OpenBeauchef

Name

OpenBeauchef

Legal name

OpenBeauchef - Centro de Innovación y Emprendimiento de la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas de la Universidad de Chile

Website

https://openbeauchef.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Startup Incubation and Acceleration Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Entrepreneurship Foundations & Startup Basics (EDAMAHAA), Corporate Accelerators & Startup Programs (FSANAHAD)

Keywords

• Startup incubation services
• Venture acceleration programs
• Deep tech ventures
• Corporate innovation services
• Mentoring certification courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Incubation and Acceleration Programs: Free programs for startups funded by Corfo government support and university resources. No direct revenue charged to participants for core programs.
2. Corporate Open Innovation Services: Fee-for-service open innovation programs for enterprises, including closed training, startup scouting, hackathons, and portfolio management for corporate innovation initiatives.
3. Mentoring Certification Course: Revenue-generating certification program for mentoring skills. General fee of $990,000 CLP with discounts for Red de Mentores members, university affiliates, women, and indigenous peoples.
4. x_tech Vertical Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorship of deep-tech vertical programs (BioHealth_Tech, ChemBio_Tech, AgroEco_Tech) where companies fund specialized innovation tracks in exchange for early access to talent and emerging technologies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OpenBeauchef operates an innovation and entrepreneurship center within the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (FCFM) of the University of Chile that incubates, accelerates, and supports science and technology-based startups (EBCT). It delivers cohort-based programs (OpenStartups, OpenDeepTech, x_tech verticals, and OpenSeniors) backed by three support networks: a Mentor Network (250+ experts), a Scientific Advisors Network (60+ University of Chile academics), and an Angel Investor Network (Red de Inversión Beauchef). It also runs a Mentoring Certification training course and provides fee-based corporate open innovation services including scouting, closed training, and co-developed innovation challenges.

Product overview

OpenBeauchef is a science and technology innovation and entrepreneurship center at the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (FCFM) of the University of Chile. It operates as an ecosystem of interconnected programs and support networks designed to incubate and accelerate science-based startups throughout their lifecycle. The core offerings include OpenStartups (general incubation program with Descubre/Valida/Acelera tracks), OpenDeepTech (venture studio converting academic research into startups), specialized x_tech vertical programs (BioHealth_Tech, ChemBio_Tech, AgroEco_Tech), and OpenSeniors (silver economy focus). These programs are supported by three specialized networks: Red de Mentores (250+ mentors), Red de Scientific Advisors (60+ academic experts), and Red de Inversión Beauchef (angel investor network). Additionally, it offers a Mentoring Certification course and open innovation services for industry partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OpenDeepTech: Venture studio program that transforms FCFM research and technologies into science-based startups by connecting academic researchers with venture builders.
• AgroEco_Tech
• BioHealth_Tech
• ChemBio_Tech
• OpenSeniors

Products and services

• OpenStartups General cohort-based pre-incubation, incubation, and acceleration program for science and technology-based startups linked to the University of Chile, offering three maturity tracks: Descubre (pre-incubation), Valida (incubation), and Acelera (acceleration). Designed for student, researcher, and alumni teams developing scientific-technological solutions.
• OpenDeepTech Venture studio program that transforms FCFM research results into growth-ready science-based startups by connecting academic researchers with venture builders to identify market opportunities and validate the commercial potential of deep technologies in AI, biotech, cybersecurity, energy, and space tech.
• OpenSeniors Acceleration program focused on developing technological solutions for the silver economy and aging populations, including 4-month incubation (20 teams) and 6-month acceleration (10 teams) phases. Addresses challenges in health, digital inclusion, employability, and accessibility, with special emphasis on vulnerable populations.
• BioHealth_Tech Vertical deep-tech program sponsored by the Faculty of Medicine supporting health technology innovations including infectious disease diagnostics, precision oncology, mental health, telehealth, and AI-powered medical imaging.
• ChemBio_Tech Vertical deep-tech program sponsored by the Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences supporting innovations in cosmeceuticals, nanopharma, nutraceuticals, sustainable materials, and bio-based chemical processes.
• AgroEco_Tech
• Certificación en Mentoring Mentoring certification course accredited by the University of Chile that provides conceptual and methodological foundations for mentoring science-based startup projects, with modules on mentoring methodology, mindset, dynamic entrepreneurship, and technology transfer. Priced at $990,000 CLP general / $495,000 CLP early bird / $297,000 CLP for Red de Mentores members, U. de Chile affiliates, and women or indigenous peoples.
• Red de Mentores Network of more than 250 expert mentors with industry specialists available to guide entrepreneurs on key challenges of starting and growing a science-based business. Open to new mentors to join the network.
• Red de Scientific Advisors The first and only Scientific Advisors network in Chile, composed of more than 60 academic experts from the University of Chile, providing technical robustness and technology risk validation support for science-based startups across diverse knowledge areas.
• Red de Inversión Beauchef (RIB) Angel investor network supporting growth-stage startups with investments between USD 200k and USD 800k, targeting science- and technology-focused companies with minimum USD 20k in annual sales traction and operations in Chile.

