BOGOTÁ — IDB Lab, the innovation and venture arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), together with Fundación Bolívar Davivienda, announced the launch of an initiative to expand investment opportunities in companies generating social and environmental impact in Colombia. The new...

By Magdalena Coronel and Alejandro Rodríguez Vahos In Latin America and the Caribbean, technology is increasingly establishing itself as a key driver of productive development and expanded opportunities. In this context, several markets across the region have shown sustained progress in channeling...

WASHINGTON – IDB Lab, the innovation and venture arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), approved plans to invest up to $2.5 million in Innogen Delta I, the first venture capital fund to focus exclusively on Central American startups, especially in El Salvador, Guatemala, and...

By Ana Castillo Leska y Raquel Trigo The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) does not occur uniformly between women and men. Women adopt and use AI tools at a slower pace, particularly in productive, business, and technological contexts, partly due to unequal access to training, time, capital...

WASHINGTON — IDB Lab, the innovation and venture arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), announced an investment of $8 million in the AgVentures III Fund managed by SP Ventures in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and other partners to support...