On 6 July 2026, EU-LAC Digital Accelerator held a webinar aimed at its Ecuadorian audience, presenting the programme’s scouting, matching and acceleration services to corporates and startups in the country.
The session opened with an overview of EU-LAC Digital Accelerator’s mandate: a five-year initiative (2023-2027) backed by a €14M budget, working across the EU’s 27 member states and 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The core message was straightforward. Digital transformation is a top priority for most companies, but internal barriers and weak collaboration frameworks routinely stall it. Startups bring agility and niche technology; corporates bring scale and market access. EU-LAC Digital Accelerator exists to broker that exchange.
The presentation walked through the two-stage process: corporates and startups register on the Matching Platform, publish challenges or solutions, and connect. Once a partnership forms, it can apply to the acceleration programme, which runs for four to six months and offers up to €10,000 in co-financing plus up to €40,000 in acceleration services covering PoC design, business modelling, IP assessment, international growth and investment readiness.
Given the local audience, particular attention was given to Ecuadorian case studies already delivered through the programme. SOLMOVSA, an Ecuadorian vehicle insurance provider, was highlighted for its partnership with Germany’s MotionsCloud, using computer vision to speed up vehicle damage assessment and claims handling. Grupo Danec’s two collaborations were also presented: one with Spain’s QuadMinds on logistics route optimisation, and another with Spain’s Entrii on AI-driven price monitoring and dynamic pricing for traditional retail.
The eligibility criteria were set out clearly for attendees weighing whether to apply: startups need 2-50 employees and €50,000-€10M in annual turnover; scale-ups and innovative SMEs can have up to 250 employees and up to €10M turnover; corporates need over 50 employees, turnover above €50M, and a genuine digital challenge to solve.
The webinar closed with a call to action: register on the Matching Platform, publish a challenge or a solution, and get matched. Nour Khayat and Ivis Garcia were made available for follow-up meetings with interested Ecuadorian corporates and startups.
