EGenya Raises US$600K from Invexor to Expand Its Service Operations Platform in Chile

After more than a decade as an entrepreneur, Nicolás Méndez experienced both rapid growth and a full shutdown before launching EGenya, a platform designed to bring structure and visibility to one of the most overlooked areas inside companies: service and facilities operations.

From Clean Copper to a new problem worth solving

During the pandemic, while studying at the University of California in the United States, Méndez founded Clean Copper, a technology focused on antimicrobial copper surfaces. The startup raised capital, secured Corfo funding, and reached sales of US$600,000. However, as demand declined with the end of the health crisis, the market turned unfavorable. In 2023, Clean Copper went bankrupt and officially closed.

While selling copper solutions to large corporations, Méndez identified a recurring issue inside client organizations. As he explains:

“I realized that the only data they had were paper sheets on the wall with the cleaner’s name and a signature.”

Service and cleaning departments were operating with almost no digital traceability.

The birth of EGenya during a shutdown

Méndez discussed the idea of digitizing these operational areas with his former Clean Copper partners, but none chose to join the new venture. As Clean Copper was winding down, EGenya was born.

The concept was intentionally simple: QR codes placed in critical areas, such as bathrooms and offices, that cleaning staff scan to report completed tasks. No app downloads are required; everything runs through WhatsApp. Méndez hired developers and later brought in Pablo Flores as technical co-founder.

Early traction and a turning point in revenue

The first year was challenging. In 2024, EGenya generated only CLP US$4 million in revenue. The breakthrough came the following year, once multiple pilot programs were completed. In that period, the company reached US$90,000 in sales with zero customer churn.

Today, EGenya serves 23 corporate clients, including Softys, CCU, and Clínica Universidad de los Andes, signaling strong adoption among large organizations.

Raising capital in a “non-sexy” category

With growing traction, Méndez began seeking private investment. The process was not straightforward. Many investors turned him down, arguing that the business was “not sexy enough” and that it lacked artificial intelligence as a core component.

Despite this, EGenya secured nearly CLP US$110 million in Corfo funding and won a CCU Impacta award. In mid-2024, the startup entered the acceleration program of Invexor, a venture capital fund that has invested in companies such as Phage Lab and Gauss Control. In the last quarter of 2025, EGenya closed a US$600,000 funding round led by Invexor.

Expanding into healthcare and scaling operations

In 2025, EGenya reported US$220,000 in sales and expanded into the healthcare sector, supporting patient discharge management. The company now aims to position itself as a comprehensive solution for service departments across industries.

According to Méndez, the platform currently processes around 28,000 records per week. All data is stored in the cloud and can be monitored in real time through each client’s control center, bringing visibility and accountability to operations that were previously manual and fragmented.

EGenya’s trajectory reflects a broader lesson in entrepreneurship: meaningful businesses can emerge from overlooked problems, even after failure. By focusing on execution, simplicity, and measurable value, the company has turned operational chaos into structured data, without relying on buzzwords or trends.