Fundación Por Una Carrera

What Fundación Por Una Carrera does

Fundación Por Una Carrera is a Chilean non-profit foundation founded in April 2008 and headquartered in Santiago, with the stated mission of ensuring that no young person in Chile leaves studies due to economic or motivational constraints. The foundation delivers vocational orientation and higher-education financing support to vulnerable youth, their families, schools (particularly Particular Subvencionado), and corporate partners, operating primarily through two flagship programs: Futuros Talentos, which delivers in-school workshops and classroom activities, and Construye tu Futuro, a corporate-partnership model that accompanies children of company employees through career selection and higher-education admission. Supporting these programs is the Buscador de Carreras y Becas search tool and an AI-powered conversational chatbot (AI Chat de Orientación Vocacional) developed with Innovacien that provides scalable first-line guidance. The foundation reports 29,000+ total beneficiaries since inception, 20,000+ students advised since 2015, and 7+ regions of Chile intervened, with H1 2025 alone reaching 2,900 students across 31 schools and 17 communes in the Metropolitan Region.

The foundation's business model is donation- and partnership-driven rather than transactional: services are free to end beneficiaries, and operating support comes from individual donations, charitable contributions, and corporate alliances with companies such as Antofagasta Minerals (100-scholarship program in northern Chile communities), Viña Santa Rita (8-year Construye tu Futuro program), and Fundación Itaú (Construye tu Futuro expansion). Marketing and distribution combine direct school interventions, an online self-serve portal (portal.porunacarrera.cl), multi-platform social media presence, and earned media coverage. The organization is led by Executive Director Valentina Gran and governed by a board chaired by Gaspar Marhuenda, and is the recipient of government-issued credibility seals including Sello Juntos por un Chile sin pobreza (2012) and Doble sello Más por Chile (2013).

Name

Fundación Por Una Carrera

Legal name

Fundación Por Una Carrera

Website

https://porunacarrera.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación Por Una Carrera is a Chilean non-profit foundation, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Santiago, that provides free vocational guidance and higher-education financing navigation to vulnerable youth, families, and schools, serving 29,000+ beneficiaries across 7+ regions via in-school workshops, corporate-partnership programs, and an AI chatbot.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Support Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Support Services (61171), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Scholarship, Financial Aid & FAFSA Support (EDAMAKAF), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Vocational guidance services
• Higher education access
• Scholarship search tools
• Student orientation programs
• Educational non-profit support

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The foundation operates as a non-profit organization receiving donations from individuals and organizations to fund its programs and operations.
2. Corporate Alliances and Partnerships: Strategic partnerships with companies such as Antofagasta Minerals, Viña Santa Rita, and Fundación Itaú that provide funding and support for specific programs like Construye tu Futuro and scholarship initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Fundación Por Una Carrera is a Chilean non-profit foundation that provides vocational guidance and higher education financing support to vulnerable young people. It delivers free in-school workshops (Futuros Talentos), corporate-partnership programs for employees' children (Construye tu Futuro), a career and scholarship search portal (Buscador de Carreras y Becas), and an AI-powered chatbot for personalized orientation. Services are delivered free of charge to students, families, and schools, funded by donations and corporate alliances.

Product overview

Fundación Por Una Carrera operates as a unified service platform focused on vocational orientation and financial aid access for higher education in Chile. The core offering consists of direct student support programs including the AI Chat de Orientación Vocacional (an AI-powered knowledge retrieval tool developed with Innovacien), the Programa Futuros Talentos (which provides in-school vocational orientation workshops), and the Programa Construye Tu Futuro (corporate partnership program). Supporting these programs is the Buscador de Carreras y Becas, a search tool for exploring careers and financial benefits. The organization does not operate a modular platform but rather an integrated set of programs and tools designed to accompany students from vocational discernment through financial benefit application.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Futuros Talentos: Program focused on vocational guidance and reduction of barriers limiting access to higher education
• Construye tu Futuro
• Portal de Becas
• Programa Construye tu Futuro

