Semilla Expande scale-up grant
Semilla Expande
Status not published
Regional and national convocatorias with fixed windows; not continuous.
Non-reimbursable co-financing of up to about 70% of project cost, historically capped around CLP 60,000,000, for startups that already have sales and need to scale.
You must co-fund 30%. Work out the cash you need
Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (CORFO), Chile
public · national
Deadline: One call a year — Regional and national convocatorias with fixed windows; not continuous.
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.
Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.
You fund 30% yourself.
Who can apply
- Stage: seed
- Locally registered entity required
Chilean companies with demonstrated sales below a defined ceiling; counterpart contribution required.
How to apply
- Confirm the company has sales and meets the revenue thresholds.
- Apply during an open convocatoria on the CORFO platform.
- Evaluation.
- Award and milestone disbursement.
What you will need
- Chilean company RUT
- Sales evidence
- Scale-up plan and budget
- Counterpart funding evidence
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work
Source. https://www.corfo.cl/ · not human-checked
Verified on 14 August 2026
Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found
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