ScaleUp inBrazil
About the Program
Tapping into a new market is a hard 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
Qualified registrants will join this stage of the program, participating in webinars covering:
⦁ The Brazilian business environment, including legal and tax aspects;
⦁ Insights from foreign tech companies already operating in Brazil, sharing experiences and lessons learned;
⦁ An overview of Brazilian business culture, including customer approach and relationship-building.
Online training + Immersion Experience I
Only 20 companies will advance to Stage 2, beginning their market entry process in Brazil. This stage includes:
⦁ Online training on doing business in Brazil, product adaptation, customer understanding, and mapping potential partners and investors;
⦁ A two-week immersion experience in Brazil, the highlight of the program, with support from a business development consultancy to connect with the local ecosystem.
Product pivoting
After Stage 2, entrepreneurs return to their home countries to:
⦁ Implement product pivots identified during the immersion;
⦁ Deliver a minimum viable product (MVP) to Brazilian customers as quickly as possible;
⦁ Identify new customers and nurture relationships with existing leads;
⦁ Plan next steps for market penetration and business development in Brazil;
⦁ Align internal teams for the next onsite immersion.
Immersion Experience II (optional)
A one-week immersion in Brazil to:
⦁ Validate go-to-market strategies with customers;
⦁ Join Corporate Venture in Brasil, connect with CVCs, and possibly pitch on the main stage;
⦁ Receive expert pitch training and attend curated networking sessions with clients and investors.
Post-program support
After the formal ending of the immersion experience, this time will be dedicated for a 6 months post program support. Individual calls will be arranged with the companies and the ScaleUp inBrazil team directly during this period.
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 to 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
- ACATE
- Agtech Garage
- Albert Einstein
- Anjos do Brasil
- BDMG
- Bolder
- Bossa Nova
- Bronstein, Zilberberg & Potenza Advogados
- CDL – Belo Horizonte
- Confraria
- Consulate General of Israel in São Paulo
- Crescera
- CSN
- Cubo
- Demarest
- DGF
- Drummond Advisors
- EDP
- EY
- FESA
- FIEMG
- FM Derraik
- Furukawa Electric
- Future Skills
- GKH
- GPA
- Hitachi
- Investidor Anjo
- Kortex Ventures
- KPTL
- Liga Ventures
- Mindset Ventures
- Orbi
- Oria Capital
- Ourcrowd
- Parque UFRJ
- PIT Parque Tecnológico São José dos Campos
- Sai do Papel
- SEDE
- SP Ventures
- Trutec
- Veirano Advogados
- WIX
- X8
- Accelerating Asia
- Ace
- Champel Capital
- Cyber 7
- EcoLabs
- Embaixada Brasileira em Helsinque
- German Entrepreneurship Asia
- Hagihara Industries Inc
- Innopact VC
- Innovation as a Service
- Israel Innovation Institute
- IT FARM
- J Startup
- Kanematsu Amerido do Sul
- Kyoto-icap
- Maverick Ventures Israel
- Mindset Ventures
- Origgin
- Padang & Co’s
- Pearl Cohen
- SG Innovate
- SG Tech
- Sojitz
- The DeserTech an Climate Innovation Institute
- Tokyio Innovation Base
- Trendlines
- TSI – Tecnology Seed Incubation
- Universal Materials Incubator