Products and services

• AI Chat de Orientación Vocacional (Vocational Guidance AI Chatbot) An AI-powered conversational chatbot that provides vocational guidance to students, helping them explore career interests, learn about careers, resolve doubts about admission processes, and access official information about student financial benefits. Developed in partnership with Innovacien.
• Programa Futuros Talentos Social program focused on vocational orientation and reducing barriers to higher education access, providing in-school workshops, student support, and parent activities in subsidized schools. In first semester 2025, it reached 2,900 students across 31 schools through 140 workshops.
• Programa Construye tu Futuro (Build Your Future) Corporate partnership program that accompanies children of company employees through career selection and higher education admission, including informative talks, vocational workshops, and parent sessions. Delivered in partnership with companies such as Viña Santa Rita, Antofagasta Minerals, and Fundación Itaú.
• Buscador de Carreras y Becas (Career and Scholarship Search Tool) Online search tool hosted at buscador.porunacarrera.cl that allows students to explore careers, institutions, and available financial benefits in Chile's higher education system.

Quantifiable outcome

• 59% immediate access to higher education vs 56.4% national average
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Viña Santa RitacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 August 20258-year partnership for the Construye tu Futuro program, which accompanies children of Viña Santa Rita collaborators in the process of career selection and entry to higher education. The program provides tools, information, and guidance for decision-making about academic future.
• Antofagasta MineralscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 May 2025Partnership delivers 100 scholarships to students from communities in the north of Chile, providing comprehensive support for pursuing higher education studies. The program includes a recognition ceremony for student leadership.
• Fundación ItaúcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance under the Construye tu Futuro program to accompany 4th-year high school students in their transition to higher education, providing tools for decision-making about their academic future.
• Fiscalía Nacional Económica (FNE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation organized an encounter with FNE to analyze the preliminary report on higher education, contributing to discussions about the Chilean higher education system.
• CONVOCAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance partner visible in the foundation's alliance section, contributing to the educational ecosystem.
• Elige EducarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational alliance partner collaborating on orientation and education initiatives.
• INACAPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for the seminar 'La Orientación Vocacional del Siglo XXI' at INACAP Sede Puente Alto, bringing together educators and orientation professionals.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fundación Antofagasta Minerals: Corporate foundation arm of the mining major that funds the 100-scholarship program; comparable as a large Chilean corporate foundation funding similar education-access initiatives at greater scale.
• Becas Chile (JUNAEB): Government agency administering state scholarships and student benefits in Chile — the benchmark Por Una Carrera uses for its 82% vs 73% benefits-assignment comparison; a public-sector competitor and complement.
• Fundación Telefónica: Large corporate foundation with education and digital-skills programs across LatAm; broader scope but overlaps with Por Una Carrera's education-access and youth-vocational orientation work.

Direct peers

• Fundación País Digital: Chilean foundation promoting digital transformation in education; recognized Por Una Carrera in its 2019 'Tecnologías con Impacto Social' award and operates in the same edtech-for-impact space.
• Fundación Itaú: Chilean corporate foundation that co-runs the Construye tu Futuro program with Por Una Carrera, focused on education access and accompanying low-income students through higher education — direct collaboration and overlapping mission.
• Fundación Luksic: Major Chilean corporate foundation running education and scholarship programs for vulnerable youth; comparable scope, funding model (corporate-backed foundation), and beneficiary population.
• Quiero Estudiar: Chilean platform helping students navigate higher education choices and benefits, directly overlapping with Por Una Carrera's Buscador de Carreras y Becas and orientation services.
• Elige Educar: Chilean nonprofit focused on improving education quality and supporting vulnerable students; a strategic alliance partner that addresses an adjacent part of the educational access journey, making it a close functional peer.
• Fundación Oportunidad: Chilean foundation working on education access and social mobility programs for low-income communities, with a similar target population and orientation-supporting role.

Emerging players

• Innovacien: Technology partner that co-developed Por Una Carrera's AI vocational-guidance chatbot; adjacent capability in AI-driven educational support relevant to Por Una Carrera's digital roadmap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/porunacarrera
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/PorunaCarrera
• Facebookfacebook.com/PorUnaCarrera
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundaci-n-por-una-carrera
• Instagraminstagram.com/porunacarrera
• TikToktiktok.com/@porunacarrera

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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