1st
October 2017
Misión Manabí
Manta
Born from the 2016 earthquake: 100 entrepreneurs who had lost everything lived six days of training in Manta, with the support of the U.S. Diplomatic Mission and private companies.
100 scholarships
Programs
Nine editions. One promise.
Each edition chooses a province or a region, opens a call to its entrepreneurs and awards the best a one-to-two-week transformation experience.
The editions
Nine years, from Manabí 2017 to Guayas 2025. Each edition links to its full photo album.
2nd
February 2019
Misión Ecuador Loja & Zamora Chinchipe
Loja
The program became Misión Ecuador. 100 entrepreneurs from every canton, the first pitch competition and the first social responsibility day.
100 scholarships
3rd
April 2019
Misión Ecuador Manabí
Manta
Back to Manabí: 100 entrepreneurs in an upgraded experience at the Wyndham Sail Plaza in Manta.
100 scholarships
4th
October 2020
Misión Ecuador Online Academy
All 24 provinces
The pandemic pushed us to innovate: our first hybrid, nationwide edition, with simultaneous activities in all 24 provinces.
350 scholarships
5th
October 2021
Misión Ecuador El Oro
Machala
At the Oro Verde Hotel in Machala, 100 entrepreneurs from El Oro lived ten days of transformation.
100 scholarships
6th
November 2021
Misión Ecuador Azuay & Cañar
Cuenca
100 entrepreneurs from Azuay and Cañar. Our first six editions were backed by the U.S. Diplomatic Mission.
100 scholarships
7th
November 2023
Misión Ecuador Galápagos
Santa Cruz · San Cristóbal
For the first time, entrepreneurs from all four inhabited islands —Isabela, Floreana, Santa Cruz and San Cristóbal— came together, with the support of the IDB. 68% were women, and 13 SDGs were met.
100 scholarships · 68% women
8th
August – November 2024
Misión Ecuador Amazonía
Six Amazon provinces
300 scholars in Sucumbíos, Orellana, Napo, Pastaza, Morona Santiago and Zamora Chinchipe, and the top 100 in eleven days of transformation in Tena, focused on the bioeconomy and supported by the IDB.
300 scholarships · 14 SDGs
9th
November 2025
Misión Ecuador Guayas · INNOVaiTECH
Guayas · UNEMI
Our most ambitious edition: innovation, artificial intelligence and technology, with the State University of Milagro (UNEMI) as national host. A university hackathon, a 100-entrepreneur accelerator, a Summit and a Fest.
100 scholars
9th edition · 2025 – 2026
INNOVaiTECH. The mother of all tech events.
An innovation, artificial intelligence and technology campus with the State University of Milagro as national host. A multi-stage program for different audiences.
START
National Webinar: AI for Everyone
A hands-on introduction to AI tools for students, professionals and entrepreneurs.
LAB
National University AI Hackathon
150 students in teams build AI solutions to real national problems, living on the UNEMI campus with all expenses paid.
EMPRENDE
Startup accelerator · Guayas
100 entrepreneurs receive mentoring, training and coaching. A scholarship worth USD 4,000.
SUMMIT & FEST
International AI & Technology Forum
Talks, forums, workshops, networking, a fair, a festival and concerts: the grand finale.
Speakers who have joined us
Mauricio Hoyos
"Shark" on Shark Tank Mexico and Colombia
INNOVaiTECH 2025
Yokoi Kenji
Colombian-Japanese speaker and social worker
INNOVaiTECH 2025
Nicolás Muñoz
Founder and director of Ulpik
Galápagos 2023
Past events
Bootcamps and gatherings
Beyond the scholarship editions, the foundation runs leadership experiences and gatherings with international partners.
2022 · Yunguilla, Azuay
Bootcamp Liderando
Misión Ecuador's first non-scholarship event: 68 alumni and new participants, a weekend of talks and experiential sessions.
2024 · Intikamari Ecolodge, Yunguilla
Bootcamp Transforma
Our second transformation and leadership bootcamp: three intense days of deep change.
2026 · Inti Kamari Lodge, Yunguilla
Bootcamp IMPARABLE
September 11–13: three immersive days with the C.O.V.E.W. method —Courage, Order, Voice, Expansion and Wellness—, a personal workbook and an action plan.
2026 · Ecuadorian Amazon
IV Youth Water Gathering
Organized with Red Agua Ecuador and supported by UNESCO, the World Food Programme, WCS and other organizations.
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