The Founder Institute, the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Chile program!
If you could use a structured process and a lifetime of support from Chile's top investors and entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Chile 2026 Founder Institute today.
Since 2009, our highly-structured accelerator programs have helped entrepreneurs at the earliest stages grow quickly, know what to do next, and make connections with the largest community of startup advisors.
It all starts with our renowned ‘FI Core’ accelerator, which pushes founders at the idea and pre-seed stages to reach the milestones needed for investment and sustained growth. Alumni of FI Core then receive free access to our advanced ‘Founder Lab’ accelerators for years to come, and can get matched with prospective investors in the FI Venture Network, a collection of global funds actively investing in the earliest rounds of funding.
To celebrate the launch, the Founder Institute will host several free online startup events in Chile, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs:
Chile Events:
- ¿Por qué tu producto no vende? (y no es culpa de ventas): 6:00pm, ago 12, 2026 (America/Santiago): https://FI.co/e/400257
- IA para Founders: Cuándo te salva y cuándo es un riesgo.: 7:00pm, ago 19, 2026 (America/Santiago): https://FI.co/e/403975
Global or Regional Events:
- How to Find the First Customers for Your Startup Idea: 12:00pm, ago 11, 2026 (America/Santiago): https://FI.co/e/403306
- How to Get Customer Feedback on your Startup Idea in the Age of AI: 12:00pm, ago 18, 2026 (America/Santiago): https://FI.co/e/403464
- From Idea to Action: The Startup Mindset : 8:30am, ago 24, 2026 (America/Santiago): https://FI.co/e/393310
- FounderX Silicon Valley 2026: Global Conference in San Francisco: 8:00pm, ago 25, 2026 (America/Santiago): https://FI.co/e/399779
- Stop Guessing, Start Raising: An Investor Q&A: 12:00pm, sep 01, 2026 (America/Santiago): https://FI.co/e/392927
- [Restricted] VIP Pitch Lounge: Pitch Live and Get Feedback from Investors & Advisors: 1:00pm, sep 08, 2026 (America/Santiago): https://FI.co/e/401210
- How to Create a Great First Startup Pitch using AI: 9:30pm, sep 14, 2026 (America/Santiago): https://FI.co/e/403603
- How to Build a Strong Pipeline of Entrepreneurs for your Innovation Hub: 1:00pm, sep 15, 2026 (America/Santiago): https://FI.co/e/398328
- Break the Idea Loop and Decide What to Build: 9:00pm, sep 21, 2026 (America/Santiago): https://FI.co/e/391531
- Learn from FI Grads: How to Build Without a Co-Founder: 1:00pm, oct 06, 2026 (America/Santiago): https://FI.co/e/391133
- From Dreamer to Doer: Build the Founder Mindset: 1:00pm, oct 13, 2026 (America/Santiago): https://FI.co/e/393440
- From Founder to Funded: Interactive Q&A with Top Startup Investor: 2:00pm, nov 03, 2026 (America/Santiago): https://FI.co/e/393065
- From “Maybe” to Momentum: Building a Great Startup Idea: 10:00pm, nov 17, 2026 (America/Santiago): https://FI.co/e/391397
- From First Idea to First Funding: Global Alumni Stories: 2:00pm, dic 01, 2026 (America/Santiago): https://FI.co/e/390994
The Chile program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Cristobal Henriquez (Director General / Socio Fundador, VentureCapital Investment Group / @ Founder Institute), Javier Hasbun (Entrepreneur, Financial Advisor, Teacher and Musician | CEO at Tu Firma Digital | Board Member at Venture Capital | Partner Digital Ventures LA, VC), Robinson Soto (Director en VC Group | Financiamiento, innovación y desarrollo de negocios | Director Local, Austral Angels).
In addition, some of Chile's top investors, entrepreneurs, and CEOs will be participating in the program, providing them with expert feedback and evaluation. The list of startup mentors for the Chile Founder Institute includes:
- Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
- Alejandra Ganter: Founder, Chucao Consultores
- Alejandro Pantoja: Director ejecutivo / CEO, OpenBeauchef
- Alejandro Cova: Especialista en MKT B2B & B2C, ACM Group
- Alex Harasic: Business Development Manager - Startups & Venture Capital, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Alexandra Fontalba C.: Estrategia Comercial B2B, Customer Journey | Marketing, .
