EU-LAC Digital Accelerator

Boosting EU-LAC business partnerships for the #digitaltransformation. Project funded by NDICI – Global Europe. #TeamEurope #GlobalGateway

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30% improvement in replenishment efficiency.
15% decrease in truck processing time.
10% reduction in picking errors.

Validating a pilot is validating target KPIs through a small-scale experiment, aka PoC.

And that’s exactly what Spanish startup Building Blocks achieved by partnering with Peruvian distributor Distribuidora Comercial Alvarez Bohl within the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator: https://t.co/UmqNF3nnaT

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Corporate validation can sound like the ultimate achievement for a startup.

…But there is a situation where too much corporate validation is a red flag for investors.

Rita Anson, from @NordicIgnite, tells why ⬇️💸

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A startup-corporate deal can go to flames before both parties even meet.

Winning the trust of a corporate’s multiple stakeholders begins with a simple mindset shift.

Eric Sonnier - who we were lucky to have in our last webinar about open innovation - tells about it right here ⬇️📽️

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Before rolling out a new software into a 1,000-person company, you want to be sure it actually helps.

How to “de-risk” an implementation? ⚙️

It’s called a PoC.

And Distribuidora Comercial Alvarez Bohl, along with Spanish startup Building Blocks, made a demonstration of it with the support of the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator: https://t.co/UmqNF3nnaT

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Bom dia, empresas e startups portuguesas! 🔴🟢

Join us on Wednesday 17 June, at 10:00 (Lisbon time) to discover how the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator can help you:

• Match with an international corporate from the Caribbean/Latin America.
• Run a digital transformation pilot together with a €10,500 grant.
• Use it as a case study to sign clients in foreign markets.

70+ accelerated corporate-startup partnerships so far. You can be the next one: https://t.co/CjUW5Odd8c (Webinar in Portuguese)

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A retailer suddenly doubles its order for a top-selling snack 🍫

The distributor’s system shows 5,000 units in stock. But in truth, many are damaged, already allocated, or near expiry…

Unfortunately, the warehouse team only discovered the shortage during the picking process.

By the time reports flagged the issue, the demand peak had passed = Missed sale.

This fortunately never happened in real life, but it's a challenge that distributors constantly face.

And this is why #DistribuidoraComercialAlvarezBohl partnered with Spanish startup Building Blocks to reach 100% real-time stock data ⬇️

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Rita from @NordicIgnite receives ≃ 50 startup investment requests/week.

While going through an accelerator is an excellent seal of approval, does it prepare startups to adopt an investor mindset?

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Any startup solution can look good on paper. But:

⏺️Can the solution actually do what it promises?

⏺️Does it still work when exposed to the messy realities of a business environment?

⏺️Can we connect it to the tools, processes, and infrastructure the corporate already uses?

⏺️Will it save money, generate revenue, reduce risk, or improve productivity enough to justify the investment?

⏺️Will teams actually use it in their day-to-day work?

The proof-of-concept/pilot service is the most popular among the 70 corporate-startup partnerships we accelerated.

You can try it too - If you apply before Friday: https://t.co/jGsR7z4lgi

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Are customers coming in?

Do they stay, renew, come back, or keep using the product after the first weeks or months?

Can the startup make money at scale, without burning cash forever?

In our interview with Rita, Partner at @NordicIgnite and member of @EBAN_org, we asked about 3 key metrics she looks at when assessing early-stage startups and WHY ⬇️💸

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The prototype worked.
It can open doors to multi-country contracts.
It can generate new revenue streams.

These are some of the outcomes from #SiembrasdeOrigen's collaboration with the German corporate #Emporium.

➡️ Read more about this partnership accelerated by the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator here: https://t.co/9WpKXfHwUl

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Welcome/Bem-vindos @ENRICH_in_LAC team to our network of accelerators! 💥

Pleased to have you in!

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The EU-LAC Digital Accelerator partners with accelerators in Latin America and the Caribbean to help local startups find a corporate partner and run a PoC/pilot.

If you're an accelerator keen on offering a corporate matching service to your startup, contact Rubén Carrandi for more information!

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The pilot worked perfectly.

...But investors still said no.

Here is why corporate validation alone is not always enough for startups to get funded ⬇️

https://t.co/iBZxyTapSo

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Electronic components can fail, with no reliable support nearby.

This is the challenge #EmporiumPartners faced to grow in Latin America.

No certified local technician, no system to track maintenance.

…Until they met #SiembrasDeOrigen.

➡️ Find out how the support of the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator made these companies apply circular economy principles to electronics: https://t.co/9WpKXfHwUl

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3 fresh *new* corporate challenges for startups in the EU, the Caribbean & LATAM:

(a)…use AI to improve diabetes prevention, patient adherence, and early complication detection? 🩺
(b)…orchestrate multichannel banking campaigns and customer workflows through one automated platform? 💳
(c)…digitise vehicle workshop bookings, intake, and repair updates through a mobile-first platform? 🚘

Check them out & Apply for them on our Matching Platform (link on the last slide) ⬇️

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Can you...

(a)…track technician productivity and service traceability in real time across industrial workshops? 🛠️
(b)…monitor construction progress at electrical substations with AI-powered computer vision? ⚡
(c)…build end-to-end inventory, traceability, and supply chain automation for manufacturing operations? 📦

Check out these 3 *new* corporate challenges ⬇️

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Old electronics don’t have to die.

This is how Emporium Partners and Siembras de Origen made circular economy possible for electronic components ⬇️

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From pilot to operational proof.

This is what German startup @MotionsCloud achieved through their partnership with #GrupoNovelli.

➡️Read the full story here: https://t.co/NdgelPweFx

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Can you…

(a)…build AI agents that automate enterprise workflows across complex platforms? 🤖
(b)…optimise aerospace production planning with AI-powered scheduling and bottleneck forecasting? ✈️
(c)…detect driver fatigue, stress, and cognitive overload with privacy-first AI monitoring? 🚗

3 corporates are looking for the perfect startup match!

Meet & Match on our matching platform ⬇️

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Startups focus on the product. But what corporate clients really want is a partner.

Join our webinar “Co-creating with corporates for Caribbean startups & SMEs in the age of AI” taking place on:

📅Thursday 21 May 2026
🕚10:00 AST

A snapshot of the programme:
• Why pitching a “ready-made” product gets rejected by corporates
• What changes when moving from selling a product to co-creating a solution
• How to use AI tools to validate ideas in a matter of months before investing time and money

➡️Register HERE: https://t.co/Ppwb1Sph1K

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Turn your data into decisions you can act on THIS quarter.

Our webinar “How Caribbean firms can turn data into clients & productivity” is going live on:

📅Wednesday 20 May 2026
🕚10:00 AST

Some topics we’ll explore together along with Ebony De Leon, CEO at DataAura and Dennis Augustine, Founder at DX Alliance:

• What is blocking you from making sales, ops, and finance data-driven decisions
• Dashboards and BI tools you can use today with a limited budget and no in-house data team
• How to turn everyday data into adjusting pricing or prioritising the right customers

➡️Register HERE: https://t.co/9DyPtIIWEX