The International Startup Congress in Seville brought together startups, corporates, and innovation leaders with a shared objective: turning innovation into scalable business outcomes. For the EU–LAC Digital Accelerator, the event served as a platform to present a clear and practical model for cross-continental collaboration.
Positioning collaboration as a growth lever
The positioning is direct. Collaboration is not treated as an abstract goal but as a tool for solving operational and strategic issues through open innovation and digital transformation.
The programme focuses on one outcome: accelerating partnerships that deliver validated solutions and can scale across regions.
A structured approach to bi-regional innovation
At Seville, discussions centred on how startups and corporates can work together more effectively across regions.
The approach promoted by the EU–LAC Digital Accelerator is built on three principles:
- Targeted matching between corporate needs and startup solutions
- Validated use cases, reducing risk for corporates adopting new technologies
- Bi-regional scaling, enabling startups to expand beyond their home markets
This directly addresses a common failure point. Many collaborations stall because they lack clear objectives, market validation, or a path to scale.
Clear value for startups and corporates
The event also clarified where the programme creates the most value:
- For startups: access to corporates and a structured pathway to expand into Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean
- For corporates: access to ready-to-deploy, market-tested solutions with a framework that supports integration and scaling