- Alfredo Zepeda: Consultor Estratégico, Director Independiente
- Alois Bencina Kusmanic: CEO, Inversiones Atardecer
- Álvaro Heredia Morales: Socio fundador, Consultor, UPCHAIN
- Andres Jara Baader: CEO, Alster Legal
- Andres Gallardo: Director Ejecutivo, Desafío Latam
- Andres Ginestar: Director Ejecutivo, Talentoso
- Andrés Leiva: CEO, Videsk
- Andrés Arce Maillard: Tecnología / Políticas Públicas / Govtech, VcM USS
- Ariel Arrieta: Cofounder & CEO, Nextperience Labs
- Beatriz Cereceda Caneo: CEO, Ordenar.me
- Boris Gonzalez Ojeda: Director | Presidente de ARIA Los Ríos, EfectoVisual
- Bruno Villalobos: Director de Inteligencia Artificial , SUBE IA
- Camila Navia: CEO, Berking Biotechnology
- Carla Donoso Christiansen: Directora, Comunicaciones estratégicas, marketing y asuntos corporativos
- Carla Leal Vega: Founder & CEO | AI, Education & Human Potential Innovator | Startup Mentor, NeeKids
- Carlos Sandoval Castillo: Consultor Estratégico, Innovación y Transformación Digital
- Carolina Lagos Vera: Ingeniero de Software | Magister en innovación | Fundadora, ParsifalLab
- Carolina Posso Peláez: Directora, Learningtic
- Cássio Falcón: Global Growth Marketing Manager, Founder Institute HQ
- Catalina De La Parra: Dra. en Artes, Facilitadora de capacitaciones para equipos.
- Cecil Acevedo: Co-Founder, HardDrones.com
- Christian Ohnes: Head Chile, Squads Venture
- Christian Cáceres Fuentes: Consultor Estrategia & Finanzas Startup, Mentor Triple Impacto
- Claudia Garrido: CEO & Founder 1995 h2o, h2o
- Claudia Barriga Carrera: Founder, Clo & Co
- Cristhian Vasquez: CEO, NovaMind
- Cristian Frenkel: CEO, Metaversia: Marketing para eCommerce y Negocios B2B
- Cristian Tala: Inversionista VC, Ángel y Emprendedor | , El Ecosistema Startup
- Cristian Varas: Co-Founder, ADDAM
- Cristian Amunategui: Senior Legal Adviser, EMS Chile
- Cristian Zepeda Vera: Director - Advisor , Startups
- Cristian Campomanes Gutiérrez: Head de Ecosistemas e Impacto, Maxxa
- Cristian Leal Durbahn: Asesor Estratégico en Desarrollo de Negocios, Gestión tecnológica
- Cristian Ándres Rodríguez: Founder, Hubred
- Cristobal Henríquez: Director General, VC Group
- Cristobal Leturia: Co-Founder, Laura Inc - IA
- Cristóbal Camino: CEO, Nube Cowork
- Daniel Ibarra: CEO, GOPLACEIT.COM
- Daniel Gómez: CEO, Centech
- Daniel Schwarze Fraile: Strategy & operations lead, Stablecoin & Blockchain
- Derie Fuentes Messina: CSO, Berking Biotechnology
- Diana Bermejo Escalona: Innovación Educativa , IA y Tecnología
- Eduardo Fernandez: CEO, Blue5PL
- Eduardo Steffens: Director de empresas, Inversionista
- Eduardo Zavala Pulgar: Founder, V73 Studio
- Eduardo Riveros Quiróz: Co-Founder, Yo Aprendo
- Eduardo Arancibia: Gerente Fraccional, Estrategia, Innovación y Transformación con IA
- Eilyn Roca: Proyectos e innovación, Franquicias Internacionales
- Elena Vega Opazo: CEO, Marketing Simple LAB
- Enrique Villarroel: Founder, La Ruta Silver
- Eric Tureo: CEO, TureosGroup
- Esteban Fernandez: Founder, Palo Negro Biotech
- Esteban Valenzuela Villena: Emprendedor y Mentor, M-Sport
- Evelio Gonzalez: CEO, Symatech
- Evelyn Patricia R. U.: CEO, Lex Work
- Fabian Mella Lukacs: Founder, NeoVC
- Fabian Acuña Hernandez: Founder, 9punto5
- Fernanda Pérez Jorquera: Directora, Federacion Chilena de Enfermedades Raras
- Fernando Hoffmann Rencoret: 🚀 Brand Manager | Marketing, Branding y Negocios Digitales | +8 años conectando marcas con personas | MBA, Café Marketero
