RECOGNITIONS
Zero Water Waste Challenge 2024
Kran one of the 10 winners of the UpLink – WEF Zero Water Waste Challenge 2024.
Organizers: UpLink – World Economic Forum
World Sustainability Awards 2023
Selected as a finalist for the World Sustainability Awards in the 100+ Startup of the Year Award category.
Organizer: Sustainability Leaders.
Re-generación by ALL IN Program Nestlé Mexico 2024
Kran was selected for the second generation of Nestlé’s Re-generation program in Mexico.
Regeneration by All In is Nestlé Mexico’s sustainability innovation initiative, which invites startups, scaleups and visionary entrepreneurs to participate with cutting-edge proposals that impact and contribute to the care and preservation of the planet by promoting the circularity of resources for the benefit of people today, as well as for future generations.
Organizers: NESTLE Mexico

ACCELERATOR 100+ INTERNATIONAL – BELGIUM 2022
Accelerator 100+ winners to pilot with AB In BeV, Coca Cola and Colgate.
Organizers: 100+ Accelerator, AB In BeV, Coca Cola, Colgate, Palmolive, Unilever
The 100 Best Startups in Chile 2024
Kran selected as one of Chile’s 100 Best Startups 2024 by Forbes Chile
Organizers: Forbes Chile
Exporting Spirit Award 2024
Jaime De la Cruz G., CEO of Kran, receives the “Exporting Spirit” Award from ProChile, representing the Los Lagos Region.
Organizers: ProChile
CORFO Consolidate and Expand 2024
Organizers: CORFO
Siemens Water Innovation Challenge ACADES 2024 Award
Kran wins the Siemens Water Innovation Challenge, organized by the Chilean Association of Desalination and Reuse (ACADES).
The innovation contest, aimed at Chilean startups, sought to identify novel technologies that boost the sustainability of the water industry through the use of non-conventional sources, such as seawater desalination and wastewater reuse.
Organizers: Siemens and ACADES
APTA Builder Program 2024
Kran was selected as one of the startups to participate in the third generation of the APTA Builder program.
The program organized by HUB Apta, includes several learning talks, networking instances, among others.
Organizadores: HUB APTA
SQM Lithium Ventures acceleration program 2023
Kran was one of the winners of the first generation of entrepreneurs for the acceleration process.
Organizers: SQM, Endeavor Atacama.
Carlos Vial Espantoso SME Award 2023
Organizers: Carlos Vial Espantoso Foundation and School of Administration UC.
Innovation Made In Chile CCS 2023
Project selected from the 2023 generation by the Santiago Chamber of Commerce, the UC Innovation Center and the Santiago Innova Corporation.
Organizers: Santiago Chamber of Commerce
COP27 – EGIPTO 2022
Selected by ProChile as one of the 7 companies for the COP27 mission to Egypt.
Organizers: COP, Chilean companies for climate action ProChile

AQUASUR DINNER – PUERTO VARAS 2022
Award for the most innovative company in the Aquaculture Industry.
Organizers: FISA

ACCELERATOR 100+ CHILE – CHILE 2021
One of the 2 winners in the Water Management Category for piloting with AB In BeV.
Organizers: AB In BeV Chile, Coca Cola, Socialab
AGTECH CATALYZE – CHILE 2021
One of the 5 winners in the Water Resources Management Category.
Organizers: Endeavor