Overview

The EU-LAC Digital Accelerator (Open Call #6) accelerates cross-regional corporate-startup partnerships between the European Union, Latin America, and the Caribbean to deploy market-ready digital and AI solutions. Selected partnerships receive 6 months of tailored acceleration services valued at up to €30,000 (€40,000 with a Caribbean partner) plus up to €10,500 in direct startup grants to fund Proof-of-Concept (PoC) development (€7,000), travel (€2,000), and equipment transport (€1,500).

Benefits

• Up to €10,500 equity-free grant for startup PoC development, travel, and equipment
• €30,000–€40,000 in tailored acceleration services across 13 service modules
• PoC design, technical feasibility, and corporate integration roadmapping
• International soft-landing, IP assessment, and business model validation
• Investor readiness training, pitch sessions, and EU public funding guidance

Eligibility

Must apply as a cross-regional partnership of at least 1 private-sector corporate (>50 employees, >€10M turnover; flexible for Caribbean corporates) and 1 startup (2–50 employees, €50K–€10M turnover) or scaleup/SME (<250 employees, <€50M turnover) from at least two different regions (EU, Latin America, or Caribbean) with a proprietary digital product at TRL 7+.

Required documents

• Joint online application form (~10 minutes)
• Formal partnership collaboration agreement (prior to acceleration start)
• PoC technical proposal and digital transformation challenge scope
• Company turnover, headcount, and TRL 7+ verification