Semilla Inicia seed grant
Semilla Inicia
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.
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%.
Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (CORFO), Chile
public · national
Deadline: annual_call — 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.
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 25% yourself.
Who can apply
- Stage: idea, pre_seed
- Locally registered entity required
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
- Check corfo.cl for an open convocatoria in your region.
- Prepare the project (technical and commercial validation plan) and the 25% counterpart.
- Apply online through the CORFO platform in either of the two modalities.
- Evaluation and award; funds disbursed against milestones.
What you will need
- Chilean RUT (natural person or company)
- Project plan with validation milestones
- Budget with counterpart
- Founder background
Source. https://www.chileatiende.gob.cl/fichas/67002-semilla-inicia — checked 2026-08-14
"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."