Demo Day
Once per semester, the Platanus Ventures startups present in front of a selected group of the best investors in the region.
This semester the event will be on May, 31 at 15:00 pm (Chile) / 12:00 pm (PDT).
If you are interested in seeing the startups, we invite you to apply so that you can participate in the event.
FAQ
On Demo Day, the founders of the latest batch present their startups to a group of selected investors. Demo Day is a private event, which can only be attended by investors who applied and were accepted.
At the end of each semester program, around June and November of each year.
The next Demo Day will be online on May, 31 at 15:00 pm (Chile) / 12:00 pm (PDT).
The Demo Day is completely online. Each startup will present for no more than 3 minutes. Then, attendees can schedule meetings with the founders to learn more about each venture. From the start of the event, a period of seven days will be opened for investors to invest through our platform.
You can apply here
Investments are made through a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity). We believe that it is the best investment instrument for the stage of the startups and the amounts to be raised. You can read more about the SAFE in the following links:
- SAFE: what it is and how it works. Safe Blog Description.
- Document to sign. The legal detail.
The minimum amount to invest will be USD 6,000.
No. If you want to start investing in startups, you can also apply. We want the investment experience to be simple, transparent and without many paperwork. However, given the national regulation, we reserve the right to invite a maximum of investors.
Yes, as long as the group acts through a common representative. The representative must remain the same throughout the investment.
It will depend on when the startup raises an investment round by issuing shares. Generally, startups will carry out a round in a period not exceeding 4 years.
It depends on the amount invested and the SAFE valuation cap. You can read more about that here.
You can see our startups here.
Yes. You can invest in all the startups you want, with separate tickets.
Startups need the money fast. You are expected to transfer within 3 weeks of reaching an agreement.
Each startup will decide how to report. It is usually an email with a certain periodicity.
With connections, advice in an area in which you are an expert, helping them spread information, follow them and share their posts on social media, etc.