The Vice-Presidency of Entrepreneurship of the Educational Corporation San Ignacio de Loyola, through USIL Ventures, develops the entrepreneurial culture at all levels of the training process.
Through the Junior Achievement program we work with students in the last years of secondary school and with undergraduate students we promote programs of entrepreneurship and innovation.
We are also a pioneer in the promotion, incubation and acceleration of companies and startups.
We have the support of Pro Innovate of the Ministry of Production; and we are part of the Pacific Alliance Accelerator Network (AcelerAP) and the Peruvian Seed and Entrepreneurial Capital Association (PECAP).
To train highly trained and entrepreneurial professionals with social responsibility and full capacity to develop competitively at the national level.
We build an entrepreneurial and innovative culture in the community, impacting the diverse business units of the educational group.
We capture and collect new trends in entrepreneurship and innovation around the world, focusing on:
We developed asynchronous course proposals, dictated by key actors of the national and international entrepreneurial ecosystem, focused on the Latam public through the USIL Onlife platform.
We capture and collect new trends in entrepreneurship and innovation in the world to include them in the curriculum of our courses and mentions (Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management). We have designed and incubated the Administration and Entrepreneurship career.
We provide access to new tools for our teachers to develop their skills by providing national and international certifications.
We support the creation and strengthening of startups in the stages of incubation, acceleration and softlanding, as well as the relationship with ecosystem companies.
The main verticals we address are: industries 4.0; hotels, tourism and gastronomy; edutech; bio-business and health.
We support the generation and validation of innovative ideas and business models until the entrepreneurial team can generate its first sales.
We scouted the most talented startups in Peru and Latin America to help them build successful global companies with an emphasis on technology and innovation. Three main pillars are worked on: growth strategy, internationalization and capital raising.
We accompany international startups that are interested in entering the Peruvian market to continue the dynamization of the entrepreneurship ecosystem.
We stimulate ecosystems of entrepreneurship and innovation by articulating initiatives and actions developed by companies, government, academia and civil society, through the implementation of consultancies, such as:
We develop open innovation projects for companies, by diagnosing their problems and linking them to their solution with startups and the research and innovation ecosystem.
We provide technical support in R&D&I and promotion of primary economic activities as a way to make the entrepreneurship process more inclusive and participatory, helping to improve the living conditions of communities and people who are part of beneficiary projects.
We promote the growth of companies through the definition or revision of the business model, commercial, legal and financial strategy, improving the production processes of a product or service. This means reducing time, costs, and increasing levels of service quality and revenue generation.
As part of our entrepreneurial DNA, we have a policy of promoting and transferring knowledge of the incubation and acceleration educational model to private educational institutions or entrepreneurship units, in order to generate the expansion of the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in Peru and Latin America.
trained in entrepreneurship programs
certificates in entrepreneurship and innovation.
incubated or accelerated.
generated by portfolio startups.
entrepreneurs trained in various programs.
in consultancies executed (since the creation of PROBIDE in 1998).
"Thanks to Startup USIL I was able to attend the EAFIT Innovation Convention in Medellin, where I could learn a lot about innovation, process validation, agile methodologies and how to question whether your business idea was valid or not."
"From college we started our journey with the support of the entrepreneurship center and then with USIL Ventures, who always provided us with mentor connections at every stage; many of them friends today that have led us to have great opportunities to achieve our vision in democratizing access to education so that more young people can have the possibility of a better professional future."
"Being a mentor at USIL Ventures is a rewarding experience, given that it gives me the possibility to meet young entrepreneurs with a lot of creativity and positive attitude in the development of their business projects; I can also offer my experience in the business market to serve the new entrepreneurs of the future."
"Thanks to USIL Ventures we had the opportunity to participate with My Pocket of the Digital Transformation Challenge, organized by the Bayern City Government office in South America. We also receive important mentoring to improve our value proposition and reach new customers."
"Before finishing university, I presented a startup project to USIL Ventures and thanks to them I was able to participate in competitions like Startup USIL IMBC Peru, being a finalist in these, and I even had the advice to apply to Start Up Peru. This project didn't work because I had the opportunity to start in the corporate world; However, I can say that thanks to USIL and the mentorships I received at USIL Ventures I was able to learn what it takes to get projects moving forward. I always carry with me the entrepreneurial chip I formed with USIL Ventures."
