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:
- Strategic investor matchmaking
- European market access
- Corporate and pilot introductions
- Technical and strategic due diligence
- Legal and IP guidance
- Softlanding support
- Long-term European growth positioning
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:
- — technology maturity
- — scalability
- — strategic relevance
- — European market fit
- — impact potential
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:
- — strategic support
- — legal, finance and IP advisory
- — technical assessment
- — pilot discussions
- — market positioning
- — investor readiness
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:
- access the European market & capital
- build international credibility
- establish European structures
while maintaining in LATAM:
- engineering teams
- operational efficiency
- core execution capabilities
Strategic Network
scale2europe is coordinated by AVentures together with an international network of partners, experts and mentors.
Jamie Jia Mei Soon-Kesteloot
President at International Institute of IP Management (I3PM) & Preferred Partner of the European Patent Office
IP Advisor
Europe
Edder Cifuentes
Partner at Oppenhoff & Board Member AHK Chile
Legal Advisor
Latin America
Europe
Diego Santamaría
Managing Director ACTIVAE & Advisor at Breakthrough Energy Discovery
Technical Due Diligence
Latin America
Europe
Felipe Escandón
Managing Director at EUxpandia & Senior Innovation Specialist at Innovate UK
Growth Specialist UK & Nordics
Latin America
Europe
Dr. José M. Brito
Quantum Comm Tech & BERLIN QUANTUM (OpTecBB)
Expert in DeepTech Startups
Latin America
Europe
Klaus Hübner
Senior Consultant
Financial & Strategic Advisor
Latin America
Europe
Dr. Richard Neuhauser
DeepTech Product & Innovation Advisor
Product Management, Product Strategy, Innovation
Latin America
Europe
Ecosystem Partners
for
Startups
Scale into Europe with strategic investors, pilot opportunities, and long-term market access.
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Investors
Curated Latin American dealflow with acceleration, due diligence, and preferred investment rights.
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Corporates
Connect with selected high-potential startups from Latin America.
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Ecosystem Partners
Be the local engine behind Latin American startups scaling into Europe.
Read moreWhy scale2europe
Latin America is emerging as a dynamic source 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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