Yo Emprendo Semilla 2022

Background

• The Impacton Bolivia 2021 (the contest for ideas) was a voluntary initiative of Yo Emprendo, ES2 Latam, Fundación IES, PES Latam, IME, Solydes Accelerator, Innova Up, Emprende.Bo, FES and UNDP.
• Wanted to inspire and drive the creation of new business ideas of triple impact, which included a free pre-incubation program. 
• The contest had more than 600 enrolled from the nine departments of Bolivia, of which 53 final projects were identified and articulated to the co-organizers and allies institutions. 
• The awards were donations and voluntary contributions in kind, which mainly included scholarships and mentoring sessions to incubate the best ideas, which we consider to contribute to the creation of a new generation of entrepreneurs

What is the competition Yo Emprendo Semilla?

• It is an initiative that allows us to collaborate between different organizations to give access to seed capital to startups/companies in early-stages
• We join efforts to collect prizes in cash and in-kind with more than 44,000 USD raised
• Thanks to this collaborative effort we can find and learn about the most relevant and innovative Bolivian startups, and companies

The participating company may register in only one of these categories:

Apply for category 1

Apply for category 2

Apply for category 3

Apply for category 4

Apply for category 5

Requirements:

• Have at least one year of operations in Bolivia
• Have a NIT
• Have a Brand (name, logo) – (It is not necessary to register it)
• Have sales indicators (current and projected)