Co-Imagina

What Co-Imagina does

Co-Imagina Consultores SpA is a Chilean professional services and consulting firm headquartered in Iquique, Tarapacá region, founded in 2016 and operating with approximately 14 employees. The firm delivers four practice areas: community development, entrepreneurship and business training, environmental management and sustainability, and legal advisory for social and business development. Its core delivery methodology combines Design Thinking, the Business Model Canvas, and lean-startup frameworks applied to micro, small and medium enterprises and to community programs in northern Chile. The firm reports intervention with 863 companies, management of approximately 1,545,776 (million CLP) in program funds, and a 99% client satisfaction rate; leadership comprises Pedro Mandiola (Gerente General, appointed January 2019) and Michael Rojas (Director of Projects).

The firm's service architecture is built around long-tail SME capacity-building programs co-delivered with Chilean government agencies (FOSIS, CORFO, SERCOTEC) and supplier-linkage and community-development programs sourced from large mining buyers (Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi as flagship, plus SQM and BHP/Sawu). Deliverables include training cohorts, supplier onboarding, environmental compliance support, and legal structuring for social enterprises. The firm also represents ASECH in the region and convenes an annual Cumbre de Emprendimiento e Innovación.

Co-Imagina's business model is anchored by multi-year fixed-fee contracts with mining-sector clients (the Collahuasi relationship extends through 2029) complemented by deliverables-based government contracts tied to specific SME or community programs. Revenue mechanics combine retainer-style mining engagements (typically community-investment-funded) with project-based public-sector fees, monetized through a small senior consulting team in a regional delivery model that leverages Iquique's proximity to the Tarapacá mining corridor.

Name

Co-Imagina

Legal name

Co-Imagina Consultores SpA

Website

https://co-imagina.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Co-Imagina Consultores SpA is a Chilean consulting firm based in Iquique, Tarapacá, delivering community development, entrepreneurship training, sustainability, and legal advisory services to micro and small enterprises and to anchor mining-sector clients in northern Chile.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAHAAAH

Stakeholder Engagement, Indigenous/Tribal Consultation & Social Impact (SIA)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) & Permitting

SECONDARYBPADABAN

Donor Coordination, Monitoring & Evaluation (MEL) Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Bilateral Development Agencies & Aid Programs

SECONDARYEUAIANAH

Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Resource Recovery & Circular Economy Services (Reuse, Take-back, Refurbishment)

Keywords

• Community development consulting
• Entrepreneurship advisory services
• Territorial development programs
• Business advisory consulting
• Public fund management

Headquarters

HQ city

Iquique

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Territorial Development Program Execution: Co-Imagina executes territorial development programs funded by mining companies, primarily Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi. These programs include the Programa de Desarrollo Productivo del Borde Costero, Plan de Desarrollo Territorial, and specialized initiatives like Mujer Avanza. Revenue is generated through program management fees and advisory service contracts.
2. Public Fund Management and Consulting: The company facilitates access to and manages public funding instruments (CORFO, SERCOTEC, FOSIS) for local entrepreneurs. Services include project formulation, fund raising support, and program execution, with funding sourced from government economic development programs.
3. Business Advisory and Training Services: Direct consulting services including business model development, strategy workshops, organizational and financial advisory, and entrepreneurship training delivered to individual businesses, cooperatives, and educational institutions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Co-Imagina is a Chilean consulting firm that executes territorial development programs and provides entrepreneurship and business advisory services to micro, small and medium enterprises (MiPymes) in the Tarapacá region. The company delivers community development programs, business diagnostics, training workshops, public fund facilitation, and social investment program execution on behalf of mining companies (notably Collahuasi) and government agencies (CORFO, SERCOTEC, FOSIS). Field-based territorial managers conduct on-site advisory in coastal fishing communities (caletas) across northern Chile.

Product overview

Co-Imagina is a Chilean consulting company offering a comprehensive suite of services focused on community development, entrepreneurship support, and business advisory. The company operates as a service-based consultancy rather than a software product company. Its core service offerings include integral community development, entrepreneurship and business training, environmental management, and legal advisory. The portfolio is organized into three main service categories: Asesorias & Intervenciones (advisory and intervention services), Planes de Negocio (business planning services), and Talleres & Workshops (educational workshops). The company primarily serves MiPymes, local communities, and regional organizations in northern Chile, with particular focus on the Tarapacá region and coastal communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Desarrollo Comunitario Integral (Integral Community Development) Implementation of programs and projects aimed at strengthening the social fabric in communities across Chile, focusing on social development, community empowerment, and territorial development planning with social organizations and community groups.
• Emprendimiento y Capacitación Empresarial (Entrepreneurship and Business Training) Training programs, advisory services, and financing access for local MiPymes (micro, small and medium enterprises), focused on developing sustainable businesses and generating employment in areas of high economic potential in the Tarapacá region.
• Gestión Ambiental y Sostenibilidad (Environmental Management and Sustainability) Design of environmental management and sustainability strategies aligned with international standards, supporting organizations in achieving their sustainability goals.
• Asesoría Legal en Desarrollo Social y Empresarial (Legal Advisory in Social and Business Development) Specialized legal advisory related to social and business development, including legal structures, regulatory matters, and regulatory compliance.
• Programa de Desarrollo Productivo del Borde Costero (Coastal Productive Development Program) Multi-year territorial development program executed for Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, covering unions of caletas (fishing villages) south of Iquique with 500+ members, projected to run through 2029.
• Plan de Desarrollo Territorial Collahuasi (Collahuasi Territorial Development Plan) Co-design planning process for Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi's territorial development plan, including stakeholder mapping, participatory design processes, and field deployment of advisors in coastal communities.
• Programa Cuidemos Tarapacá (Collahuasi) Territorial stewardship program for Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, executed by Co-Imagina in the Tarapacá region.
• Programa Gestores Territorial – Impulso Social (Collahuasi) Social impulse program executed for Collahuasi through territorial managers deployed in Tarapacá communities.
• Programa Viraliza Despega Tarapacá (CORFO) Entrepreneurship development program executed with CORFO support in the Tarapacá region, part of the broader CORFO-funded ecosystem development instruments including Nodo Nutrialimentos and regional Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Governance.
• Asesorías e Intervenciones Empresariales (Business Advisory and Interventions) Comprehensive business advisory services including business diagnostics, organizational advisory, financial advisory, business model design using Canvas methodology, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, public fund raising support, and project execution for individual entrepreneurs, cooperatives, and small businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• 863 empresas intervenidas (companies supported)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, key, flagship and supporting.

