AUGE-UCR
AcceleratorSan José · Pre-Seed–Seed · 9 people tracked
Investment thesis
AUGE-UCR supports early-stage entrepreneurs with dynamic-growth potential through structured accompaniment programs (StartupGo Idear for pre-incubation and StartupGo Crear for incubation), business coaching, and e-learning tools to help founders build and validate viable business models. As an operating agency of Costa Rica's Development Banking System (SBD), it channels non-reimbursable seed capital funds for prototyping and market launch to qualifying dynamic ventures. It also runs the CREA-C consortium program for associative SME/cultural projects. Its aim is to democratize access to knowledge and strengthen Costa Rica's and the region's entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem, promoting inclusive and sustainable development.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 2 of 5 portfolio companiesFintech ×1Impact & Social Good ×1LegalTech ×1Marketing Tech ×1Media & Entertainment ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United States×1
Portfolio companies · 5 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeCo-investorsAccess Venture PartnersAdit Ventures Management, LlcAgilitas Private EquityAlba Infra PartnersALIVE Israel HealthTech FundAlkemi Growth Capital+73 more
Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that provides free copyright licenses and tools enabling creators to share their work and the public to reuse creative and knowledge content.
Impact & Social GoodLegalTechMedia & Entertainment
Bitly provides a unified platform for URL shortening, QR code generation, and landing page creation with advanced analytics and tracking capabilities.
FintechMarketing TechSaaSBrooklyn, US
Co-investorsASEBAt One VenturesBerkley Center for EntrepreneurshipBethnal Green VenturesBioHealth Innovation, Inc.Designer Fund+21 more
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has AUGE-UCR made?
- AUGE-UCR has 5 tracked investments.
- What stage does AUGE-UCR invest at?
- AUGE-UCR invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does AUGE-UCR focus on?
- AUGE-UCR focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is AUGE-UCR located?
- AUGE-UCR is headquartered in San José, CR.
- Who does AUGE-UCR co-invest with?
- AUGE-UCR most often shares deals with At One Ventures, Designer Fund, EchoVC Partners, among 26 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
from their channelHélice II convocatoria | EN VIVO
DIPROVID UCR
Lanzamiento convocatoria Hélice UCR
DIPROVID UCR
CREA-C: Innovación en la Asociatividad: Trabajando en el Sector Creativo
DIPROVID UCR
Presentación Hélice UCR
DIPROVID UCR
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