When was Start-Up Chile founded?

Start-Up Chile was founded in 2010.

Where is Start-Up Chile's headquarters located?

Start-Up Chile's headquarters is located in Santiago (Chile).

How big is Start-Up Chile's investment team?

Start-Up Chile has a team of 52, including 7 partners.

How many companies has Start-Up Chile invested in?

Start-Up Chile has invested in 1020 companies, including Opendoor & Cabify.

Which companies has Start-Up Chile invested in lately?

ACELER.AI & NoArk are the latest investments by Start-Up Chile.

How many exits has Start-Up Chile been involved in?

Start-Up Chile's portfolio has seen 11 IPOs and 48 acquisitions.

How many unicorns are there in Start-Up Chile's portfolio?

There are 2 unicorns in Start-Up Chile's portfolio.

Start-Up Chile - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

1. Opendoor

Provider of an app-based reseller of residential properties. The platform enables property sellers to information about the property, schedule video assessments, and receive offers based on comparative market analysis. Provides home inspection and mortgage solutions. Their app is available on Android and iOS devices.

Key facts about Opendoor

Founded Year: 2014
Location: Tempe (United States)
Stage: Public
Total Funding till date: $1.35B
Employee Count: 1,414 as on May 31, 2026
Investors: Access Industries, Vibhu Venture Partners and 75 Others
Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 18, 2021, $*****
Highlight: Public

2. Cabify

Provider of ride-hailing, taxi, and delivery services via a mobile application. The company offers transportation solutions for individuals and corporate clients. It facilitates connections between passengers and drivers through its platform. The platform provides options for booking rides, managing expenses, and tracking trips.

Key facts about Cabify

Founded Year: 2011
Location: Madrid (Spain)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series E
Total Funding till date: $517M
Employee Count: 4,583 as on May 31, 2026
Investors: Western Technology Investment, Bayrock and 41 Others
Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Jan 11, 2024, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. Méliuz

Meliuz.com.br is a platform that combines loyalty program and discount coupons for online Brazilian stores. The site allows users to purchase discounted products from e-commerce websites like Casas Bahia, Submarino, and Extra.com.br and offers them cashback when a purchase is done. It got merged with Berlin-based deal sharing community, Pepper.com to launch Pelando.com.br, a social commerce platform.

Key facts about Méliuz

Founded Year: 2011
Location: Belo Horizonte (Brazil)
Stage: Public
Total Funding till date: $40K
Employee Count: 265 as on May 31, 2026
Investors: Graph Ventures, FJ Labs and 7 Others
Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jun 13, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Public

4. DataCamp

Provider of online courses in data sciences. It is an online interactive learning platform for data analytics. It provides courses on SQL, data analytics, business analytics, R, Python, and more. It caters to individuals and enterprises and works on the freemium model. Its app can be downloaded via the Android and the IOS platform.

Key facts about DataCamp

Founded Year: 2013
Location: New York City (United States)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $32.6M
Employee Count: 10 - 49 as on Mar 01, 2026
Investors: Accomplice, Techstars and 6 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 17, 2018, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Arcus

Payment-as-a-service-solutions for merchants. It enables to create products such as payment processing solutions, financial data services, digital wallet services, and more. It provides solutions to banks, financial institutions, retailers, and more.

Key facts about Arcus

Founded Year: 2013
Location: New York City (United States)
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $9.73M
Employee Count: 49 as on May 31, 2026
Investors: Pegasus Tech Ventures, Maverick Ventures and 39 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 02, 2020, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

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Start-Up Chile has invested in 1020 companies over the last 16 years, with an average of 35 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in ACELER.AI and most recent follow-on round was in Husky.

Here are Start-Up Chile's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	0	0	0
2025	1	0	1
2024	1	0	1
2023	0	0	0
2022	1	0	1
2021	0	0	0
2020	0	0	0
2019	48	4	52
2018	113	2	115
2017	99	0	99

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Start-Up Chile has made 490 investments in Grant (prize money) stage with an average round size of $95.7K, 354 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $53.4K, 2 investments in Angel stage and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $3M.

Here are Start-Up Chile's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Grant (prize money)	490
Seed	354
Angel	2
Series A	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Start-Up Chile has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail, High Tech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 760 Tech companies, 491 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 427 Software companies and at least 422 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).

