Crea y Valida (CORFO prototype-to-market innovation subsidy)
Crea y Valida
Status not published
Calls are opened by CORFO periodically; check the ChileAtiende fiche or corfo.cl for the current call window.
Individual projects up to CLP 180 million; collaborative projects up to CLP 220 million. CORFO co-finances up to 80% for micro and small companies, 60% for medium and 40% for large companies (so a micro or small company funds 20% itself).
You must co-fund 20%. Work out the cash you need
Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (CORFO) - InnovaChile
public · national
Deadline: One call a year — Calls are opened by CORFO periodically; check the ChileAtiende fiche or corfo.cl for the current call window.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
You fund 20% yourself.
Who can apply
- Stage: seed, Series A and growth
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Legal entities incorporated in Chile, paying first-category tax, with at least 3 years of existence. Micro and small = sales up to UF 25,000 a year; medium UF 25,000 to 100,000; large above UF 100,000. Women-led companies can get up to 10 points more co-financing under the focus-on-sustainability variant.
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work
Source. https://www.chileatiende.gob.cl/fichas/65100-crea-y-valida
"Si eres una persona jurídica constituida en Chile, tributas en primera categoría, con al menos 3 años de antigüedad, accede a un subsidio para el desarrollo de nuevos o mejorados productos (bienes o servicios), o procesos que requieran I+D ... Proyecto individual hasta $180 millones. Proyecto colabo"
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.chileatiende.gob.cl
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