- Francisca Castillo Castro: Founder and CEO, Neocrop Technologies
- Francisca Salinas: Directora Ejecutiva, Fundación Antonio Hitschfeld
- Francisco Reaño: CEO, CoFoundersUp
- Francisco Musso: CEO, Sales World
- Francisco (Chopan) Catrileo: Co-Founder, Palta Labs
- Francisco Salas Correa: CEO & Founder, Innovantgroup.io
- Franco Zapata: Managing Partner, Zapata
- Gabriel Gurovich: Founder, Starter || Sought-after Speaker || Disruptor de Empresas
- Gabriel Cid: Cofounder & Chairman, Nexor AI
- Gerardo Lagger: CTO & Product, Siembro
- German Velasco Perez: CEO, E-Mov
- German Alberto Godoy: Máster en Evaluación de Proyectos, Mentor de Impacto
- Giancarlo Mañon: Founder, Avanza Logistics
- Gonzalo Ortega Diaz: CEO, KININ
- Gonzalo Migliaro: Director Ejecutivo, Nine Sapiens
- Gustavo Cortinez Aure: Founder, SweetSpot
- Héctor Jorquera: Director, Vinculamos Latam
- Héctor Troquian Sandoval: Founder and CEO, AuroCar
- Hernan Sebastian Bustos Toledo: Líder en Innovación, Educativa y EdTech
- Hussam Sufan: CEO, SearchBrand.ai
- Isabel Torres Vidal: Directora Innovación Abierta, Socialab
- Ivan Pino Saavedra: CEO, Plant Based Biotech
- Ivan Fierro: CEO, Casa W
- Jacob Antonio Arredondo Caro, Los Ríos Innova
- Javier Cueto: Managing Partner, Imagine Ventures
- Javier Hasbun: Managing Partner, VC Group
- Javier Caruso: Founder & CEO , Webstarted
- Javier Cortes: Socio Fundador | Tax & Legal | IA Tech, Cortés Del Río
- Javier Galdames: Estrategia Corporativa e Innovación, Empoderando Economías y Personas a Prosperar por medio de Tecnología
- Jorge Pizarro: Director Comercial | Experto en Comercialización Tecnológica | FINTECH | Profesor Adjunto MBA UC | Automatización de cobranza y recaudación B2B & B2C | Reducción de morosidad | Pagos sin fricción | Open Finance, UPAGO
- Jorge M. Carpanetti: Director of Partnerships, Cámara Chilena de Inteligencia Artificial
- Jose Kont: Director Ejecutivo, Cuantico VP
- José Alvarez: Deal Partner , Ganas VC
- José García Herz: Managing Partner, MKF Ventures
- José Coloma Canales: Co-Founder, Vendify
- José Cuevas Valenzuela, Trongkai
- Josefa Haye León: CEO, Impulsa Tesis
- José Ricardo Muñoz Mansilla: CEO, Inversiones XConsultores Global
- Juan Carlos Silva: Co-Founder, Roombeast
- Juan Eduardo Fantini: Partner & Chief Investment Officer, CIO Invest
- Juan I. Reimann: Director | Recruitment Expert, Founder & Investor
- Juan Luis Larroucau: Co-Founder, AIM Manager
- Juan Pablo Cappello: Principal, Greenberg Traurig
- Juan Pablo Merino: Founder, REX Labs
- Juan Pablo Valenzuela Guerrero: Líder Ecosistema y Herramientas , Hubtec Chile
- Karina López Fuentealba: Founder & CEO, ENACTIVA
- Katherine Olguín Gómez: CEO, Patagonia Startups
- Kim Maturana, UPGirl
- Konrad Peschka: Founder, Konredus
- Leo Gmeiner: Founder, School Guardian
- Leyla Cardenas Tavie: Decana Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile
- Lisette Espinoza Olave: Gestión de proyectos I+D, Innovación Tecnológica
- Lita Karina Cervantes Mendoza: Founder, Women In Tech
- Lorena Quiroz: Comunicación Estratégica, Hubtec Chile
- Lorena Martinez Parra: Gestora Tecnológica Comercialización y Desarrollo Spin-Offs, Universidad de Concepción
- Luciano Mariani, Torii
- Luis Mourgues: Corporate Venture Lead, Transelec
- Luis Jara Guillén: Start Up Specialist, Banco BCI
- Luis De La Cruz: CEO, Setup Partners
- Luis Alberto Alvarado: CEO, Surpay
