# Centro Innovo Usach

> Centro Innovo Usach is a VC fund in Santiago backing Software and Recycling. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santiago, Chile
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: http://cl.linkedin.com/pub/centro-innovo-usach/54/20/2b2/en
- Website: https://x.com/innovousach
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/innovo

Centro Innovo Usach is a VC fund in Santiago focused on Software and Recycling. INNOVO USACH Center has concentrated its efforts in the promotion of two courses of action; first, Business Education where the tools necessary to businessmen and entrepreneurs from different areas are delivered in order to empower and strengthen their environment, and secondly, the promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship through the ServiceEntrepreneurship Business and Business Incubation.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $15k–$40k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 17% |
| Recycling | 2 | 17% |
| Sustainability | 2 | 17% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 17% |
| SaaS | 1 | 8% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 83% |
| Grant | 1 | 8% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chile | 10 | 83% |
| Argentina | 1 | 8% |
| United States | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Claudio Martinez | Vice-President Directorate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claudio-martinez-2 |
| Eduardo Nazer de la Maza | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eduardo-nazer-de-la-maza |
| Pedro Iván Palominos Belmar | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pedro-ivan-palominos-belmar |
| Raúl Benavente Valenzuela | President Directory | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raul-benavente-valenzuela |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Toliv | We help event producers manage their entire staff through our platform, where they can advertise events, sell tickets, and handle on-site consumption sales via our app or POS terminals. All of this is available in a single platform with consolidated data, allowing them to move from using five different apps to just one. Additionally, we reducetransaction costs by 40% compared to using other platforms. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| Chucaw | Chucaw is an innovative startup that leads the vanguard in science and technology to combat climate vulnerability. Our company specializes in the application of cognitive digital twins, Artificial Intelligence (AI), satellite technologies and geosciences, complemented with valuable local knowledge, to create strategies to manage and adapt tonatural disasters and working hand in hand with CSR and ESG of insurers, banks and corporations. We are dedicated to integrating the local knowledge of disaster-affected communities with the latest scientific and technological advances, working closely with governments, businesses and civil organizations to strengthen their adaptive capacity and resilience. We have received several awards and funding, including the French government award in Chile Trophée Startup (https://www.inria.cl/es/emprendimientos-ganadores-del-trophee-startup-se-preparan-para-su-aceleracion-en-francia), and we are currently founders of the first AI startup chamber in Chile, and plan to set up in France during 2025, given the contacts and opportunities we have discussed in person with some potential partners, including INRIA, RisingSud, Choose Paris Region, and taking advantage of the new Chile-France cooperation agreement (https://inria.cl/en/chilean-ministry-science-and-inria-announce-creation-binational-center-artificial-intelligence). | $7K | Grant | Jan 10, 2021 |  |
| Urban Spark | Urban Spark is an environmental tech company that offers smart electrical tiles for sustainable technological projects. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2021 |  |
| Redciclach | Redciclach offers a smart recycling container that returns the value of recycled items to its users through economic incentives. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2019 |  |
| Por Fin Mi Hogar | Por Fin Mi Hogar offers a platform that provides housing guidance and assistance to families looking to own a home. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2019 |  |
| B-GRC | B-GRC is a software company that offers a platform for corporate governance management, risks, compliance and internal audit services. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2019 |  |
| Press & Say | Press & Say is a technical aid for inclusion, specifically an Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC) system, designed based on the therapeutic experience with patients. It helps people in situations of disability verbal to communicate with others.Designed by language specialist for children and adults, the system adapts easily andquickly to the needs of each patient. It includes live support from language specialists. | $40K | Seed | May 05, 2018 |  |
| Gencomex | At Gencomex we develop an online market place, between forwarders and exporting/importing companies. Our main goal is provide solutions to the foreign trade market, with an online service that gathers all the logistics operators information. We work as a bond between companies that required freight services and those who supplies it, makingthem have more efficiency on their operations management. | $15K | Seed | Sep 01, 2017 |  |
| Closelly | Closely is a software company that specializes in AI, microlearning, and gamification. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2017 |  |
| Movener | Movener develops an e-mobility platform for eco-friendly trucks, offering lightweight, sustainable, and brand-agnostic combustion engines to convert polluting vehicles into eco-friendly vehicles. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2017 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Start-Up Chile](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/start-up-chile) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Centro Innovo Usach invest in?

Centro Innovo Usach invests primarily in Software, Recycling and Sustainability startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Chile. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Centro Innovo Usach's check size?

Centro Innovo Usach typically joins rounds of $15k–$40k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Centro Innovo Usach participates in.

### How do I contact Centro Innovo Usach?

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### Who are the partners at Centro Innovo Usach?

The team at Centro Innovo Usach includes Claudio Martinez (Vice-President Directorate), Eduardo Nazer de la Maza (Director) and Pedro Iván Palominos Belmar (Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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