Tech companies in Valparaíso, Chile

The RES (datos.gob.cl) + SII nómina lists 4,505 tech companies (software, IT services, telecoms and media) in Valparaíso, of which 4,444 are active. With 8.2% of Chile's section J records, Valparaíso is the 2nd largest of the country's 16 regions for this sector (extraction 2026-08-03). The sector is under-represented here: 1.4% of Valparaíso's records against 1.6% nationally (location quotient 0.83).

Vina del Mar concentrates 41.7% of the active companies, followed by Valparaiso (713) and Quilpue (324); the three together hold 65.0%. The median active company is 5.3 years old; 14% were registered in the last year and 34% in the last three. In the 12 months to July 2026, 590 new tech businesses were registered in Valparaíso, +20.9% on the previous 12 months (national section J: +46.5%). By ISIC division, 62 (computer programming, consultancy and related activities) is 52.8% of the records and 59 (motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities) 13.1%. Size is known for 38% of the active companies; 80% of those are micro and 43 are medium or large.

Division 62 is the 'tech and software' core: software houses, IT consultancies and integrators, the first accounts and the reseller channel for any SaaS or devtool entering the region. 63 adds hosting, SaaS operators and portals; 61 the ISPs and carriers; 58-60 media and publishing. Our LATAM Tech & Software package is this section's divisions 62 and 63 across all seven countries.