Latin America Market Discovery
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An immersive Market Discovery journey that helps you identify the right foothold market, test customer demand, and build the relationships you need to enter Latin America with confidence.
Program Overview
Latin America offers unique opportunities for German startups to tap into vibrant, growing markets. This program helps you understand how the region works, how business culture shapes decision-making, and where your solution fits across key markets. Through a mix of virtual learning and immersion weeks, you will run structured customer discovery, explore foothold strategies for regional expansion, and get hands-on guidance from mentors and local experts so you can de-risk market entry decisions early.
What You Get with the
Market Discovery
Program
Curated Market Understanding
Industry-specific insight into the market relevant to your business.
Faster, Evidence-Based Validation
Structured product-market fit validation based on real market signals.
Risk-Mitigated Market Decision
A risk-reduced market entry decision, based on evidence rather than assumptions.
Build Your Network
Direct access toindustry experts,strategic investors, andindustry mentors.
Walk Away With Concrete Deliverables
- Foothold market strategy for Latin America
- Customer discovery insights for the focus countries of this cohort (Argentina, Brazil or Chile)
- Curated 1:1 B2B matchmaking meetings with corporates and potential partners or clients
- Refined pitch for investors, customers, and partners in Latin America
- Practical legal market entry fundamentals for the focus countries of the cohohort (Argentina, Brazil or Chile)
Is This Program Right for You?
Your company must be incorporated in Germany with one of the following legal forms: UG; AG; GmbH; GmbH & Co. KG. We also consider GbRs on a case-by-case basis
Qualify as a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) based on the EU definition of a SME
Be under the limit of the official EU De-minimis aid regulation
What You Will Work On During the Program
The Market Discovery program guides you through a structured journey — from first assumptions to a clear market decision. Each phase builds on the previous one, combining expert guidance, real market exposure, and practical outcomes.
Decision framing and market understanding
Define your key market entry hypotheses and validation priorities with experienced mentors.
Gain industry-specific insights into the UK Life Sciences landscape, including customers, partners, regulators, and reimbursement structures.
Testing assumptions through real market interactions
Test assumptions through curated 1:1 meetings with UK experts, customers, partners, and ecosystem stakeholders.
Access the UK investment ecosystem via an investor roundtable with London-based VCs and public funders.
Generate early commercial, clinical, and partnership signals to de-risk future scaling (incl. US expansion).
From discovery to decision
Assess regulatory, commercial, and partnership readiness.
Make clear go / no-go / timing decisions for the UK market.
Outline an initial UK go-to-market and stakeholder engagement approach.
What You'll Experience
Three intensive days designed to transform how you new markets.
Expert-Led Guidance
You will participate in sessions on business culture, customer discovery, foothold strategy, and market deep dives across key countries.
Investor & Partner Access
You will take part in curated one-to-one matchmaking with corporates and potential partners, and you will gain investor insights through VC expert sessions.
Pitch & Communication Readiness
You will refine your pitch for Latin American stakeholders with training and tailored mentorship.
Ecosystem Exposure
You will join founder sessions, networking formats, and site visits that connect you with the local innovation ecosystem.
Program Snapshot
Latin America Market Discovery — Phase 1 — Program Start and Preparation (Virtual)
You align priorities and goals, build an understanding of Latin America’s business culture, and begin structured customer discovery and foothold planning.
Latin America Market Discovery — Phase 2 — Immersion Weeks (In-Person | Latin America)
You participate in one-to-one mentoring, B2B matchmaking, ecosystem sessions, and networking, and you deepen market understanding through in-person exposure.
Latin America Market Discovery — Phase 3 — After the Program (Next Steps)
You consolidate insights from customer conversations, mentoring, and market deep dives so you know what to do next for your Latin America expansion milestones.
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How to Get Started
Follow these simple steps and begin your journey with German Accelerator.
Submit Your Application
Submit your pitch deck along with answers to key questions about your business, including your vision, market-fit, and current growth stage. This information will help assess your company's potential for success and eligibility for the German Accelerator program.
Selection Process
Our team will carefully evaluate your application, reviewing all provided materials including your pitch deck and company details. If your startup is selected and meets the eligibility criteria, you will be notified of the next steps.
Time to Roll Up Your Sleeves
Participate in the program and start working on the basics for international expansion via 1:1 mentor sessions, workshops, and fireside chats with our expert mentors.
Ready, Set, Go!
Receive an in-depth market readiness assessment from our experts, with advice on the right time to take the next steps towards your expansion plans.
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