10 REASONS Why Your Startup Should Come To Viña del Mar rather than Santiago.

1. 10 REASONS
WHY YOUR STARTUP
SHOULD COME TO
VIÑA DEL MAR
(RATHER THAN SANTIAGO)
By @FelixBarros
CEO & Founder · SonicPollen
6th generation Startup Chile

2. WHY YOUR STARTUP SHOULD COME TO VIÑA DEL MAR
1. IT’S CHEAPER
SANTIAGO VIÑA DEL MAR
In Santiago you would probably live in In Viña you would probably live near
the Providencia neighborhood. San Martin or Libertad Ave.
A 2 bedroom apartment with furniture, A 2 bedroom apartment with furniture,
70 m2, is 820 U$/month (the cheapest). 70 m2, is 580 U$/month (the cheapest).
30% CHEAPER (sometimes more)

3. WHY YOUR STARTUP SHOULD COME TO VIÑA DEL MAR
2. BETTER TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM
SANTIAGO VIÑA DEL MAR
You might spend 2 hours and 5 USD You would spend 30 min and 2 USD
daily just in transportation*, and get daily*.
stressed because of the collapsed
system.
4 TIMES BETTER (*based on a standard routine)

4. WHY YOUR STARTUP SHOULD COME TO VIÑA DEL MAR
3. CLOSE ENOUGH TO SANTIAGO
If you’re in StartUp Chile, you’ll need to
travel 1 or 2 times /month to Santiago.
The travel in bus is 90 minutes long,
and costs 10 USD (two way ticket).
Buses every 10 min from 4am to 10pm.
90 MIN BUS TRAVEL

5. WHY YOUR STARTUP SHOULD COME TO VIÑA DEL MAR
4. AIR QUALITY
SANTIAGO VIÑA DEL MAR

6. WHY YOUR STARTUP SHOULD COME TO VIÑA DEL MAR
5. SPORTS
Viña del Mar and Valparaíso are great
cities to practice football, running,
volley ball, tennis, paddle, kayak, martial
arts, etc.
The city is equiped with outdoor gyms
along the shoreline.

7. WHY YOUR STARTUP SHOULD COME TO VIÑA DEL MAR
(AND EXTREME SPORTS)
Near Viña del Mar (20 min bus ride) is
Reñaca, a great beach for surfers and
bodyboarders, and also with dunes
(sandboard) and a skate park.

8. WHY YOUR STARTUP SHOULD COME TO VIÑA DEL MAR
6. TOURISM CAPITOL
Viña del Mar is considered the touristic
capitol of Chile.

9. WHY YOUR STARTUP SHOULD COME TO VIÑA DEL MAR
7. CULTURAL CAPITOL
Valparaíso is considered the cultural,
creative and artistic capitol of Chile.

10. WHY YOUR STARTUP SHOULD COME TO VIÑA DEL MAR
8. HARBOUR & COMMERCE
Valparaíso is the most important
harbour of Chile.

11. WHY YOUR STARTUP SHOULD COME TO VIÑA DEL MAR
9. UNIVERSITIES
Viña del Mar & Valparaíso are a student’s
hub. Some of the best business,
engineering and design schools of the
country are in these cities.

12. WHY YOUR STARTUP SHOULD COME TO VIÑA DEL MAR
10. ENTREPRENEURSHIP HUB
2 business incubators (3iE and
Chrysalis) where you can find more
funding, meetups, workshops and
seminars.

13. WHY YOUR STARTUP SHOULD COME TO VIÑA DEL MAR
SOME LOCAL STARTUPS
Gled: 1st place, Intel Challenge Latin
America 2010.
Lifeware Integra: 1st place, Intel
Challenge Latin America 2011.
SonicPollen: 1st place, Intel Challenge
Chile 2012.
These 3 startups were founded in Valparaíso
by Engineers of Universidad Santa María,
and had different experiences visiting Silicon
Valley.

14. Many StartUp Chile companies are coming.
Wanna join us?
CONTACT ME FOR TIPS
ABOUT HOUSING AND
COWORKING SPACES.
@FelixBarros
felix.barros@sonicpollen.net
CEO & Founder · SonicPollen
6th generation Startup Chile