Start-Up Chile is a seed accelerator created by the Chilean Government based in Santiago, Chile. It provides equity free investment for qualified startup with the mission of encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation to improve productivity in Chile. The selected startups join a 24 week program in Santiago where they receive mentoring, office space and access to the most potent social and capital networks in the country. Although the program is open to Chileans, most of the start-ups come from different parts of the world.