Fab Lab Santiago
Operates a digital fabrication laboratory providing access to 3D printing, laser cutting, and CNC tools for prototyping and social innovation.
- CEO / Founder
- Andrés Briceño-Gutiérrez
- Team Size
- 1-10
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- Undisclosed
- Latest Round
- Grant
- Key Investors
- Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes (CNCA); MIT Center for Bits and Atoms; IaaC
Technology & Products
Key Products
Emprendedores Membership Plan; 3D Printing Services (ABS/PLA); Laser Cutting Services; CNC Milling; Digital Fabrication Workshops; Electronics Prototyping
Technological Advantage
Integration with the global Fab Lab network (MIT Center for Bits and Atoms) and IaaC, providing a proprietary knowledge moat in digital fabrication workflows.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Enables low-cost customization and rapid prototyping through a membership-based model, reducing barriers to advanced manufacturing for designers and architects.
How They Differentiate
Differentiates through its focus on social innovation and its position as a pioneer in the regional Latin American digital fabrication network.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Companies, startups, university professors, students, and entrepreneurs.
Industry Verticals
Design; Architecture; Industrial Production; Social Innovation
Competitors
FabLab Centro de Innovación UC; FabLab U. de Chile; FabLab UTFSM-USM; FABLAB Chile (Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez)
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Organized FAB13 International Conference; Founded the Chilean Network of Digital Fabrication Platforms; Recognized as the first Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Architecture and Design (2015) by CNCA
Major Milestones
Relocation/Expansion to iF Blanco Recoleta; Launch of extended digital fabrication workshops; Director participation in UNIDO conference
Notable Customers
Social Lab; Fundación Vivienda; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Chilean Government