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PRANA Incubadora

Partnerships

Your funding, in the hands of people who turn it into businesses.

For 23 years, ministries, foundations, universities and cooperation agencies have trusted us to train and mentor entrepreneurs in the cultural and creative economy. We manage their funds with targets, follow-up and reporting.

What backs our work

pesos raised by winning projects for every peso billed in training
9.5
Fondo Emprender winners are women
8 of 12
contracts and agreements delivered since 2004
90+
countries outside Colombia where we've given talks or technical assistance
3

Figures from 2016 to 2026, the last ten years recorded in our database. PRANA has worked with entrepreneurs since 2003.

How we work with institutions

  1. 01

    Partner cohorts

    We train a group of your beneficiaries, students or alumni through the Training program, at an institutional rate.

  2. 02

    Train the trainers

    We prepare your teams to teach cultural and creative entrepreneurship in their region, as we did with the Ministry of Culture and SENA.

  3. 03

    Project and grant evaluation

    We assess and select cultural projects against technical criteria. In 2023 we evaluated 94 projects for the Department of Culture of Marinilla.

  4. 04

    Application support

    We structure projects for seed funds and support them through implementation, with follow-up and reporting.

Who we've worked with

Public sector

  • Ministry of Culture
  • Ministry of National Education
  • Ministry of ICT
  • SENA
  • Colciencias
  • iNNpulsa
  • Bogotá Department of Culture, Recreation and Sport
  • Atenea

International cooperation

  • AECID
  • UNDP
  • IOM
  • British Council
  • Andrés Bello Agreement

Foundations and companies

  • Fundación Social
  • Fundación Bolívar Davivienda
  • Fundación Gilberto Alzate Avendaño
  • Corporación Manos Visibles
  • Bogotá Chamber of Commerce

Academia

  • Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
  • Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano
  • Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá
  • Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
  • Corporación Manos Visibles
  • Atenea, Agencia Distrital para la Educación Superior, la Ciencia y la Tecnología
  • Black & Global Business Network

From 2026

From Bogotá to Southern Europe

Spain, Italy, Portugal, France and Greece have a lot in common with us. That's where our expansion begins, with a main office in Spain and local partners in each country. Our headquarters stay in Bogotá.

Let's talk about what your institution needs.

Write to us and we'll set up a meeting to review goals, target population and budget.