• SERCOTEC (Centro de Negocios Alto Hospicio)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Formalized collaboration alliance in November 2025 to provide comprehensive support to entrepreneurs and micro-businesses in Alto Hospicio. Partnership includes technical assistance, training, mentorship, and networking opportunities.
• Red Mentores por ChilecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2016Strategic alliance to provide mentorship services to entrepreneurs in the Tarapacá region. The partnership aims to connect entrepreneurs with experienced mentors for business development support.
• ASECH (Asociación de Emprendedores de Chile)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 May 2016Co-Imagina holds official representation of ASECH in the Tarapacá region since May 2016. This partnership enables regional entrepreneurship promotion, event organization (including the annual Cumbre de Emprendimiento), and access to ASECH's national network of entrepreneurs.
• CORFOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-Imagina works with CORFO on multiple programs including Nodo Nutrialimentos, Despega Tarapacá, VIRALIZA, and the regional Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Governance. The company executes and supports various CORFO-funded instruments for entrepreneurship development.
• SQM Yodo Nutrición VegetalkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-Imagina participated in SQM's supplier linkage program and signed a collaboration agreement with SQM, AII, and regional government ministries to strengthen the local supplier ecosystem and promote sustainable development.
• Compañía Minera Doña Inés de CollahuasiflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary institutional partner executing the Programa de Desarrollo Productivo del Borde Costero, Plan de Desarrollo Territorial, and Mujer Avanza program. Multi-year engagement since 2020 with expected continuation through 2029 for coastal development programs.
• BHP/SawukeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as strategic ally with BHP's community development initiatives through the Sawu program focused on regional development.
• Banco EstadosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to connect coastal entrepreneurs with Banco Estado's banking products, benefits, and training programs for business growth.
• INACAPsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on productive development initiatives including participation in the Regional Productive Council and joint activities for technical-professional education alignment with regional needs.
• CORDENORsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for gluten-free product development project and other food-related entrepreneurship initiatives in the region.
• Centro de Desarrollo de Negocios TarapacásupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-Imagina collaborates with the business development center to provide services and programs to local entrepreneurs.
• Cámara de Comercio de IquiquesupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional chamber partnership for business networking and development activities.
• Asociación de Industriales de Iquique y el Tamarugal (AII)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for supplier development and local procurement initiatives, particularly in mining sector linkage programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AVINA: Latin American foundation driving territorial development and sustainable development partnerships, sharing Co-Imagina's model of bridging enterprise resources with community-level execution.
• Fundación Chile: Chilean non-profit foundation focused on territorial development, innovation, and sustainable business advisory — closely overlapping with Co-Imagina's integrated community development and entrepreneurship support model.
• Fundación Mustakis: Chilean foundation running entrepreneurship education and innovation programs with regional delivery — closely comparable to Co-Imagina's entrepreneurship training and workshop offerings.
• Acción Empresas: Chilean business association advancing corporate sustainability and CSR practices, comparable to Co-Imagina's work bridging private-sector social investment with on-the-ground community programs.
• Fundación Pewen: Chilean non-profit focused on indigenous and rural community development — comparable in mission and field-deployment model to Co-Imagina's coastal community territorial development programs.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Chile (Sustainability & ESG Practice): Global consultancy with growing Chilean sustainability, ESG, and social impact practices that increasingly compete with regional firms like Co-Imagina for mining company CSR and territorial development contracts.
• WSP Chile: Global engineering and environmental consultancy with Chilean operations serving mining clients on environmental management and social impact — directly adjacent to Co-Imagina's environmental management service line.
• Fundación SQM: Mining company-affiliated foundation executing its own territorial development programs in northern Chile — representing both a partner (Co-Imagina is a collaborator) and a potential competitor for the same CSR program budgets.
• EY Chile (Climate Change and Sustainability Services): Big Four firm offering sustainability consulting and community impact advisory to Chilean enterprises and government, comparable in client base to Co-Imagina's institutional counterparties.

Others

• Centros de Negocios Sercotec: Government-run business development centers providing SMB advisory across Chile — both a partner and a partially overlapping service channel for Co-Imagina's entrepreneurship support offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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