Unión Emprendedora ONG

What Unión Emprendedora ONG does

Unión Emprendedora ONG is a Chilean non-profit corporation (corporación) founded in 2021 and headquartered in Santiago, with a stated team of 13 employees. Its mission is to build alliances between large enterprises and small and medium enterprises (Pymes) in Chile to foster a more inclusive, sustainable, and solidarity-based economy. The organization operates three core programs: Mi Compromiso Pyme, a certification program that encourages large companies to increase local SME purchasing in their supply chains and awards a co-branded Sello (seal) with EY; HUB Emprende, a collaborative media platform with La Tercera newspaper that publishes content, interviews, and data for the entrepreneurial ecosystem; and Yo Creo, an initiative connecting creators with supporters. The organization does not charge SMEs or entrepreneurs for participation; its operating costs are covered through corporate sponsorships and in-kind strategic partnerships with participating enterprises and institutions.

The business model is that of a non-profit intermediary: Unión Emprendedora directly engages large Chilean enterprises (Copec, SMU, SQM, Bci, Carozzi, ENAP, CCU, ENEL-X, Mall Plaza) to enroll them in Mi Compromiso Pyme, providing methodology, training, mentorship, and certification. EY provides methodological support and serves as the credibility anchor for the Sello certification. INACAP, Chile's only technical-professional education institution with 27+ campuses across all 16 regions, delivers training capacity and physical locations. The go-to-market blends enterprise field sales (direct corporate engagement to drive participation) with community-led ecosystem building (events, ceremonies, and media partnerships). The Mi Compromiso Pyme program started with five certified companies in 2024 and is expanding to additional enterprises; stated strategic goals are to increase SME participation in large-company purchasing from approximately 7% to 20% of GDP within five years and to reach 30% participation through the initiative.

The organization has no proprietary technology products or AI capabilities. Its technology footprint is limited to a website, LinkedIn presence, YouTube channel, and a content/media partnership with La Tercera. The underlying platform is essentially a relational and institutional infrastructure rather than a technology stack. Customer concentration on the enterprise-sponsor side is meaningful, with revenue and program viability dependent on a relatively small number of large Chilean corporations continuing to participate and underwrite the program.

Name

Unión Emprendedora ONG

Legal name

Unión Emprendedora

Website

https://unionemprendedora.cl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Unión Emprendedora ONG is a Chilean non-profit founded in 2021 that builds alliances between large enterprises and SMEs through its Mi Compromiso Pyme certification program, supported by EY and INACAP, serving corporate sponsors and small businesses across all 16 regions of Chile.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit SME Development Services

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Fair Trade & Ethical Supply Chains (Certification, Traceability, Producer Support) (BPAGALAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Assessment, Certification & Qualifications Frameworks (BPADAKAL)

Keywords

• SME development programs
• Corporate supply chain alliances
• Entrepreneurship certification programs
• Local supplier development
• Nonprofit SME support

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Corporate Sponsorships and Partnerships: Large companies sponsor and participate in the Mi Compromiso Pyme program, contributing to the operational costs of the NGO and its initiatives. EY provides methodological support as a strategic partner.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Operates certification and capacity-building programs (most notably Mi Compromiso Pyme, co-developed with EY) that encourage large Chilean companies to procure from local small and medium enterprises (SMEs), providing methodology, training, mentorship, and a verifiable certification seal. Also runs the Hub Emprende media platform with La Tercera to make visible and strengthen Chile's entrepreneurial ecosystem, alongside the Yo Creo initiative connecting creators with supporters.

