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Best Energy Companies in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

The 33 best Energy companies in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Aela Energia.

33companies tracked
$421.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
1have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENERGY × SANTIAGO METROPOLITAN REGION

Our analysis of 441 Energy companies

$135.1b in tracked funding; 76% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

441companies analysed
76%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
8unicorns
2013median founding year
805kcombined LinkedIn audience
62%of audience held by top 3
7companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Energy companies in Santiago Metropolitan Region

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityRecent signals
1Aaktei Energia
Developer of small hydro power plants
———Pedro Matthei
CEO
———
2Antuko
Developer of electricity transmission based utility projects
——16Olivier Potart
CEO
———
3EMOAC
Distributor of electricity
——34—Chakra UIReactReact Router+8Top 50M—
4Enel Amricas
Provider of electricity generation and distribution services
——15,067Luca Agnese
CEO
Adobe Experience ManagerJavaD3+24Top 5M—
5Enel Generacion Chile
Independent power generation company
——1Valter Moro
CEO
———
6Energia Llaima
Independent renewable power producer and operator of hydroelectric, wind, solar, and energy storage facilities
——83Ian Nelson
Founder & CEO
———
7Ensorcia Metals
Manufacturer of lithium batteries
———Daniel Layton
CEO
———
8Genera 4
Technology solution to convert organic waste into energy
———Matias Errazuriz
CEO
———

Top 12 Energy companies in Santiago Metropolitan Region

#1
Acquired · Las Condes, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 2013 · 34 employees
$410Mraised
▾

Aela Energia is an Independent Power Producer with a joint ownership of Actis and Mainstream Renewable Power. Aela’s first operative project is a 33 MW wind farm, located in Chile’s southern Biobío Region, which started commercial operations in February 2014. The company has claimed that currently, there are two projects that will initiate its construction in 2016, Aurora wind farm and Sarco wind farm with a total capacity of 300 MW.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2017Conventional Debt$410M
Investors
Inter-American Development Bank, MUFG, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Korean Development Bank, Caixa, Kfw
#2
Seed · Quilicura, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 2019
$5Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of solar powered products

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Jordan ButlerCEO
Investors
RE Royalties, Equestrus
#3
Acquired · Las Condes, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 2006 · 42 employees
$6Mraised
▾

Developer of software for reducing the power consumed by electronic devices. The company helps to reduce power consumption in SoC designs, delivering competitive, cost, and time to market advantages for applications spanning wireless, consumer, computing, networking, telecommunications, gaming, entertainment and automotive.

Founders & team
Nelson GarciaFounder
Investors
Sigma Partners, Concept Ventures
Tech stack
Contact Form 7Google Font ApiJqueryMicrosoft 365MysqlNginx
#4
Seed · Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 2022 · 14 employees
$125Kraised
▾

Operator of a solar marketplace intended to connect homeowners with solar installers and lenders. The company's platform provides customized design, low-cost financing, and competitive offers from local installers, enabling homeowners to utilize sustainable and financially accessible solar energy.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers
Investors
Y Combinator, Collab Fund
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCore-JsFacebook PixelFramer Sites
#5
Public · Las Condes, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 2021 · 78 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of environmental and social footprint services

Investors
CAP, Hochschild Mining, New Hartsdale Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#6
Acquired · Las Condes, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 2014
—raised
▾

Residential distributed power generator

Founders & team
Horacio MeloCo-Founder & CEOJose Luis CarvalloCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Santander, SCL Energía Activa
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#7
Funding Raised · Las Condes, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 1986 · 1225 employees
—raised
▾

Colbn develops, owns, operates and maintains hydroelectric, thermal, wind and solar power plants. Developed hydroelectric plants like the Angostura hydroelectric plant that generates 323.8MW, the Colbun plant that generates 474MW and many others. Supports the development of solar and wind farms through tenders. Also operates thermal power plants that use coal or steam as power sources.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 162k LinkedIn followers — 20.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Energético) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Thomas KellerCEO
Investors
SUEZ, Utilico Emerging Markets Trust
Tech stack
Animate.CssApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailAzure Edge NetworkBootstrapCloudflare
#8
Seed · Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 2011 · 100 employees
—raised
▾

TriTec Intervento is a subsidiary of "The DGE Group" which offers design, construction, and commissioning services for distributed-scale solar farms. They have installed their first solar farm in 1987 and claimed to have installed around 400MW power solar farms. The company has a decent client portfolio which includes companies like Nestle, Junji, Agrisol. Copec, Teleton, and Falabella etc.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 21k LinkedIn followers — 2.6% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +1 · hiring: Prevención de Riesgos y Medio Ambiente
Investors
ICAFAL
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsContact Form 7Core-Js
#9
Funding Raised · Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 2011 · 83 employees
—raised
▾

Latin America Power is an Independent Power Producer that generates electric power using renewable sources in Chile and Peru. Its portfolio includes hydroelectric, as well as other renewable energy sources, such as plants organic waste, wind farms, solar plants etc. They currently have 7 operational hydroelectric projects and 5 projects under construction.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers
Founders & team
Mauricio CaamanoCEO
Investors
Citi, Goldman Sachs
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpCentosOpensslApache Http Server
#10
Acquired · Las Condes, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 2017 · 313 employees
—raised
▾

