Programme Latin America & the Caribbean

Internationalization and social impact. That’s what Connection BID ao Cubo Program wants to foster in Latin American and Caribbean startups! Your time has come!

OUR FOCUS

We want to encourage the expansion and internationalization of startups that want to transform the lives of vulnerable populations throughout Latin America. Our programme prioritizes projects that have a positive social impact through the development of technological solutions. Considering that diversity is a cornerstone of the Connection “BID ao Cubo”, startups founded/led by various groups (women, black people, LGBTQI +, indigenous and people of traditional communities and people with disabilities) will have priority in the selection process.

B2B + SCALE TRACTION + DESIRE FOR INTERNATIONALIZATION

WE ARE LIVING THE STARTUPS REVOLUTION!

• 1005 Latin startups raising more than $ 1 million.
• 28 of them are unicorns and have more than 245,000 employees.
• 7 BI Value of Latin startups in 2010.
• 221 Value of Latin startups in 2020.
• 32 x growth in 10 years.

The Brazilian market is part of this revolution. Join the BID ao Cubo Connection Program!

*All data are from the Tecnolatinas 2021 report from the IDB Lab.

https://publications.iadb.org/en/tecnolatinas-2021-lac-startup-ecosystem-comes-age

HOW DOES IT WORK?

100% online!

• 8 weeks. An intense eight-week journey, with the necessary training for the internationalization of your business to Brazil. From an overview of the Brazilian ecosystem going through legal issues, finance, sales, and how to adjust your pitch to the Brazilian Market.
• 4 weeks. With large companies, investors and the IDB network, IDB Lab, Cubo Itaú and Darwin Startups.
• 1 month. After eight weeks of immersion, we will hold two biweekly meetings, to update on your progress and accompany your team.

BENEFITS

• CONNECTIONS WITH BRAZILIAN STARTUPS
• CONNECTIONS WITH POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS
• CONNECTIONS TO INVESTMENT FUNDS
• BRAND INTERNATIONALIZATION
• KNOWLEDGE OF THE BRAZILIAN MARKET

ABOUT BID AO CUBO

DARWIN STARTUPS

Darwin Startups is more than a startup accelerator. We are a community of entrepreneurs, mentors and experts that offers all the support for startups to grow. Building a business is not simple, so we believe that initial investment, access to a strong network of contacts and training are essential elements for new businesses to survive and become large companies.

 http://darwinstartups.com

CUBO ITAÚ

We are Cubo Itaú, a community that connects the best solutions to build great cases of innovation for the market since 2015. Along with our creators, Itaú Unibanco and Redpoint eventures, and a select team of startups and corporates, we have earned the accreditation of the most relevant hub for fostering technological entrepreneurship in Latin America. It’s the exponential connection transforming lives, wherever you are!

https://cubo.network

BID LAB

IDB Lab is the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group. We promote development through the private sector by identifying, supporting, testing and piloting new solutions to development challenges and seeking to create opportunities for the poor and vulnerable populations in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

https://bidlab.org/en