Investor Profile: ChileGlobal Ventures — Thesis, Cheque Size & How to Apply

Santiago-based ChileGlobal Ventures is one of Chile's longest-running supporters of early-stage technology companies, combining venture capital with acceleration and corporate venturing. Founded in 2008 and linked to Fundación Chile's innovation ecosystem, it looks for Chilean startups that can grow beyond Chile. For founders in the region, ChileGlobal Ventures funding comes with corporate customers and pilot opportunities, not just capital.

Investment thesis

ChileGlobal Ventures exists to promote the growth of dynamic and innovative startups for the benefit of Chile and the world. Its focus is early-stage, business-to-business technology: software, artificial intelligence, information technology, agtech and foodtech, mining technology and sustainability solutions. The idea is that Chile produces strong technical talent and sector expertise — in mining, agriculture and food, for example — and that startups turning that expertise into software can compete globally with capital, mentorship and corporate connections.

Sectors and stages

The firm invests at seed and Series A, with database listings showing a skew towards software, AI and information technology. Its portfolio leans heavily towards B2B: logistics and route optimisation, contract and document software, mining data platforms, agtech and education technology. Geography is centred on Chile, with activity across Latin America and in the United States and Canada where Chilean founders expand. Consumer startups are not its core.

Fund size and cheque size

A single current fund size is not publicly disclosed on the firm's site, so founders should treat the headline fund figure as not publicly disclosed rather than guessing. Historical reporting gives useful context: early-stage tickets were described as up to $300,000 in older coverage, while more recent database listings show seed rounds of $100,000 to $2.5 million and Series A rounds of $1.4 million to $7.3 million involving the firm. Those ranges describe rounds it participated in, not a promised cheque.

Notable portfolio

ChileGlobal Ventures' portfolio includes logistics platform SimpliRoute, which has featured in its corporate demo days, and Cheetrack, highlighted alongside SimpliRoute at an Empresas Melón demo day. Other reported investments include mining productivity platform INDIMIN, logistics platform Wareclouds, language-learning company Poliglota and contract platform Webdox. An earlier exit, Aventones, was acquired by BlaBlaCar.

Programs and support

Beyond venture capital, ChileGlobal Ventures runs acceleration and corporate venturing services. Its site describes three services: Venture Capital, connecting startups with investors; Acceleration, supporting the ecosystem's best startups; and Corporate Venturing through ChileGlobal Corporate, connecting corporates with startups. Recent open innovation programmes include Coopeuch Conecta Innovación, seeking payment and finance technology, Scale Bci, whose winners travel to Miami to advance internationalisation, and Fraguando Lab with Empresas Melón for sustainable construction. These programmes offer pilot contracts and corporate customers, which for B2B founders can matter as much as the cheque.

How to apply for funding

The practical route for how to get funding from ChileGlobal Ventures is through its website, chileglobalventures.cl, and its published open calls. Founders should watch its convocatorias for corporate challenges such as Coopeuch Conecta Innovación and Fraguando Lab, and approach the venture team directly with a B2B product, Chilean traction or market entry plan, and a clear corporate pilot use case. A warm introduction from a portfolio founder or a Fundación Chile contact also helps, but an open-call application is a legitimate front door.