Seems like the Ministry of Economy is really serious about attracting founders from outside Chile. Each founder gets a $40,000 dollar grant for a six month stay which includes some great mentoring along with basic office space. I believe there is no requirement to stay in Chile after the six months is up. I guess the Chilean government is just hoping you'll like it there so much you'll want to stay and continue to base your business there. I was a chatting with a friend just last night who lives in Santiago in Chile. He told me they are expanding the scheme this year to an intake of over 100. I have to say he made the lifestyle out there sound very tempting. He said you can live comfortably on $20,000 per year - perfect for a lean startup.
Made me seriously consider the possibility of applying and taking my new startup there:
If you think a spartan grad school life is comfortable (I do ), it's easy to live in Boston on $20k a year, if you're intensely working on a startup around Davis Sq.
http://www.startupchile.org/
Seems like the Ministry of Economy is really serious about attracting founders from outside Chile. Each founder gets a $40,000 dollar grant for a six month stay which includes some great mentoring along with basic office space. I believe there is no requirement to stay in Chile after the six months is up. I guess the Chilean government is just hoping you'll like it there so much you'll want to stay and continue to base your business there. I was a chatting with a friend just last night who lives in Santiago in Chile. He told me they are expanding the scheme this year to an intake of over 100. I have to say he made the lifestyle out there sound very tempting. He said you can live comfortably on $20,000 per year - perfect for a lean startup.
Made me seriously consider the possibility of applying and taking my new startup there:
http://www.mightycv.com
Well that's if they'd have me of course.