Corfo Semilla Inicia
Corfo (Chile) · Seed grant
$18KUp to 75% of project cost, max CLP 15,000,000 (~$16k); women-led variant up to 85%, max CLP 17,000,000 (~$18k)
Corfo co-financing subsidy for Chilean founders validating and launching an innovative product with global potential, with a women-led variant at a higher rate.
Key terms
- Co-financing: Corfo covers up to 75% (85% for women-led); founders fund the rest
- Applicant/company must have no sales at the call opening date
- Calls are regional, with separate deadlines per region
- Excluded: projects only buying inputs/equipment, import/export, consulting, franchises, or with local/regional scope only
- Requires a 40-second video describing the product and its innovation
Eligibility
- Where
- Chile
- Stages
- idea, pre-seed
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- No
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Natural persons 18+ residing in Chile, or companies constituted in Chile
- No sales
- Prototype or quickly implementable idea
How to apply
Watch Corfo's Programas y Convocatorias page for an open Semilla Inicia call in your region and apply online there.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Regional calls (2026 rounds ran ~Mar–Jun; none open Oct 2026)
- Status
- Paused — next round TBA
Verified 2026-10-23 · source