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UTEC Ventures
Looks for technical talent from an early stage and explores building technology-based startups from scratch (venture studio), investing about USD 40,000 per company; it now focuses on applied artificial intelligence and deep tech and does not specialize in biobusinesses.
How can UTEC Ventures help your biobusiness?
- What it offers
equity investment (tickets of about USD 40,000)building startups from scratch (being explored)
- At what stage
- I'm starting up
- Who it serves
- Individual entrepreneurs · Formal companies
- Where it works
- All of PeruWith documented presence in: Lima y Callao
- Also
- Invests
How do you access UTEC Ventures?
- Can you apply directly?
- Yes, it serves biobusinesses directly.
- Do you need a business that already operates?
- It depends
- How hard is it to access?
- Moderate access
- Do you pay or co-fund?
- Paid
- Is it repaid?
- Repaid with interest or return
- Where does the money come from?
- Private
Mapping classification: Forbes Peru says it left the traditional accelerator model, is exploring venture studios to build companies from scratch and seeks technical talent from an earlier stage, with tickets of about USD 40,000 and full-time technical founders. It selects few companies (5 to 7 per year), hence medium complexity; the investment expects a market return. Stage assigned under the mapping's criterion (November 8, 2026): incorporation of technology-based startups, not growth.
Sources and references
Dated public data behind this profile. What is published does not reflect everything an organization does.
Its portfolio totals 55 companies; it plans 5 to 7 investments per year with tickets of about USD 40,000 and focuses on artificial intelligence applied to the physical world and other deep tech areas, after leaving the traditional accelerator model. Forbes Perú: De acelerar startups a crearlas: este es el nuevo plan de UTEC Ventures
It moved from being an accelerator that also invested to an ecosystem builder; it developed a new ventures vertical that explores models such as venture studios to build companies from scratch and university startup development. Forbes Perú: De acelerar startups a crearlas: este es el nuevo plan de UTEC Ventures
It seeks to move toward a fellowship-like scheme focused on identifying technical talent from an earlier stage; it requires a full-time technical founder at the time of investment. Forbes Perú: De acelerar startups a crearlas: este es el nuevo plan de UTEC Ventures
It has disbursed just over USD 1.5 million across 55 companies (31 from the first stage and 24 from the second), with eight exits; it plans to add about 20 more companies. Forbes Perú: De acelerar startups a crearlas: este es el nuevo plan de UTEC Ventures
Other sources consulted: Web oficial de UTEC Ventures (Nov 8, 2026)