The European Angel Investment Summit 2026 took place on 14 and 15 October at Luxexpo The Box in Luxembourg.
It was organised by the European Business Angels Network, in partnership with the European Commission, the InvestEU Portal and Luxembourg Venture Days.
On 14 October, Alessandro Craglia, European Union Project Manager at the European Business Angels Network, presented the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator on stage.
The first part of his presentation was an offer to the investors in the room: access to deal flow.
He presented more some of the 80 startups from the programme that already have confirmed corporate partnerships.
The second part covered open call 6 of the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator.
A partnership is eligible when:
- It includes at least one startup and one corporate.
- The partners come from two different regions among the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean.
- It addresses a digital transformation challenge through open innovation.
Selected partnerships receive acceleration services such as proof of concept and prototyping, business model design, international growth and soft landing, and investment readiness and matchmaking.
Startups can also receive grants of up to €10,500 for their proof of concept, covering development, travel to the corporate’s premises and equipment transportation.
