A structured gateway between Latin America and Europe
Scaling & connecting high-potential Latin American startups with European investors, corporates, industrial partners, and innovation ecosystems
What Makes scale2europe Different
scale2europe is an access and acceleration platform connecting high-potential startups from Latin America with European investors, corporates, industrial partners, and innovation ecosystems.
The platform focuses on supporting these startups preparing for international expansion through investor matchmaking, European market access, due diligence support, investor readiness, and long-term growth positioning.
Unlike traditional accelerator programs, scale2europe operates on a selective, deal-by-deal basis, aligning startups with investors and strategic stakeholders that have direct interest in their technology, industrial application, or market opportunity.
The platform combines:
The goal is building globally scalable companies with strong European positioning. Not demo-day exposure.
How it Works
Startup Selection
High-potential startups from Latin America are identified and evaluated based on:
Sponsor Matching
The platform identifies aligned European investors, corporates, or strategic sponsors.
Acceleration & Due Diligence
Startups enter a 6-month tailored European market-access and acceleration phase including:
European Expansion
The process ends securing funding from European investors for establishing an European entity and long-term European scaling.
Further support from the scale2europe network can be offered.
Europe Without Leaving Latin America Behind
scale2europe is designed to help startups expand internationally while preserving the operational advantages of Latin America.
Startups can:
while maintaining in LATAM:
Strategic Network
scale2europe is coordinated by AVentures together with an international network of partners, experts and mentors.
Partner at AVentures
Strategic Advisor
Managing Partner at YAKU Partners
Financial Advisor
Partner at Oppenhoff & Board Member AHK Chile
Legal Advisor
President at International Institute of IP Management (I3PM) &
Preferred Partner of the European Patent Office
IP Advisor
Managing Director ACTIVAE & Advisor at Breakthrough Energy Discovery
Technical Due Diligence
Managing Director at EUxpandia & Senior Innovation Specialist at
Innovate UK
Growth Specialist UK & Nordics
for
Startups
Scale into Europe with strategic investors, pilot opportunities, and long-term market access.
for
Ecosystem Partners
Be the local engine behind Latin American startups scaling into Europe
for
Investors
Curated Latin American dealflow with acceleration, due diligence, and preferred investment rights.
for
Corporates
Connect with selected high-potential startups from Latin America
Why scale2europe
Latin America is emerging as a dynamic sources of industrial and deep-tech innovation. Across sectors such as energy, advanced materials, AI, biotech, infrastructure, food systems, robotics, and dual-use technologies, startups are building scalable technologies. At the same time, Europe is actively searching for innovation partners capable of supporting long-term competitiveness.
scale2europe bridges these two ecosystems. The platform identifies high-potential startups from Latin America and connects them with aligned European investors, corporates, and strategic partners through a tailored acceleration and market-access process.
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