Aceleradora 100+ Bolivia 2026 | Historical Reference

Aceleradora 100+ Bolivia 2026: fifth edition archive

Cervecería Boliviana Nacional (CBN) ran the fifth edition of Aceleradora 100+ as an open-innovation program for startups whose solutions could address company sustainability challenges and strengthen its value chain. The 2026 application round is closed, and CBN has since reported its selected finalists and the pilots associated with the two incentives. This page is a historical reference, not an open call. CBN has not announced another Aceleradora 100+ application round in the official news and program information checked for this update.

The official launch announcement is the primary source for the fifth edition’s eligibility, themes, application route, and original incentive amounts. CBN’s later closeout announcement confirms that the edition concluded and names the two finalists. The published application deadline was March 1, 2026. That date remains in the deadline field because it is the real closing date for the archived cycle; the historical-reference flag identifies the listing as closed.

At a glance

What the program offered

Aceleradora 100+ connects startup solutions with sustainability and operational challenges at CBN. The fifth-edition call invited startups to propose work in three areas: water management, climate action, and commercial innovation. CBN described the program as a way to identify, advance, and scale solutions that contribute to its sustainability objectives and strengthen its business value chain.

The call paired development support with the possibility of practical business collaboration. CBN said startups could work toward scaling their solutions alongside the company and potentially integrate into its value chain as product or service providers. This was a possibility, not a promise that every participant or finalist would become a CBN supplier. The program’s stated focus was to examine whether a startup solution could be implemented in a real operating context.

The incentive amounts were tied to pilot implementation. CBN’s launch announcement listed Bs 120,000 for the first finalist and Bs 80,000 for the second finalist. Its closeout announcement later confirmed Recusost as the first finalist and Hydrotech as the second, with those amounts described for their respective pilots. The amounts therefore should not be read as an unrestricted grant available to every applicant, a general seed investment, or a guaranteed award simply for entering the program.

CBN reported that the fifth edition drew 100 proposals from startups around the country. Four startups reached the Pitch Final after an evaluation process that included a Beercamp, described as a period of training and validation. During that stage, teams worked with CBN Champions, internal professionals who connected proposals to operating challenges, with support from Pista 8 and Socialab. CBN’s closeout report then identified the two selected pilot projects.

The three challenge areas

Water management

The water-management theme sought solutions connected to responsible water use and water-related sustainability challenges. Applicants needed to show how their product, service, or operating model could address a practical need, rather than simply state that water matters. Useful evidence could include a working technology, a demonstrated reduction in water use, reuse or treatment capability, or a clear explanation of how a pilot would measure its effect. CBN’s later description of Hydrotech gives a concrete example of the kind of operating proposal selected: automated closed-loop hydroponic microfarms that recirculate water and manage nutrients.

The closeout report says the Hydrotech pilot is expected to produce food using up to 90% less water than traditional agriculture. That figure describes the company’s stated project and comparison, rather than a result already demonstrated by the Aceleradora pilot. The program outcome is the selection and planned implementation of the project; the published source does not establish a completed impact measurement from that pilot.

Climate action

The climate-action theme invited solutions that could support CBN’s climate-related objectives. Applicants needed to connect the proposed intervention to a measurable operational change. A team might explain which process, resource, or source of emissions its solution would affect, what baseline it would use, and how an implementation trial could show whether the change was useful. The call did not limit the theme to one technology or prescribe a single measurement method, so a credible application needed to make its specific case clear.

Recusost’s selected project illustrates an energy-efficiency application. CBN described its platform as integrating operational and energy data to identify optimization opportunities, detect anomalies, and reduce energy waste in industrial operations. This is the project purpose reported by CBN, not a published claim that energy savings have already been measured in a completed pilot.

Commercial innovation

Commercial innovation was the third named area. It allowed proposals connected to how a company creates, supplies, or improves products and services while supporting sustainability objectives. A useful proposal would explain the commercial problem, the user or operating team involved, and why the new method could be adopted. It should connect the commercial idea to a tangible change in a product, service, process, or value chain.

These three themes were the official scope of the fifth-edition call. Applicants did not need to force every proposal into all three categories; the CBN announcement described them as strategic pillars and the Bolivia Emprende notice said proposals should focus on at least one. A specific fit with one theme and a sound implementation case would have been clearer than broad environmental claims without a defined use.

Who could apply

CBN’s launch announcement described the call as open to startups from across Bolivia. It sought teams with either functional prototypes or solutions already validated in the market, plus the capacity to implement and scale what they proposed. The related Bolivia Emprende announcement expressed the geographic requirement as natural or legal persons residing in Bolivia and likewise called for a market-validated solution or functional prototype with implementation and scaling potential.

For an archive of the eligibility rule, the practical standard is therefore a Bolivia-based startup with a solution beyond an untested concept. Applicants needed to explain what they had built or validated, what evidence supported the solution, and how it could be implemented at CBN or in a relevant business setting. The official launch notice does not state a founder age limit, a maximum team size, a minimum revenue threshold, or a restriction based on company age. Such requirements should not be added to this entry without an official source.

The call’s emphasis on implementation and scale is important to interpreting eligibility. A promising idea without a working prototype or market validation did not match the published maturity description. Likewise, a mature product with no plausible connection to the three themes would have needed to establish why it addressed a CBN sustainability or value-chain need. Those considerations follow from the published selection scope; they are not additional formal eligibility criteria.

How applications were submitted

The official call directed interested startups to Socialab for more information and online registration. The fifth-edition Socialab challenge page was the application platform linked by CBN. CBN said applications would run from January 27 through March 1, 2026. Because that window and the selection process have ended, the platform should not be treated as an open application route today.

The public launch announcement establishes the application channel and broad fit requirements, but it does not reproduce every field or attachment that the Socialab form requested. The sources checked for this archive do not confirm a fixed pitch-deck format, audited financial statements, a particular incorporation document, customer contracts, or a required impact-certification package. Those details should not be invented. During the live round, an applicant would have needed to follow the instructions and bases on the Socialab challenge itself for exact answers and required files.

At a high level, a suitable applicant would have needed to identify the startup and team, select the relevant challenge, describe the solution and its current maturity, and explain an implementable pilot. The team would also have had to show why the solution could scale and what value it could create in the context of CBN’s operations or value chain. This summarizes the criteria published by CBN; it is not a recovered copy of the form or a claim about its precise questions.

What the completed cycle produced

CBN’s closeout announcement reports that Recusost and Hydrotech were selected as the first and second finalists. Recusost’s proposed pilot is an artificial-intelligence platform combining operational and energy data to find opportunities for optimization, detect anomalies, and reduce industrial energy waste. Hydrotech’s project is a system of automated, closed-loop hydroponic microfarms using water recirculation and nutrient control. CBN linked Hydrotech’s work, together with Ayutech’s participation in the Pitch Final, to Agua Somos, its cause associated with access to safe water in vulnerable communities.

These are descriptions of the selected proposals and intended pilots as published by CBN. They should not be presented as proof that the pilots were completed successfully, that the solutions are now CBN suppliers, or that their projected environmental benefits have been independently verified. The official announcement identifies selection and intended implementation; it does not provide a later evaluation of measured results.

For prospective applicants studying the program model, the reported process offers a useful picture of how open innovation was organized. CBN connected internal Champions to finalist teams, supported training and validation during Beercamp, and brought four startups to the final pitch stage. That structure indicates that applicants needed to be ready to collaborate with operational staff and refine a solution into a workable business case. It does not mean the same process or benefits will apply to a future edition.

Status and source record

The fifth edition is complete. Its March 1, 2026 application deadline has passed, and CBN published a closeout notice identifying the selected finalists and pilot incentives. No subsequent Aceleradora 100+ application call is announced in the CBN sources reviewed for this update. Keep this entry as an archive of the fifth edition; do not submit through the Socialab link expecting the old call to accept new applications.

The official CBN sources are the fifth-edition launch announcement and closeout announcement. CBN’s entrepreneurship program page also identifies Aceleradora 100+ as a program it runs and lists the fifth-edition finalists. The Socialab challenge page is the application platform named in the original call. Any future edition may change its themes, eligibility, timetable, partners, or incentives; this historical entry makes no claim about terms that CBN has not announced.