customized apparel and accessories. The company uniquely engages its community by allowing them to contribute designs for t-shirts and other products, fostering a collaborative creative environment. This approach not only empowers designers but also ensures that customers receive products tailored to their preferences, enhancing overall satisfaction. Through its innovative model, Manga Corta aims to deliver guaranteed happiness to its customers while promoting community involvement in the fashion industry.

Mozaico

Seed Round in 2012
MOZAICO is a web platform that unleashes creativity and resources to improve public space after disasters. Mozaico enables communities to pitch neighborhood improvement ideas and funders to support and engage directly with projects of their choice.

PayParrot

Seed Round in 2011
PayParrot started as a crowdmarketing tool, that let companies sell subscriptions base plans for the price of a tweet per month. After tonz of customer development we pivot and we are now trying to find a bigger problem to solve in the digital marketing industry. We are currently been incubated in the Fundación Chile PartnerUp Program.

Matchfund

Seed Round in 2011
Matchfund is an educational banking platform designed to nurture real-world financial literacy in today’s family. We engage youth in a dynamic, community-oriented format they understand, while providing parents the resources and opportunities they need to guide their child’s early experiences with money. We even give loved ones the chance to join in – by making one-time or recurring contributions, competing in multiplayer challenges, and providing moral support.

QuantConnect

Grant in 2011
QuantConnect is a company that offers an open-source algorithmic trading platform designed for research, backtesting, and executing investment strategies. By providing access to market data and a cluster computing environment, QuantConnect enables engineers to quickly develop and implement algorithmic trading systems. The platform democratizes finance by allowing individuals and funds to create and test quantitative finance strategies. Additionally, QuantConnect hosts monthly trading competitions to identify and recruit top engineering talent, giving participants access to capital and further enhancing the community's collaborative approach to algorithmic trading.
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