Program will select 10 startups for international acceleration
InvestSP launches this Monday (27), the SP Global, the Acceleration Program for Internationalization of Startups in São Paulo. This is a joint initiative with the São Paulo State Secretariat for Economic Development.
SP Global will prepare São Paulo startups for the international market, strengthening the São Paulo government's strategy of commercial opening and economic competition. In its first edition, the program will select 10 startups to participate in the project.
“The State of São Paulo is the main Brazilian innovation hub, most of the unicorns in Brazil were born here. We have capable talents and a rich ecosystem, we want to contribute to the accelerated international growth of startups, making São Paulo climb positions in the world innovation ranking”, said Gustavo Junqueira, president of InvestSP.
Participation in SP Global is free and entries can be made through the website https://spglobal.sp.gov.br/. Startups have until October 22nd to compete for one of the 10 available positions.
Program Operation
SP Global will select startups from the edtech, fintech, retailtech, agtech and foodtech sectors for its program, which is structured in 3 phases: training, immersion and scaling-out.
training
During the training, entrepreneurs will have access to information and knowledge to improve their business models. They will also receive mentoring to carry out market analyses, defining the priority country for their solutions.
Immersion
At this stage, startups will hold meetings with players from target markets, validating their ideas and creating a network of business contacts. Based on the experience acquired, they will develop an internationalization plan, taking into account their strengths and the opportunities detected in their interactions.
Scaling-out
During the scaling-out, the startup starts its global business journey and puts its internationalization plan into practice. At this stage, you will have ongoing follow-up and support to advance your strategy in a structured manner.
