Start-Up Chile: Examining its Impact on Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship in Chile

Welcome! My name is Calvin Duran, and I am currently a senior enrolled in History 1993: Introduction to Digital History, which is taught by Professor Gabriel Pizzorno. This exhibit attempts to assess the impact of Latin America’s first start-up accelerator, Start-Up Chile. Start-up accelerators are short-term, cohort-based programs that select promising start-ups and provide them with capital, workshops, mentors, and more. Established by the Chilean government and economic development agency CORFO in 2010, the Start-Up Chile program was designed to transform Chile into a leading technological and entrepreneurial hub of Latin America. With even some dubbing it "Chilecon Valley," Chile has undoubtedly experienced recent growth in innovation and investment in its start-up ecosystem, and many cite Start-Up Chile as playing a pivotal role in this development. Therefore, this research project utilizes digital scholarship to examine the impact of Start-Up Chile as policy intervention for developing the country's entrepreneurial ecosystem. More specificially, I will be measuring the program's indirect and direct effects upon venture capital and entrepreneurial activity in the region. This exhibit summarizes and conveys the findings from this semester-long research project.

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