The Most Comprehensive Guide of the Argentinian Startup Ecosystem

Who are and when and why you should contact the most important players of the startup ecosystem

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3 min readApr 27, 2018

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During the last decade, the Argentinian startup ecosystem has grown at an unprecedented rate. Despite that, it could be really difficult — mainly for newcomers and foreign entrepreneurs, investors, etc — to understand who the key players of this growing network are, what they offer and in what stage of the entrepreneurial process they get involved.

That is why we see the entrepreneurs going to the wrong place in search of what they need — if they know what they need! Most of them don’t even have a clue about what they need according to the stage of development of their idea or startup.

Following the guideline of this great initiative from the Founder Institute for Silicon Valley, with some adjustments to the local scenario, we jumped into the challenge of building the most comprehensive guide of the Argentinian startup ecosystem.

It’s a beta version and we’ll be constantly adding new organizations. Feel free to suggest yours in the comments below!

THE GUIDE

Stage of the startup

1. Idea stage

This is where new entrepreneurs get inspired, learn best practices, develop skills, validate ideas, and begin to build their team and product.

A. Inspiration

· Media: centralized local information, listings, and news (i.e. startup blogs/ publications/ lists/ groups/ newsletters)

· Inspirational events: open, inclusive, beginner startup events (i.e. idea fairs and inspirational meetups)

· Communities: organization that gather entrepreneurs with a specific purpose.

B. Education

· Best practices: beginner knowledge-sharing events (i.e. beginner events that serve to educate more than inspire).

· Training: skills development (workshops, bootcamps and comprehensive training programs).

· Coding Schools: courses and workshops focused on coding skills.

C. Build

· Build first prototype: hackathons & resources to build (i.e. hackathons and other builder-focused events and resources)

2. Launch stage

In this stage, entrepreneurs establish and formalize the company, develop the product, get feedback from customers, and prepare for the next step.

A. Start

· Incorporation: law firms with experience on starups

· Finance and accountancy: firms with focus on startups

B. Develop

· Workspace: co-working and flexible workspaces.

· Incubators: incubators and advanced mentorship (i.e. advanced knowledge sharing, later stage events and resources for startup teams).

· Software factories: software factories that usually work with startups.

C. Launch

· Accelerators: seed funding and mentorship programs (programs that provide funding).

· Competitions & demos: show local startups for investment (i.e. demo days for companies seeking seed investment)

3. Growth stage

Here, a startup proves their utility, receives recognition, and scales up. This usually requires funding, angels, VCs, and ways to connect them to startups.

A. Recognition

· Investors networking: Connect professional investors with founders (i.e. events or groups that facilitate connections with professional investors).

· Angel investors: seed-stage investors.

· VCs: series A and beyond.

· Expansion: organizations focused on internationalization of startups.

This guide is in constant actualization. Your input is more than welcome!

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