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Semilla Expande scale-up grant

Semilla Expande

Status

Runs annual; last round closed 2026-02-24

Projected from its published cycle — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
60,000,000 CLP

Non-reimbursable co-financing of up to about 70% of project cost, historically capped around CLP 60,000,000, for startups that already have sales and need to scale.

You must co-fund 30%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (CORFO), Chile

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Semilla Expande 2026 (nationwide) ran 15/01/2026-24/02/2026, results 15/05/2026; regional O'Higgins call ran 13/02-16/03/2026. All listed calls closed; next call not yet published.

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 30% yourself.

Who can apply

Chilean companies with demonstrated sales below a defined ceiling; counterpart contribution required.

How to apply

  1. Confirm the company has sales and meets the revenue thresholds.
  2. Apply during an open convocatoria on the CORFO platform.
  3. Evaluation.
  4. Award and milestone disbursement.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.corfo.cl/sites/cpp/inf/semilla-expande

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.corfo.cl

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