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Fondo Emprender seed capital

Fondo Emprender

Status

Status not published

Runs through numbered national and regional convocatorias published on fondoemprender.com; several are usually open at once.

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Amount
280,000,000 COP

Conditionally repayable seed capital (convertible to a grant if targets are met) of up to about 180 monthly minimum wages, historically in the region of COP 200-280 million per project depending on the year's minimum wage and the number of jobs created.

Funder

Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA), Colombia

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Runs through numbered national and regional convocatorias published on fondoemprender.com; several are usually open at once.

Your odds
Not published

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Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Restricted to defined populations: SENA apprentices and graduates, students and graduates of recognised institutions, and specific vulnerable groups. The business must be new (generally under 12 months of formal operation).

How to apply

  1. Confirm eligibility (SENA apprentice, student, graduate or other qualifying population).
  2. Formulate the business plan in the Fondo Emprender platform with a SENA adviser.
  3. Submit to an open convocatoria.
  4. Technical evaluation, then execution with an operator; the loan converts to a grant if job and execution targets are met.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.fondoemprender.com/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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