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Semilla Inicia seed grant

Semilla Inicia

Status

Status not published

Run through regional Comités de Desarrollo Productivo Regional, so windows open region by region rather than nationally at once. Check corfo.cl for which regions are currently open.

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Amount
15,000,000 CLP

Non-reimbursable co-financing of up to 75% of total project cost, capped at CLP 15,000,000, to achieve technical and commercial validation of a prototype or fast-implementation idea. Some regional committees have run editions at up to CLP 17,000,000.

You must co-fund 25%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (CORFO), Chile

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Run through regional Comités de Desarrollo Productivo Regional, so windows open region by region rather than nationally at once. Check corfo.cl for which regions are currently open.

Your odds
Not published

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Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 25% yourself.

Who can apply

Open to natural persons and to companies that do not yet have sales; some editions cap company age at 18 months. Applicants must be based in the region running the convocatoria.

How to apply

  1. Check corfo.cl for an open convocatoria in your region.
  2. Prepare the project (technical and commercial validation plan) and the 25% counterpart.
  3. Apply online through the CORFO platform in either of the two modalities.
  4. Evaluation and award; funds disbursed against milestones.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.chileatiende.gob.cl/fichas/67002-semilla-inicia

"CORFO te cofinanciará con hasta el 75 % del costo total del proyecto, con un tope de $15.000.000, para generar la validación técnica y comercial."

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.chileatiende.gob.cl

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