StartUp Perú PLUG (foreign scale-ups)
ProInnóvate (Ministry of Production, Peru) · Soft-landing grant
$40KUp to US$40,000 non-reimbursable (max 70% of project) to expand into Peru
Peru's soft-landing grant for foreign scale-ups: up to $40k non-reimbursable co-funding for a 10-month project to enter the Peruvian market; last edition focused on climate-action solutions.
Key terms
- For foreign companies 1–7 years old with ≥US$80,000 sales in the last 12 months
- Grant covers max 70% of project value; remainder is counterpart (cash or in-kind)
- Team of 2–4 adults; leader holds ≥10% and normally resides abroad
- A Peruvian subsidiary is optional (if any, created ≤6 months before close)
- Last call (Cambio Climático 2G) ran 21 Jan–25 Mar 2025 and required alignment with Peru's climate-action focus areas; no 2026 call announced
Eligibility
- Where
- Worldwide
- Not available in
- Peru
- Stages
- seed, series-a, growth
- Max company age
- 7 years
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Incorporated outside Peru
- ≥US$80k sales in last 12 months
- Last edition: climate-action projects only
How to apply
Watch the StartUp Perú PLUG page for a new call; read the bases and register via the form linked there. Questions: [email protected].
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Periodic call (last closed 2025-03-25; next TBA)
- Status
- Paused — next round TBA
Verified 2026-10 · source