Start-Up Chile Build

Run by Start-Up Chile.

Build is Start-Up Chile's four-month pre-acceleration track in Santiago, aimed at early-stage teams with a validated idea or early prototype. It provides an equity-free grant of CLP 15,000,000, with financing explicitly free of any ownership stake; Start-Up Chile is government-backed and run by Corfo. Hybrid and generalist.

Investment

CLP 15,000,000 (Below Latin America median $67.5k · Below global median $61.3k)

Equity taken

0% (Like 81% of Latin America · Like 79% globally)

Duration

17 weeks (Longer than Latin America median 16.5 wks · Shorter than global median 20 wks)

Format

hybrid

Cadence

annual

Location

Santiago, Chile

Sectors

• Generalist

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

• https://startupchile.org/postula/build/ read 2026-09-05 — supports cheque amount, cheque currency, equity pct, duration weeks, application url
• https://www.startupchile.org/ read 2026-09-05 — supports equity pct, format, batch cadence

Other programmes by Start-Up Chile

• Start-Up Chile Growth
• Start-Up Chile Ignite

Compare all 3 Start-Up Chile programmes.

Other accelerators in Santiago

• EVOLUCIONA
• Magical Fund II Acceleration Program
• Platanus Ventures Accelerator
• Start-Up Chile Growth
• Start-Up Chile Ignite

Last verified 2026-09-05.