Disrupt the Latam tech landscape
Join Ignition, a 10-week pre-aceleration program transforming startups into the next tech giants.
Application deadline: March 29th, 2025
Disrupt the Latam tech landscape
Join Ignition, a 10-week pre-aceleration program transforming startups into the next tech giants.
Application deadline: March 29th, 2025
We accelerate startups
Connecting investors with the most impactful founders in LATAM
IMPACT STARTUP PRE-ACCELERATOR
Ignition
Early-stage advisory program and fundraising platform, connecting high-performance founders in Latam with the most active VCs and angels investing in the region.
+1,000
Founders & Investors in network.
A powerful disruption engine creating massive impact ripples.
Why join Ignition?
- Full-access to a uniquely experienced early-stage advisory team with more than a decade of launching and scaling startups
- Connecting the top tech founders with VC funds & angels regionally and globally
- 360° support in the to boost your startup towards your goals in following key areas:
📲
Product
Find real market validation and ship product with amazing UX
🌐
Go-to-Market
Develop and communicate that amazing value proposition
💵
Fundraising
Financial analysis, communication & fundraising
Program Structure
A 5-day in-person kick-off experience in our workspace in Monterrey, Mexico where plans take form and we get to know each other a bit better.
Weekly advisory calls with our team, group workshops, events and an experienced mentor matched specifically with your startup.
Raise a funding round in Demo Day from a select group of investors including top angels, VCs and Corporate VCs, who will participate in our events
Impact Vision
We support founders tackling high-impact problems for our region across two focus areas:
- Core Impact: ClimaTech, HealthTech, FinTech
- Real-world Productivity Impact: Mobility, PropTech, ManufactureTech
Access to funding
Founder standard investment agreement
Participation in the program open the opportunity to receive funding representing a maximum 5% equity stake
Pitch & Greet
Our pitch events gather more than a hundred of the top VCs & angels investing in the Latam every year. Connect with the right partner to support your vision through execution.
Admission Requirements
Impact
Startups solving impactful problems within ClimaTech, HealthTech, FinTech, PropTech, Mobility, or ManufactureTech
Scalability
Exponentially scalable business model, preferably through the use of software
Team
At least two full-time cofounders, one with business skills and the other with tech skills
Founder-Market Fit
Significant experience within the industry
Legal Readiness
Must be legally incorporated and fully dedicated to the startup’s vision and model
Product and Traction
Highly preferred, but not mandatory for applying
Program Cost
- One-time fee of US$625 for the 10-week program
- Due before program begins
- Subject to receiving an invitation to the program
Dates
- Application deadline: April 4th, 2025
- Begins April 21th and ends June 20th, 2025
- In person sprint takes place from May 13th to 16th 2025
INVESTORS
Invest in the earliest venture-backable startups in Latam
Invest in the General Fund
Top-talent discovery platform that provides super-early access to a highly-selected pool of entrepreneurs across Latam as well as Latino founders abroad.
Announcements & Events
🚀 Ignition Program: April’25 Batch
📢 ¡Founders! After 10 weeks of working with 11 startups and 17 founders like you—helping them validate their product, refine
Open Pitch (Online, April 24th)
RSVP Pitch your startup to a select group of investors including top angels, VCs and Corporate VCs. *Application deadline: April
⚡🚀 Ignition Week @BBVA Spark
RSVP and Ignite the future. Register and join our Ignition Week with 11 startups accelerating their impact in Mobility, ManufactureTech,
Open Pitch Day (February 13th)
Our February Open Pitch is now over! Missed it? Watch the full online event here: https://youtu.be/IWoME1ocsCo