Here are Start-Up Chile's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	286
Consumer	246
Retail	96
High Tech	76
Vertical SaaS	70
Others	817

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Start-Up Chile has made most investments in Chile (286), followed by United States where it has made 178 investments.

Here are Start-Up Chile's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
Chile	286
United States	178
Argentina	64
India	43
Brazil	34
Others	236

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Start-Up Chile has not made any investment in 2026 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by Start-Up Chile:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Feb 14, 2025	ACELER.AI	Chile	Grant (prize money)	2810	-
Jun 2024	NoArk	India	Grant (prize money)	1591	-
Aug 09, 2022	Pura Mente	Argentina	Seed	5696	500 Global [+2]
Aug 23, 2019	Husky	United States	Grant (prize money)	2259	-
Jul 04, 2019	Astrek Innovations	India	Seed	2644	-

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Start-Up Chile has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - NotCo and Cabify. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is NotCo. It became a unicorn in 2021, 4 years before Start-Up Chile first invested in it.

Here is a list of unicorns in Start-Up Chile's portfolio:

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Tracxn Score	Company	Short Description	Founded year	Sector	Location	Company Stage	First Investment/ Acquisition Details
56	NotCo	-	2015	Food and Agriculture Tech	Santiago	Series D	danhjtl
71	Cabify	Provider of ride-hailing, taxi, and delivery services via a mobile application	2011	Consumer [+4]	Madrid	Series E	rv{fknt

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11 of Start-Up Chile's portfolio companies have become public. Opendoor got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Dec 2020 and Méliuz got listed on the Brazil Stock Exchange (B3).

Here are Start-Up Chile's portfolio companies that went public:

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Company	IPO Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Opendoor	Dec 21, 2020	Jun 02, 2014	Grant (prize money)	1809
Méliuz	Nov 06, 2020	Nov 16, 2012	Seed	7953
Aumentality	-	Feb 15, 2013	Seed	1237
RingCaptcha	-	Nov 19, 2013	Seed	1877
Biofab	-	Nov 2014	Seed	6486

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48 companies from Start-Up Chile's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Talana in Jun 2025 by Visma for $*****.

Here are Start-Up Chile's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Talana	Jun 27, 2025	Dec 28, 2016	Grant (prize money)	9907
Genomawork	Mar 17, 2025	Nov 30, 2018	Grant (prize money)	7660
Upswot	Dec 11, 2024	-	-	2690
JobConvo	May 06, 2024	-	-	9847
Autofact	Apr 30, 2024	Nov 07, 2012	Seed	2676

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Start-Up Chile has a team of 52 members including 7 Partners, 10 Venture Partners and 11 Principals located in Chile, India and 9 more locations. Start-Up Chile's team sits on the board of 1 company.

Here is a list of top team members in Start-Up Chile:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Smith Natasha	Partner	Vietnam	-	1 Email
Neeraj Jain	Partner	Homestead	-	1 Email
Marina Gosselin	Partner	Santiago	-	1 Email
Omkar Kulkarni	Partner	Bengaluru	-	-
Falashaladinka Tan	Partner	Indonesia	-	-
Vania Lizana Díaz	Partner	Santiago	-	1 Email
Cristian H Rodriguez-Chiffelle	Partner	Switzerland	-	-
Luis Chau	Venture Partner	Peru	-	1 Email
Renato Borges	Venture Partner	-	-	-
Claudia Wrobel	Venture Partner	-	-	1 Email
Juan Jose Roca Rey Valdez	Venture Partner	-	-	-

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Over the past 16 years, 559 investors have co-invested in Start-Up Chile's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Start-Up Chile: Wayra Deutschland, NXTP Labs and 97 others have invested in rounds before Start-Up Chile. There are 7 companies where Wayra Deutschland has invested before Start-Up Chile and 7 companies where NXTP Labs has invested before Start-Up Chile.
Top Co-investors of Start-Up Chile: 22 investors entered a company along with Start-Up Chile. These include investors like Wayra Deutschland (3 companies).
Invested after Start-Up Chile: A total of 438 investors have invested in Start-Up Chile's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include 500 Global (17 companies) and Parallel18 (10 companies).