IDB Lab
VC Fund
Washington, United States
IDB Lab is a VC fund in Washington focused on FinTech and Financial Services. IDB Lab is the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB) Group.
- Total investments:
- 51
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 31%
Last updated:
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Industries IDB Lab invests in
FinTechFinancial ServicesSaaSSoftwareInformation Technology
Stages IDB Lab invests in
GrantSeries ASeedSeries BPre-Seed
Countries IDB Lab invests in
ColombiaBrazilArgentinaChileUnited States
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Mara Balestrini
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Irene Hofman
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Magdalena Coronel
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Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 10 (20%)
- Financial Services 8 (16%)
- SaaS 7 (14%)
- Software 7 (14%)
- Information Technology 7 (14%)
Stage
- Grant 10 (20%)
- Series A 7 (14%)
- Seed 6 (12%)
- Series B 6 (12%)
- Pre-Seed 5 (10%)
Country
- Colombia 7 (14%)
- Brazil 6 (12%)
- Argentina 6 (12%)
- Chile 4 (8%)
- United States 4 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mara Balestrini
Digital Transformation and Experimentation Senior Consultant
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Digital Transformation and Experimentation Senior Consultant | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Irene Hofman
CEO
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CEO | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
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Magdalena Coronel
Chief investment officer
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Chief investment officer | Total investments: 3 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
aviva
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Aviva is building an AI-powered digital bank for Latin America’s underserved communities. While determined to fuel Latin America’s ongoing emergence of a new middle class with a fully-fledged portfolio of inclusive financial services, Aviva’s initial go-to-market concentrates on unsecured credit products for individuals and nano-businesses inMexico.As most of the underbanked 40+ million Mexicans live in small and medium-sized towns, Aviva builds a bridge to those living in remote communities with its physical onboarding kiosks. These nano-branches provide a documentless 3-minute video onboarding for everyone in need of liquidity. Novel AI-based technology, including natural language processing, allows Aviva to match customers’ spoken word to the fields of a comprehensive real-time credit application. Transforming speech to text and inferring emotions and personality from the visual layer of the application video gives Aviva an edge in scoring thin-file customers. Leveraging these novel risk models, Aviva aims to provide the lowest interest rates available to today’s underserved. | $18M / Series A / Jul 06, 2026 | |
Sofía
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Sofía is a health and technology company that offers health and medical insurance services. It provides a platform with health plans for major, minor and preventive medical expenses. Included in the plan are video consultations and one ambulance service per year. The company is offering a warm interaction as every touch point with the brand becomesa customized experience.Sofia was founded in 2018 and is based in Mexico. | $21M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 05, 2026 | |
Glya
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Provider of an IoT and intelligent analytics platform intended to support the management of chronic diseases and continuous patient care. The company offers homecare IoT gateway design, AI-powered patient feedback systems, and real-time data collection on vital signs and lifestyle factors, enabling healthcare institutions, patients, and caregiversto monitor health remotely, improve treatment outcomes, and enhance overall patient well-being. | $70K / Grant / Nov 01, 2025 | |
ISA Saúde
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ISA lab is to deliver the best solution for health and offers a humanized service. ISA is an online platform where one can select the process like examination, test, or vaccine. Then schedule and make payment online, receive ISA wherever one wants. Finally, they offer a facility to check the result online and rate their service. | $30M / Series B / Oct 28, 2025 | |
Rankmi
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We use the latest developments in psychometrics to help organisations and individuals develop their talent, gain insight about their strengths and weaknesses and foster engagement and performance. Our goal is to provide an independent, reliable and unbiased service, which empowers organisations and individuals, providing them with the insightand analytics they need to excel. | $11M / Series A / Oct 07, 2025 | |
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aviva
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Aviva is building an AI-powered digital bank for Latin America’s underserved communities. While determined to fuel Latin America’s ongoing emergence of a new middle class with a fully-fledged portfolio of inclusive financial services, Aviva’s initial go-to-market concentrates on unsecured credit products for individuals and nano-businesses inMexico.As most of the underbanked 40+ million Mexicans live in small and medium-sized towns, Aviva builds a bridge to those living in remote communities with its physical onboarding kiosks. These nano-branches provide a documentless 3-minute video onboarding for everyone in need of liquidity. Novel AI-based technology, including natural language processing, allows Aviva to match customers’ spoken word to the fields of a comprehensive real-time credit application. Transforming speech to text and inferring emotions and personality from the visual layer of the application video gives Aviva an edge in scoring thin-file customers. Leveraging these novel risk models, Aviva aims to provide the lowest interest rates available to today’s underserved. | $1.5M / Debt Financing / Aug 12, 2025 | |
Jobbi
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Jobbi is the HR super-app to hire cross-border talent. Companies can get matched with pre-vetted professionals in seconds, filter their candidates in a customizable recruitment pipeline and keeps the candidates aware of the process automatically, hire compliantly in a few clicks, and pay their global teams (compensation and benefits), in a singleplace. | Pre-Seed / Feb 01, 2025 | |
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Sofía
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Sofía is a health and technology company that offers health and medical insurance services. It provides a platform with health plans for major, minor and preventive medical expenses. Included in the plan are video consultations and one ambulance service per year. The company is offering a warm interaction as every touch point with the brand becomesa customized experience.Sofia was founded in 2018 and is based in Mexico. | $13.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 11, 2024 | |
Arado
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Clicampo is a platform for SMB farmers, providing supply chain and business solutions. | $2M / Series B / Nov 29, 2024 | |
Bia Energy
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Bia Energy is a next-generation energy retailer transforming Latin America’s electricity market. By replacing analog meters with smart metering infrastructure, Bia delivers real-time consumption data and a digital platform that helps businesses and households cut costs, optimize usage, and improve sustainability. Backed by Kaszek, 8VC, GlobalFounders Capital, and Nazca, Bia serves leading companies including Starbucks, Coca-Cola, WeWork, Terpel, Falabella, and IKEA. With rapid growth in Colombia and expansion plans into LatAm, Bia is building the digital backbone of energy retail in the region. | $8.5M / Series B / Nov 26, 2024 | |
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FAQ
What does IDB Lab invest in?
IDB Lab invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and SaaS startups, most often at Grant and Series A stage. Most of the 51 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Colombia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at IDB Lab?
The team at IDB Lab includes Mara Balestrini (Digital Transformation and Experimentation Senior Consultant), Irene Hofman (CEO) and Magdalena Coronel (Chief investment officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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