Where does Francisca Contreras work?

Francisca Contreras is Executive Director startuplab.01 at Fundación Chile.

Francisca Contreras

Investor

Executive Director startuplab.01 at Fundación Chile

Chile

About

Francisca Contreras is an Executive Director leading startuplab.01, Chile's scientific-technological hub for deep tech startups supporting ventures across Latin America in biotech, robotics, advanced materials, and climate technologies. With a background in biotechnology engineering and postgraduate studies in business and innovation from Stanford Graduate School of Business, she brings 14+ years of experience in corporate innovation, venture building, and startup scaling across mining, agriculture, and biotechnology sectors. Her work centers on facilitating corporate-startup collaboration, accelerating technology adoption, and enabling strategic decision-making in deep tech ecosystems across Latin America.

Experience

startuplab.01Executive Directorcurrent2024 — present
Fundación ChileDirector of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Engagement2023 — 2024
Add Ventures CapitalVenture partner2023 — 2024
ChileGlobal VenturesCorporate Business Associate2021 — 2023
Fundación ChileBusiness Manager - Expande Open Innovation Mining Program2019 — 2021
Fundación ChileStrategy & Development Engineer – Expande Open Innovation Mining Program2017 — 2019
Inria ChileProjects Executive2017apoquindo 2827, piso 12, Las Condes
BioExploraCEO y Co-Founder2014 — 2017Alcántara 443, Las Condes
Phage Technologies S.AResearch & Development Manager2013 — 2016Fundación Ciencia & Vida
Centro de Biotecnología Vegetal UNABLaboratory practice2010 — 2011Centro de Biotecnología Vegetal, Universidad Andrés Bello.

Education

Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessStanford Ignite, Innovation & Business Development2015
Centro de Innovación UC Anacleto Angelini & Women Board UpInternational Program for Women Corporate Directors2025 — 2026
Universidad Andres BelloIngeniero en Biotecnología2008 — 2013

Skills & more

Microsoft PowerPoint4Microsoft Excel2Microsoft Office3Español8Inglés12English2Board GovernanceCorporate Venture CapitalEcosystem ManagementStart-up VenturesStrategic PartnershipsBusiness Strategy

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EntrepreneurshipStartupsventure buildingInnovation Managementcorporate innovationBiología molecularInvestigación y desarrolloBiotecnologíaCienciasGestión de proyectosCiencias naturalesPlanificación estratégica

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Colleagues at Fundación Chile

Alejandra Kopaitic

Director of Sustainable Consumption and Production and Chilean Plastics Pact at Fundación Chile

Andrés Labbe

Green Hydrogen Investments Director (NEMa) at Fundación Chile

Arturo Labbé

Corporate Venture Director at Fundación Chile

Carlos Castillo

Deputy Finance Manager at Fundación Chile

Cecilia Vidal

GEF Circular Economy in Construction Director at Fundación Chile

Claudia Galleguillos

Director of NetZero and Nature Positive in Chile at Fundación Chile

Claudia Razeto

Sustainable Coves Director at Fundación Chile

Eduardo Gomien

Principal of ChileGlobal Ventures at Fundación Chile

Frequently asked questions

Where does Francisca Contreras work?: Francisca Contreras is Executive Director startuplab.01 at Fundación Chile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,291

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board member Peter FentonGeneral Partner at Benchmark Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future Ventures David SzeAdvisory Partner at Greylock Katherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Universidad Andres Bello4

Summit RosenbergSenior Associate at KOMPAS VC Francisco MarínPrincipal & Chief Compliance Officer at Taram Capital Francisco SchülerSenior Associate at Taram Capital Oscar GomezCEO Intico at Taram Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at startuplab.012

Elisa Torres DurneyIntern Accelerator & Venture Builder at QAI Ventures Consuelo Monje PintoAssociate at Taram Capital

Also worked at Fundación Chile33

Jamie RiggsCo-Founder and General Partner at Driven Cristobal PiñeraManaging Partner at Tantauco Felipe CamposanoFounder and Managing Partner at Taram Capital Marcos KulkaBoard Member at Austral Capital Hernán AranedaGeneral Manager at Fundación Chile Sebastián AcevedoBusiness and Finance Manager – ChileGlobal Ventures Manager at Fundación Chile

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Also worked at Add Ventures Capital1

Eugenio CantuariasManaging Partner at AceleraLatam

Also worked at ChileGlobal Ventures7

Jamie RiggsCo-Founder and General Partner at Driven Macarena LiuCo-Founder and General Partner at Driven Manuel RodríguezVenture Partner at Driven Arturo LabbéCorporate Venture Director at Fundación Chile Eduardo GomienPrincipal of ChileGlobal Ventures at Fundación Chile Javiera RiveraAnalyst at ChileGlobal Ventures

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