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IDB Lab launches AuRA to strengthen impact investing in Colombia

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...

March 26, 2026
Mexico and the Evolution of the Venture Capital Industry for Innovation: A Perspective from IDB Lab

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...

March 18, 2026
IDB Lab Invests in Innogen Delta I to Drive Tech Entrepreneurship and Digital Transformation in Central America

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...

March 18, 2026
Gender, Artificial Intelligence, and Decision-Making: An Opportunity Already Underway

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...

March 6, 2026
IDB Lab to Invest $8 million in AgVentures III Fund to Advance Agtech Innovation

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...

February 10, 2026
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