The EU-LAC Innovation Cooperation is an initiative launched by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research & Innovation (DG RTD) under the Global Service Facility in Support of the Global Approach in Research & Innovation.
It connects the EU and LAC innovation ecosystems through a network of start-up incubators and accelerators and by increasing the EU’s presence in the LAC region.
The network of incubators and accelerators focuses on knowledge exchange and collaborative activities, which ultimately help entrepreneurs and start-ups to access new markets and technology, and connect to investors and funding opportunities, thus jointly tackling problems of sustainable development.
ENRICH in LAC is a partner of the network helping participant incubators and accelerators become soft-landing hubs.
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Between incubators and accelerators from each region on internationalisation and joint projects.
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Matches between start-ups supported by the participating incubators and accelerators.
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In both regions to connect with like-minded incubators and accelerators and other stakeholders.
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The EU-LAC Innovation Cooperation network comprises of two (2) cohorts of up to 40 start-up incubators and accelerators from both the EU and LAC regions.
First cohort
Second cohort
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Access the list of participating incubators & accelerators here:
EU-LAC Participating Incubators & Accelerators
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As part of the EU-LAC Innovation Cooperation Network, we organise thematic start-up matches in four (4) key areas. This initiative is designed to strengthen collaboration between start-ups and innovators actors across regions by focusing on three core goals:
