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President Boric inaugurated startuplab.01, a new science, technology and innovation hub in downtown Santiago

We’re happy with the day we experienced yesterday, here at our home, right in downtown Santiago. It was a key moment for the country’s innovation ecosystem: together with the President of the Republic, Gabriel Boric Font, authorities, entrepreneurs, and public- and private-sector leaders, we officially inaugurated startuplab.01, marking the beginning of a new chapter for science and applied technology in Chile.

Startuplab.01 stood out at EtM 2025: Science, technology, and community in one place

With more than 56,000 visitors gathering between November 20 and 22 at Parque Bicentenario, EtM Day once again cemented itself as one of the country’s most important innovation events. This year, startuplab.01 had an especially significant presence, showcasing its value proposition, cutting-edge infrastructure, and strategic role in strengthening Chile’s Deep Tech ecosystem.

ETMDAY 2025: STARTUPLAB.01 PARTNERS FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH FUNDACIÓN CHILE

The fifth edition of ETMday, Latin America’s largest innovation, entrepreneurship, and investment gathering, will take place on November 20, 21, and 22 at Parque Bicentenario in Vitacura.

Organized by Emprende tu Mente, the event will bring together 500 traditional ventures, 400 startups, 63 large companies, and over 115 ecosystem partners.

Startuplab.01 Publishes Terms of Reference for Deep Tech Accelerators

Startuplab.01, an initiative led by Fundación Chile and Corfo, announced an open call to receive proposals from national or international entities interested in designing and implementing acceleration programs for scientific and technological startups focused on climate solutions, under the umbrella of startuplab.01.

Applications open for the first residency program for science and technology-based companies in Chile

Fundación Chile and Corfo, from the facilities where startuplab.01 (formerly known as Startup Campus) will operate and with the presence of the Minister of Economy, launched applications for the first deep tech residency in Chile. This program is focused on startups based on science or applied engineering that are developing technologies at the laboratory validation stage in sectors such as energy, manufacturing, agriculture, food systems, transport, mobility, and urbanization.

What is Startup Campus—and what is it not?

Science and technology-based companies (EBCT) are critical to developing scalable, high-impact solutions to humanity’s major challenges, such as climate change, the water crisis, and food security.