Start-Up Chile Build
Usually opens in May and November
Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.
Equity-free grant plus a soft-landing package and one-year work visa support. Build has historically awarded around CLP 25 million (roughly USD 25,000-30,000) to each of up to 50 startups per generation, with two generations a year.
Start-Up Chile (CORFO)
public · national
Deadline: annual_call — The Start-Up Chile website currently shows applications as closed between generations. Results from the most recent cycle were published in January 2026.
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.
Who can apply
- Under 3 years old
- Stage: pre_seed, seed
Open to founders of any nationality; the startup must be under three years old and founders must relocate to Chile for the programme duration. Equity-free.
How to apply
- Watch startupchile.org for the next generation window.
- Submit the online application in English within the window.
- Evaluation by external judges.
- Selection, then relocate to Chile, incorporate or register locally and sign the CORFO contract.
What you will need
- Pitch deck
- Founder passports and CVs
- Product demo
- Cap table
Source. https://startupchile.org/en/apply/build/ — checked 2026-08-14
"Annually we receive 2 Build generations of up to 50 startups each"