ScaleUp in Brazil

About the Program
Tapping into a new market is a difficult task that requires time and financial resources to do it properly.
The ScaleUp inBrazil program comes to bridge this gap and provide international companies the methodology and tools they need to validate their product, secure customers and start operating in Brazil.
Qualified registrants will be evaluated by a judging committee comprised of Brazilian, Israeli, Japanese and Singaporean industry experts including corporations and fund managers. The judging committee will select up to 40 companies to join STAGE 1 of the program. Out of these companies a maximum of 20 will go through another evaluation session to join the following stages and continue in the program.
Setting the Stage | An overview of the Brazilian market
Online training + Immersion Experience I
Product pivoting
Immersion Experience II (optional)
Post-program support
Customers
Market Strategy
Business and Cultural Environment
Funding
Support
August 11th, 2025
October 31st, 2025
December 8th, 2025
January 20th, 2026 - April 7th, 2026
April 13th, 2026
April 14th, 2026 - August 2nd, 2026
August 3rd, 2026 - August 14th, 2026
August 17th, 2026 - October 23rd, 2026
October 26th - October 30th, 2026
November 2nd, 2026 - April 30th, 2027
Results

66
Accelerated companies

+1200
Meetings with potential clients

34
Signed contracts

13
Companies settled in Brazil

USD 20M
Raised for local operation

73
News hires in Brazil
Designers
The ScaleUp inBrazil program was designed in 2019 by the ABVCAP, ApexBrasil and the Economic Mission of Israel in Brazil. Nowadays the ScaleUp inBrazil program is managed by the following institutions:
Participating Companies


















Since 2019, the ScaleUp inBrazil program has accelerated companies from various sectors. While not all applicants have been selected, the ScaleUp inBrazil team sincerely appreciates every submission. The program remains committed to supporting companies interested in expanding to Brazil, working closely with our country partners.
Fourth Batch
56 companies registered, 33 advanced to Stage 1, and 16 moved on as finalists. See the list of accelerated companies on the side.
Third Batch
107 registered to the program, 35 joined Stage 1 and 17 went on to be accelerated. See the list of accelerated companies on the side.
Second Batch
62 registered to the program, 16 joined Stage 1 and 10 went on to be accelerated. See the list of accelerated companies on the side.
First Batch
49 registered for the program, 20 joined Stage 1 and 5 went on in the inaugural batch to be accelerated. See the list of accelerated companies on the side.
Collaborators
- ACCATE
- Agtech Garage
- Albert Einstein
- Angels of Brazil
- BDMG
- Bolder
- Bossa Nova
- Bronstein, Zilberberg & Potenza Lawyers
- CDL – Belo Horizonte
- Brotherhood
- Consulate General of Israel in São Paulo
- I had grown up
- CSN
- Cube
- Demarest
- DGF
- Drummond Advisors
- EDP
- EY
- FESA
- FIEMG
- FM Derraik
- Furukawa Electric
- Future Skills
- GKH
- GPA
- Hitachi
- Angel Investor
- Kortex Ventures
- KPTL
- Ventures League
- Mindset Ventures
- Orbi
- Oria Capital
- Ourcrowd
- UFRJ Park
- PIT São José dos Campos Technology Park
- Get off the Paper
- THIRST
- SP Ventures
- Trutec
- Veirano Lawyers
- WIX
- X8
- Accelerating Asia
- Ace
- Champel Capital
- Cyber 7
- EcoLabs
- Brazilian Embassy in Helsinki
- German Entrepreneurship Asia
- Hagihara Industries Inc
- Innocact VC
- Innovation as a Service
- Israel Innovation Institute
- IT FARM
- J Startup
- Kanematsu Amerido do Sul
- Kyoto-icap
- Maverick Ventures Israel
- Mindset Ventures
- Origin
- Padang & Co's
- Pearl Cohen
- SG Innovate
- SG Tech
- Sojitz
- The DeserTech an Climate Innovation Institute
- Tokyo Innovation Base
- Trendlines
- TSI – Technology Seed Incubation
- Universal Materials Incubator