Atlas Renewable Energy is a utility-scale solar project developer based in Chile. Claims to offer site evaluation, construction, operation and maintenance of the large-scale solar projects. Have installed a 69.5, 110MW solar farms in Chile, 58MW & 17MW solar power in Uruguay and 66 & a 156MW solar projects in Brazil.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 114k LinkedIn followers — 14.2% of this cohort's audience · 46 engagements/post (1.6× cohort median)
Activity: 1 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Carlos BarreraFounder & CEO
Investors
IDB Invest, DNB, Bancomext, Actis
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGodaddyGoogle Analytics
#11
Acquired · Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 1905 · 593 employees
—raised
▾

Electricity distribution company

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 51k LinkedIn followers — 6.3% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Antonio GabasCEO
Tech stack
AlloyuiAmazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerApexcharts.Js
#12
Seed · Las Condes, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 2013
—raised
▾

Solar panel & products installation company

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Business Developer
Founders & team
Jose OpazoCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
FIS Ameris

Funding & investor landscape

$421.1Mtotal disclosed funding
4companies funded
1disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
3IE2 rounds
Actis2 rounds
Southern Cross Group2 rounds
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation2 rounds
Ameris1 rounds
BNP Paribas1 rounds
Banco Santander Rio1 rounds
Bancomext1 rounds
CAP1 rounds
CVC1 rounds

Notable founders

Jordan Butler
CEO · Cleanlight
Nelson Garcia
Founder · ENVIS
Horacio Melo
Co-Founder & CEO · Solarity
Jose Luis Carvallo
Co-Founder & CTO · Solarity
Thomas Keller
CEO · Colbún
Mauricio Caamano
CEO · Latin America Power
Carlos Barrera
Founder & CEO · Atlas Renewable Energy
Antonio Gabas
CEO · CGE
Jose Opazo
Co-Founder & CEO · Ciudad Luz
Arturo Gamboa
CEO · COPEC
Marcelo Tokman
CEO · ENAP
Joaquín Galindo Velez
CEO · GasAtacama
Prism market signals · Chile · country-scoped Prism corpus, 236,751 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Energy coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Chile

How research on Grid Energy Storage is moving in Chile

A read on the academic research around Grid Energy Storage — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 304 Chile-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
202320252026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 61% → 67% across 2023–2026.
top research entities
  • Ministry of Education193
  • San Sebastián University19
  • Metropolitan University of Technology16
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile15
  • University of Chile12
leading researchers
Mokhtar Aly · Da Li · Weichen Zhao · Sayed M. Said · Moslem Dehghani · Xiaotong Wang · Yi Lin · José Rodríguez
▲ Breakthroughs135 · 44%
▲ 0%→47% share
0 median citations98% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→47% of field), led by Battery (electricity).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Battery (electricity)1→29
  • Electrochemistry1→20
  • Electrode1→12
  • Energy management1→4
  • Graphene1→4
Newly emergingElectrolyte 0→24 · Cathode 0→21 · Anode 0→18
Landmark A Microgrid Energy Management System Based on the Rolling Horizon Strategy · 754 cites
◆ Advancements125 · 41%
▲ 0%→41% share
1 median citations91% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (0%→41% of field), led by Renewable energy.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Renewable energy1→21
  • Battery (electricity)1→16
  • Electrochemistry1→15
  • Cathode1→13
  • Supercapacitor1→8
Newly emergingThermal energy storage 0→16 · Electrode 0→8 · Photovoltaic system 0→8
Landmark Recent Advances and Prospects of Cathode Materials for Sodium‐Ion Batteries · 1,107 cites
▼ Concerns26 · 9%
▲ 0%→8% share
5 median citations88% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are rising (0%→8% of field), led by Cathode.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Cathode7
  • Battery (electricity)5
  • Electrolyte5
  • Anode4
  • Nanotechnology4
Newly emergingCathode 0→7 · Battery (electricity) 0→5 · Electrolyte 0→5
Landmark Phase change materials and thermal energy storage for buildings · 662 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Chile

Where energy storage is researched across Chile

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Santiago37 · +0.56
Hot · ThermalAdvancing · Battery (electricity)Opportunity · Power (physics)
Concepción30 · +0.63
Hot · Automatic frequency controlAdvancing · Electric power systemOpportunity · Renewable energy
Valparaíso14 · +0.66
Hot · Power (physics)Advancing · Modular designOpportunity · Sizing
Antofagasta9 · +0.40
Opportunity · Renewable energy
Talca8 · +0.45
Opportunity · Renewable energy

Common questions

How many Energy companies are there in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile?
Radar tracks 33 indexable Energy companies headquartered in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Energy companies in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile?
The Energy companies in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile on this list have raised a combined $421.1M in disclosed equity funding across 4 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Energy company in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile?
Aela Energia is the highest-funded Energy company in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile, with $410M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Energy companies in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile are funded?
4 of the 33 Energy companies in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Energy unicorns are there in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile?
None of the Energy companies in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile Energy companies?
The most active investors in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile Energy companies on this list include 3IE, Actis, Southern Cross Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Ameris.
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