Product overview

Unión Emprendedora is a non-profit organization that functions as a platform for social projects and entrepreneurial impact in Chile. Their core offering consists of Mi Compromiso Pyme, a certification program for companies that commit to purchasing from local SMEs, and HUB Emprende, a collaborative media platform with La Tercera. Additionally, they run the Yo Creo initiative. These programs work together to build bridges between large companies, entrepreneurs, and SMEs to create a more inclusive and sustainable economy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mi Compromiso Pyme
• HUB Emprende
• Yo Creo

Quantifiable outcome

• Companies receive the Sello Mi Compromiso Pyme certification upon meeting criteria for local purchasing
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• EY (Ernst & Young)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2024EY provides methodological support and evaluation for the Sello Mi Compromiso Pyme certification. EY's team helps companies develop growth and improvement plans. Cristián Lefevre, President of EY Chile, has publicly supported the initiative, calling it a 'win-win' for all actors.
• INACAPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2024Strategic alliance with Chile's only technical-professional education institution present in all 16 regions. INACAP provides training capacity and physical locations for Mi Compromiso Pyme events. Lucas Palacios, Rector of INACAP, highlighted the partnership to support SME formalization through mentorías and the Red Crea Empresas network.
• BciflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2024Participating company in Mi Compromiso Pyme program. Bci (Banco de Crédito e Inversiones) supports local supplier development.
• ENAPflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024First state-owned enterprise to join Mi Compromiso Pyme (as of 2024). ENAP signed a collaboration agreement with Unión Emprendedora to promote SME development and facilitate their integration into ENAP's supply chain.
• La TerceracoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partnership to create Hub Emprende, a collaborative platform to visualize, connect, and strengthen Chile's entrepreneurial ecosystem. The platform features specialized content, interviews, reports, and key data for SMEs and entrepreneurs.
• CopecflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipating company in Mi Compromiso Pyme program. Copec works with local suppliers as part of its commitment to strengthen Chile's entrepreneurial ecosystem.
• SMUflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipating company in Mi Compromiso Pyme program. SMU (Supermercados Mayoristas) incorporates local suppliers into its value chain.
• SQMflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipating company in Mi Compromiso Pyme program. SQM (Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile) supports local SME development in its supply chain.
• CarozziflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor food company that launched Mi Compromiso Pyme with 20 local entrepreneurs in San Bernardo. Carozzi has 11,000+ suppliers, 98% being SMEs. Works with over 3,000 farmers across 64,000 hectares. The program is part of Carozzi's 'Crecer Juntos' initiative.
• CCUminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMentioned as one of the companies participating in Mi Compromiso Pyme program.
• ENEL-XminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a strategic partner supporting the Mi Compromiso Pyme initiative.
• Mall PlazaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a strategic partner supporting the Mi Compromiso Pyme initiative.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ashoka: Largest global network of social entrepreneurs with extensive LatAm presence; comparable mission around entrepreneurial ecosystem building but at much greater global scale.
• TechnoServe: International NGO that builds competitive farms, businesses and industries across LatAm and Africa by linking SMEs to large buyers — same supply-chain-development thesis as Mi Compromiso Pyme.
• B Lab Global: Global certifier of B Corps with a recognizable standards seal and methodology — established incumbent in the same 'certified ethical business' category as Mi Compromiso Pyme.

Direct peers

• Fundación Chile: Chilean development foundation that partners with corporates, government and academia to strengthen productive sectors and SMEs — directly comparable Chilean foundation with a corporate-alliance mandate.
• Endeavor: Global high-impact entrepreneurship support organization with strong LatAm operations that connects large companies, investors and entrepreneurs — directly comparable mission and stakeholder model.
• Sistema B: LatAm certifier of B Corps that awards a sustainability seal to companies meeting social and environmental standards — analogous certification-led, network-building model in the same region.
• NESsT: Non-profit that supports social enterprises and small businesses in Latin America through funding, mentorship and corporate partnerships, mirroring the SME-corporate bridge Unión Emprendedora builds.
• Acción Empresas: Chilean business-led CSR and sustainability network that mobilizes large companies around social and environmental commitments, the closest analogue to Unión Emprendedora within Chile.

Regional players

• CORFO: Chilean economic development agency that funds and supports SME innovation and scaling, an adjacent public-sector actor that shapes the same SME ecosystem Unión Emprendedora serves.
• Sercotec: Chilean government agency providing financing, training and accompaniment to Pymes — comparable Chilean SME-development mandate, but state-funded rather than corporate-sponsor funded.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCuAyHUEK9FOn-_gI5KqxqLw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uni%C3%B3n-emprendedora-ong

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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