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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
START-UP CHILE´S APPLICATION PROCESS OPENS IN SEARCH OF
NEXT 100 GLOBAL STARTUPS
Renowned program reinitiates search for bootstrappers who will receive
equity-free seed capital of USD$40,000 and a 1-year work visa.
SANTIAGO, Chile –March 12th, 2013- Start-Up Chile announces the opening of
its 7th round of applications seeking to select, fund, and host up to 100 startup
companies in Chile, giving them great access to a global network for those
determined to make their projects global. Since the program´s opening on
2010, more than 580 startups coming from more than 50 different countries
have participated in Start-Up Chile.
The application process has two phases. First, an information process takes
place. Different members of the Start-Up Chile family (alumni, entrepreneurs,
mentors, staff) give shape to the “SUPBoat”, Start-Up Chile´s boat which
travels around the globe inviting the most talented entrepreneurs to join the
program. Keep up with our meetups schedule here:
http://startupchile.org/get-on-the-supboat-and-apply-to-start-up-chile/
Starting on March 25th and only until April 9 th , applicants will be able to
submit their applications via Start-Up Chile´s website,
www.startupchile.org/apply. The program is open to people of all nationalities,
whether they live in Chile or not.
The application process closes on April 9 th at 23:59:59 hrs, SCL time.
Applicants will receive a letter of acceptance/rejection on May 23rd, 2013.
Where is SUPBoat stopping?
(Meetups will be added constantly. Make sure to keep up with SUPBoat, here:
http://supboat.startupchile.org/)
Monday, March 11th, 2013: Austin, TX, USA
Monday, March 11th, 2013: Lima, Peru
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013: Tallinn, Estonia
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013: Denver, CO, USA
Thursday, March 14th, 2013: Lisboa, Portugal

2. Monday, March 18th, 2013: Monterrey, Mexico
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Thursday, March 21th, 2013: Leipzig, Germany
Thursday, March 21th, 2013: Paris, France
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013: Orlando, FL, USA
Thursday, March 28th, 2013: Gainesville, FL, USA
About Start-Up Chile
Start-Up Chile is a program created by the Chilean Government that seeks to
attract early-phase, high-potential entrepreneurs to bootstrap their startups
using Chile as a platform to go global. The program offers its participants a
global network in order to achieve this.
During the six months the participants must establish themselves in Chile, for
which they receive a 1-year work visa and USD$40k. The objective, besides
developing their startups, is to create and foster networks with the local
entrepreneurship ecosystem.
The end goal is to position Chile as the innovation and entrepreneurship hub of
Latin America and it is believed said goal can be achieved by connecting
entrepreneurs, linking them together with dynamic and diverse networks.
The program, unique in the world, is the ideal opportunity for bootstrappers to
receive funding without ceding equity while utilizing one of the strongest Latin
American economies as their launching/development platform. Start-Up Chile
is a revolutionary initiative that’s paved the way for similar programs like
Startup America, Peru, Brazil, Britain, and Greece while having been lauded
internationally in publications such as Forbes, The Economist, INC. Magazine,
and EXAME, among others.
For more information about the Start-Up Chile experience, please
visit www.startupchile.org.
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Press Contact:
Maitetxu Larraechea
maite@startupchile.org