Inter American Development Bank
VC Fund
Washington, United States
Inter American Development Bank is a VC fund in Washington focused on Education and Financial Services. Established in 1959, Inter-American Development Bank is the source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean, with a strong commitment to achieving measurable results, increased integrity, transparency, and accountability. Inter-American Development Bank has an evolving reform agenda that seeks to increase its development impactin the region. While Inter-American Development Bank is a regular bank in many ways, they are also unique in some key respects. Besides loans, they also provide grants, technical assistance and do research. Their shareholders are 48 member countries, including 26 Latin American and Caribbean borrowing members, who have majority ownership of the IDB. Their Fund for Special Operations (FSO) provides concessional financing to their most vulnerable member countries.
- Total investments:
- 25
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 36%
Last updated:
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Industries Inter American Development Bank invests in
Stages Inter American Development Bank invests in
Countries Inter American Development Bank invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 12 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $250k–$7M
- Debt Financing
- $5M–$750M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $9M–$19M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Education 3 (12%)
- Financial Services 3 (12%)
- EdTech 2 (8%)
- Mobile 2 (8%)
- Banking 2 (8%)
Stage
- Debt Financing 9 (36%)
- Seed 5 (20%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (12%)
- Grant 2 (8%)
- Series C 2 (8%)
Country
- Brazil 7 (28%)
- Colombia 4 (16%)
- United States 4 (16%)
- Peru 2 (8%)
- Spain 1 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Luis Moreno
President
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President | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Adriana Almonacid
Consultant, Labour Markets & Social Security Division
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Consultant, Labour Markets & Social Security Division | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Alexander Riobo Patino
Technology and Innovation Sr Specialist @ IDB
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Technology and Innovation Sr Specialist @ IDB | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Ari Bronshtein
Director
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Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Daniela Carrera Marquis
Chief of the Financial Markets Division
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Chief of the Financial Markets Division | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
| See all 12 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | $18.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 27, 2026 | ||
| Aegea is a private sector sanitation company in Brazil. | $327.8M / Debt Financing / Jun 26, 2026 | ||
| The All-in-One Solution for the Refurbished Electronics Market | $4M / Seed / Jan 26, 2026 | ||
| Bahamas Power and Light Company Ltd (BPL) is an energy company that offers a variety of services to its customers. The company supports the Small Scale Renewable Generation (SSRG) Program for residential customers in New Providence. BPL provides an online platform for customers to view and pay their bills. The company also offers a customer serviceline for any queries or concerns. BPL is also involved in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company has recently built a new power plant at BPL's Clifton Pier Power Station in response to the urgent need of the people of The Bahamas for reliable electricity. | $90M / Debt Financing / Oct 23, 2025 | ||
| BNDES is the main financing agent for development in Brazil | $750M / Debt Financing / Jun 29, 2023 | ||
| Demerara Distillers is a distillery and winery company. | $22M / Debt Financing / Mar 27, 2023 | ||
| Nippy connects independent workers with services, benefits, and opportunities to improve their lives. They help freelancers obtain tools and services at a low cost and solve all their basic needs. | $1M / Pre-Seed / Jan 31, 2023 | ||
| Pesquera Exalmar is a business that sells and exports hydro-biological goods for consumption, including fishmeal and fish oil. Additionally, it imports supplies for its operations and the retail and wholesale sale of these goods. | $40M / Debt Financing / Jan 31, 2023 | ||
| CoreZero is a climate-tech company dedicated to hastening the transition to net zero energy. It quantifies and monetizes the positive environmental impact of food waste reduction or valorization initiatives. | $7M / Seed / Oct 01, 2022 | ||
| Elcatex Group expresses its continued support for the Teleton. On this occasion, the corporation displayed its strong commitment by donating L 1.8 million and providing 250 T-shirts for the Caravans of Love. | $40M / Debt Financing / Jun 29, 2022 | ||
| See all 25 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Inter American Development Bank invest in?
Inter American Development Bank invests primarily in Education, Financial Services and EdTech startups, most often at Debt Financing and Seed stage. Most of the 25 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Inter American Development Bank's check size?
Inter American Development Bank typically joins rounds of $250k–$7M at Seed, $5M–$750M at Debt Financing and $9M–$19M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Inter American Development Bank participates in.
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Who are the partners at Inter American Development Bank?
The team at Inter American Development Bank includes Luis Moreno (President), Adriana Almonacid (Consultant, Labour Markets & Social Security Division) and Alexander Riobo Patino (Technology and Innovation Sr Specialist @ IDB), among 12 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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