Discovery tool, not advice. Every figure is the published rule, not a decision on your case.

Grants

Sercotec Seed Capital for New Businesses

Capital Semilla Emprende

Status

Status not published

Regional convocatorias with defined windows announced on sercotec.cl.

Check with the funder

Amount

3,500,000 CLP

Competitive fund promoting the creation and formalisation of new businesses, historically awarding around CLP 3.5 million per beneficiary for investment and working capital plus technical assistance.

Funder

Servicio de Cooperación Técnica (Sercotec), Chile

public · national

Deadline: annual_call — Regional convocatorias with defined windows announced on sercotec.cl.

Your odds

Not published

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.

Effort

major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Stage: idea, pre_seed
Locally registered entity required

Chilean residents starting a business; aimed at micro-enterprise formalisation rather than technology startups.

How to apply

Register on the Sercotec platform.
Apply during your region's open convocatoria.
Evaluation and ranking.
Award, then execute the investment plan with a Sercotec agent.

What you will need

Chilean RUT / cédula de identidad
Business plan
Investment budget
Proof of no formal business start or recent start depending on the edition

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.sercotec.cl/programas/capital-semilla-emprende/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked