Organization · Accelerator

Start Path Empodera

Start Path Empodera is a business accelerator program created by USAID and Mastercard, aimed at supporting women-led early-stage technology startups in Latin America, particularly in Colombia and Peru.

AcceleratorFunderProgram host

Overview

What Start Path Empodera does

What Start Path Empodera is

Start Path Empodera is a business accelerator program created by USAID and Mastercard, aimed at supporting women-led early-stage technology startups in Latin America, particularly in Colombia and Peru.

How it participates in the startup ecosystem

The current public profile supports funder and program host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.

Operational profile

Organization status and context

Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.

Operational status
Active
Organization type
Accelerator
Structured capabilities
Funder · Program host
Last reviewed
April 4, 2026
What Accelerator means

An accelerator is a structured, short-term program designed to speed up a startup's progress toward product-market fit, traction, fundraising, or scale.

Open the glossary entry

Official channels

Find Start Path Empodera elsewhere

Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.

Capability profile

Start Path Empodera as a funder

Focus narrative

The organization invests in and provides services to early-stage startups, particularly in the technology sector.

Focus and fit

Stages
Accelerator

Availability

Currently deploying
Not published

Capability profile

Start Path Empodera as a program host

Program thesis

Start Path Empodera is an organization focused on supporting entrepreneurs and startups.

Focus narrative

The organization invests in and provides services to early-stage startups, particularly in the technology sector.

Availability

Application state
Not published

Focus and fit

Stages
Pre-seed · Seed

Common questions

What to know about Start Path Empodera

Upseed classifies Start Path Empodera under the Accelerator organization type. Its current public profile includes funder and program host capabilities.

Next step

Keep comparing startup organizations

Return to the organization index or continue through a verified sector, place, peer, or program connected to this profile.

Source and update disclosure

Know what this page is based on

Source basis

Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.

Last reviewed

April 4, 2026

Known limits

Capability profiles appear only when a structured public profile also contains decision-useful role evidence. Terms and availability can change.

Upseed is an independent guide. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the organization described on this page.