- Luis Felipe Meneses Faúndez: Dirección Estratégica como Servicio DaaS | Especialista en Crecimiento #Growth y Arquitectura Estratégica desde el #Nosotros | Creador de #humanb #ProductPeopleLedGrowth #CompraLocal y el Trébol de la Buena Suerte , humanB
- Maca Lara: Founder, Kipus
- Manuel Fernandez: CEO , GoVentas
- Manuel Rengifo: CEO, Emprende-T
- Marcelo Guital: CEO and Founder, Guital & Partners
- Marco Antonio Alvarez: Chairman of the Board, CCAF La Araucana
- María Elena Rúa Beltran: Co-Founder, Aprendo
- Maria Eliana Manquez: CEO, Clinica 2020/Visum
- Maria Ines Miranda: CEO, Innovature
- María José Berrios Arancibia: CEO, Oppa
- Mario Godoy Zanni: Estratega y business intelligence, M&A
- Marlon Fernandez: CEO, Fintech Multipréstamo
- Matías Gonzalez Duarte: CEO & Founder, Brincus.com
- Mauricio Espinoza Quilodran: Co founder - Director, Mentor.IA Creativa
- Mauricio Ovando: CEO, SET
- Mauricio Gonzalez: Consultor y profesor de finanzas, Conductor de Capital en Juego
- Maximilian Klapp: CEO, Turingo
- Micaela Di Julio: Head of Marketing at Cromodata, Founder of Areté
- Neudo Buelvas: Co-Founder, Infood Protein
- Nicolás Millán: CEO and Founder, #GetFair
- Nicolás Casado: Socio, Casado & Compañía Abogados
- Oscar Casal: Founding Partner, Mondios Partners & CFO Rebel Factory
- Pablo Gonzalez Rogers: CEO, GUX Technologies
- Pablo Chandía Bascuñan: Articulador de Innovación Estratégica, IA Aplicada
- Pablo Diaz: Co-Founder, Multivendor Network Academy
- Pablo Ramirez Montes: Socio, Dalgarrando & Cía
- Pamela Muñoz Olivares: CEO, Doricode
- Paolo Ottaviani: Sr. Program Manager - Southern Europe | Program Director - Visa Innovation Program Europe | Venture Partner Biometric Ventures, Tenity | Biometric Ventures | Visa Innovation Program Europe
- Patricia Vera Barrientos: Estrategia e Innovación, Deportista de montaña
- Patricio Pizarro: Founder, Nube Cowork | Trinity Partners
- Patricio Villegas Rehbein: Director, Verifika
- Paula Broitman: Assistant Professor, P. Universidad Católica de Chile
- Paula Bertone: Co-Founder & CRO, GROW
- Paula Jimenez: Founder, Nonstop Versatility
- Pilar Valenzuela Toledo: Consultura Estratégica en Innovación, Valiente Consultores
- Raimundo Mujica Sotomayor: CEO, Quimun
- Ramon Gutiérrez: CEO, Be You
- Raymundo Diaz Flores: Founder, Ventaja
- Ricardo Ibañez Villaroel: Fundador, Grupo Defensa
- Ricardo Icarte C.: Managing Partner, Austral Angels
- Ricardo Valenzuela G.: Director Ejecutivo, Nexitty Consulting
- Roberto Camhi: CEO, Mapcity
- Roberto Musso: President, Digevo
- Robinson Soto Fuentes: Director, VC Group
- Rocio Azparren: CEO, Webstarted
- Rodrigo Covarrubias, NOMADE Foodtech
- Rodrigo Carrillo: Mentor y Asesor Internacional en Innovación e IA Generativa, Sube IA
- Rodrigo Ibañez Coronado: Gestor de Redes, Innovación y Transformación Digital
- Rodrigo Sainz: Founder and CEO, Blockchain Summit Latam
- Rodrigo Aravena Muñoz: Director de proyectos, Economía Circular
- Sebastián Felipe Antimán García: CEO, TechBio Innovations
- Silvia Varietti: Gerente, Seido Chile
- Tim Delhaes: CEO, Restacked.ai
- Tomas Bercovich: CEO and Founder, Zhetapricing
- Tomás Vial Tagle: CEO, Nova Agro
- Tomás Ortega: Founder, Mushroom Protocol
- Veronica Delgado: Head of Tech Transfer, AVCS
- Veronika Fischer: Experta, Desarrollo de Negocios y Mentoría
- Víctor Pérez-Cotapos: VP of Payments, ComunidadFeliz
- And many more to be announced.
Join us in Chile to build a great company in 2024.
Apply to the Chile 2026 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