Quantifiable outcome

• 110 science and technology-based startups created
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Universidad de Chile - FCFMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution providing academic framework, research access, faculty participation, and institutional credibility. FCFM (Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences) is Chile's leading science and engineering faculty.
• HUB Metropolitano (Gobierno Regional de Santiago)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance partner for OpenSeniors Gen3 (2026) connecting startups with territorial challenges and establishing pilot implementation partnerships in the Santiago metropolitan region.
• Santander XcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTechnology platform partner providing application infrastructure for program submissions and management. Hosts OpenStartups and x_tech vertical application forms.
• Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas (U. de Chile)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsoring faculty for OpenStartups AgroEco_Tech vertical program. Provides specialized domain expertise and student/researcher access for agricultural technology ventures.
• Facultad de Medicina (U. de Chile)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsoring faculty for OpenStartups BioHealth_Tech vertical program. Provides clinical domain expertise and research access for health technology ventures.
• Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas (U. de Chile)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsoring faculty for OpenStartups ChemBio_Tech vertical program (FACIQYF). Provides chemistry and pharmaceutical domain expertise for biotech ventures.
• EU-LAC Digital AcceleratorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network membership providing cross-border digital acceleration connections between European and Latin American innovation ecosystems.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Techstars: Global accelerator network. Comparable as a structured accelerator operator, but Techstars takes equity and operates commercially — contrasting with OpenBeauchef's non-dilutive, university-anchored model.
• MassChallenge: Global non-profit accelerator running equity-free programs. Comparable in offering non-dilutive cohort-based acceleration, though at much larger global scale and without the university deep-tech specialization.
• Wayra (Telefónica Movistar): Global corporate accelerator operated by Telefónica. Comparable in delivering corporate-sponsored open innovation and startup acceleration, but as part of a much larger telecom incumbent's broader portfolio.

Emerging players

• Antai Ventures: Chilean/Spanish early-stage venture builder and corporate innovation firm. Comparable in supporting venture studio models and corporate open innovation services in the same Iberian-Latin American market.
• Parallel18: Puerto Rico-based government-backed startup accelerator with a similar public-funding + cohort-based + international expansion model, making it a structurally comparable peer even outside Chile.

Direct peers

• UDD Ventures: University-backed accelerator affiliated with Universidad del Desarrollo in Chile. Comparable university-affiliated incubator operating in the same Santiago ecosystem with similar corporate and government stakeholder model.
• Start-Up Chile: Chilean government-backed (Corfo) startup accelerator program. Direct peer sharing the same Corfo funding base and competing for early-stage startups and program applicants across Chile.
• Centro de Innovación UC: Innovation and entrepreneurship center of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Direct peer operating a similar university-affiliated incubator/accelerator model in Santiago, competing for the same Chilean science-based startup pool.
• Socialab: Chilean/Latin American innovation platform running corporate open innovation programs and startup competitions. Directly comparable in the corporate open innovation services market.

Regional players

• INACAP (Centro de Innovación y Emprendimiento): Chilean technical training institution running innovation/entrepreneurship programs across regions. Comparable as a Chilean education-sector actor offering incubation support, though with broader vocational training focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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