# Inter American Development Bank

> Inter American Development Bank is a VC fund backing Financial Services. See 22 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 22
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 41%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/inter-american-development-bank
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/the_IDB
- Website: http://www.iadb.org/en
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/IADB.org

Inter American Development Bank is a VC fund in Washington focused on Financial Services and Mobile. 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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Inter American Development Bank. Shizune tracks 12 team members at Inter American Development Bank. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/inter-american-development-bank?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $250k–$7M |
| Series C | $50M–$50M |
| Debt Financing | $5M–$750M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 3 | 14% |
| Mobile | 2 | 9% |
| Banking | 2 | 9% |
| Marketplace | 2 | 9% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 9% |

56 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 9 | 41% |
| Seed | 4 | 18% |
| Series C | 2 | 9% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 9% |
| Grant | 1 | 5% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brazil | 6 | 27% |
| United States | 4 | 18% |
| Colombia | 3 | 14% |
| Peru | 1 | 5% |
| Spain | 1 | 5% |

10 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luis Moreno | President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luis-alberto-moreno |
| Adriana Almonacid | Consultant, Labour Markets & Social Security Division | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adriana-almonacid |
| Alexander Riobo Patino | Technology and Innovation Sr Specialist @ IDB | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-riobo-patino |
| Ari Bronshtein | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ari-bronshtein |
| Daniela Carrera Marquis | Chief of the Financial Markets Division | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniela-carrera-marquis-8004 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aegea Saneamento | Aegea is a private sector sanitation company in Brazil. | $327.8M | Debt Financing | Jun 26, 2026 |  |
| Refurbi | The All-in-One Solution for the Refurbished Electronics Market | $4M | Seed | Jan 26, 2026 |  |
| Bahamas Power and Light | 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 |  |
| The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES) | BNDES is the main financing agent for development in Brazil | $750M | Debt Financing | Jun 29, 2023 |  |
| Demerara Distillers | Demerara Distillers is a distillery and winery company. | $22M | Debt Financing | Mar 27, 2023 |  |
| Nippy | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |
| Sempli | Sempli is building the leading all-in-one finance digital bank for small businesses in Colombia. | $9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 18, 2022 |  |

10 of 22 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Acumen LatAm Impact Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acumen-latam-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alexia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexia-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DILA Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dila-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Inter American Development Bank invest in?

Inter American Development Bank invests primarily in Financial Services, Mobile and Banking startups, most often at Debt Financing and Seed stage. Most of the 22 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, $50M–$50M at Series C and $5M–$750M at Debt Financing. 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.

### How do I contact Inter American Development Bank?

Public channels for Inter American Development Bank include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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