SPAIN-LATAM SCALE-UP

Madrid and Barcelona 11/14/2022 - 11/18/2022

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ICEX-Invest in Spain, IDB LAB and Endeavor have launched the first edition of the ESPAÑA-LATAM SCALE-UP programme, aimed at a selection of start-ups and scale-ups from Latin America and the Caribbean, with the objective of raising awareness of the opportunities and steps needed to set up in Spain as a bridge for global expansion.

13 Latin American start-ups from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Uruguay were selected from among 140 candidates. During the immersion programme, the winning startups will have a wide and deep knowledge of the main actors of the Spanish entrepreneurship ecosystem. More than 40 speakers from the Spanish entrepreneurship ecosystem will participate, among them the main actors of the entrepreneurship ecosystem, including institutions, venture capital (VC) funds, corporations with open innovation processes and successful startups in Spain, both Spanish and Latin American.

 

The programme will take place between 14 and 18 November in Madrid and Barcelona, in collaboration with leading players in the Spanish entrepreneurship ecosystem such as Google Campus, South Summit, Wayra, IE University, Barcelona Activa and Barcelona Tech City, among others. 

 

The opening day, which will take place at the ICEX headquarters on 14 November, will be attended by the CEO of ICEX, María Peña, the representative of BID Europe, Fazia Pusterla, and the CEO of Endeavor Spain, Antonio Iglesias.