Latin America and the Caribbean have an increasingly vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem, but venture capital (VC) investments, which play a critical role in fostering innovation, economic growth, and improving quality of life through new and better products and services, still lag behind other emerging regions such as Southeast Asia and India. 

In line with this thinking and given the importance of building public-private and global-regional bridges, as well as connections between entrepreneurs and investors, the Global Entrepreneurship and Technology Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean (GET Forum) will offer a robust agenda of sessions and activities focused on venture capital investments and global connections. These will include sessions on the impact of family offices on entrepreneurship in the region and global connections as a key factor for innovation and business. The event will be attended by business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, and representatives of the public sector from the region and around the world. 

Family Offices: Catalysts for Investment and Social Change

In the global investment landscape, family offices have gone from being discreet players to becoming key drivers of financing and economic and social transformation. Originally designed to manage and preserve large family fortunes, today they are a significant source of capital for startups and VC funds.

A global study by PwC reveals that in 2022 around 31% of the capital invested in startups came from these family offices. In the case of IDB Lab, according to the IDB Group Impact Report 2025, we have leveraged nearly US$3 billion from other investors through our active portfolio of VC funds, and 24% of that mobilization comes from these family wealth management companies.

Some of the findings of the 2025 survey conducted by The ImPact (a global industry network that seeks to generate measurable social impact through its investments) of more than 80 family offices in Latin America reflect this trend: 82% seek to align their values with their investments, 90% have investments in the region, 45% have investments in venture capital funds, and 40% have direct investments in startups.

Considering the challenges and opportunities of the topic, GET Forum will include the interactive panel "Catalysts of Change: How Family Offices Are Powering Entrepreneurship in LAC", which will discuss how these strategic players are emerging for the entrepreneurial ecosystem, driving innovation, long-term value, and regional growth.

This space will provide a look at the great opportunities in terms of profitability across geographies and sectors, with an emphasis on impact investing. It will also delve into the benefits that digitization and artificial intelligence are bringing to this arena, as well as success stories where technology and performance have been combined.

Panelists will include Allan Boruchowicz from Carao Ventures; Santiago Tamayo Daza from Family Office Network; Gabriela Cibils from Cibersons; and Rodrigo Tona from Ternova.

Connecting Ecosystems to Multiply Opportunities 

In any business environment, there are common challenges for startups, such as the difficulty of finding other companies or startups suitable for partnerships or the complexity of attracting investors. 

Our region currently faces the challenge of connecting its emerging initiatives, as many of them operate separately and individually. To respond to this need, we created the Global Entrepreneurial Connections Journey, a platform that serves to encompass and articulate all these efforts. 

"We believe that real impact occurs when ecosystems are intentionally connected. Through this specific journey with GET Forum, we are creating a platform where key players in global ecosystems and in Latin America and the Caribbean can activate new connections, share knowledge, and create solutions. Together, we can multiply opportunities and open avenues for collaboration that position our region as a dynamic player in the global innovation landscape," says Nicole Orillac, senior specialist at IDB Lab. 

The framework we will be working on is based on three areas: 

• Internationalization of startups and companies in the region toward markets such as Europe, Asia, and the United States.
• Attracting external innovations, technologies, and solutions that contribute to regional development.
• Mobilization of public and private investment from outside the region, within the framework of the IDB Group's "BID for the Americas" initiative. 

During GET Forum, we will hold workshops to map the roles of ecosystem actors, identify key challenges, explore barriers that hinder international links, and co-create strategies to strengthen these links. One activity to highlight within the Global Entrepreneurial Connections Journey will be "Talent Bridges," a space for exchange between entrepreneurs and allies, with the support of the Madrid City Council.

Participate in GET Forum 2025  

GET Forum 2025, organized by the IDB Group together with the Government of El Salvador and the Agrisal Group, will feature more than 130 speakers from over 25 countries, with an agenda centered on three pillars: economic opportunities through talent development, investment promotion and venture capital, and policies that enable innovation and growth.

Join us in El Salvador or via streaming (plenary sessions only) at www.GETForumLac.org. Register here.