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IDB Lab is the innovation and venture capital arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group. We foster early-stage innovation with a focus on technology and entrepreneurship with two objectives:
- Benefit poor and vulnerable populations.
- Activate new industries in frontier markets.
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Reimbursable and Non-reimbursable resources
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Initiatives, events, and publications
IDB Lab brings together actors and resources around initiatives to co-create innovative solutions, build entrepreneurial ecosystems, and foster the adoption of disruptive technologies. Explore them and make the most of them.
The pioneering platform for promoting female STEMpreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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The global alliance for the development of the blockchain ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean to reduce inequalities and promote job quality and security, financial inclusion, consumer protection, and market integrity.
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The partnership between the public and private sectors, civil society, and academic institutions to influence public policy and the entrepreneurial ecosystem for the responsible use of artificial intelligence in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Corporate impact venturing platform to foster linkages between large companies and innovative startups seeking to solve social and environmental challenges.
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An open innovation platform that makes it possible to bring new digital solutions to address serious challenges faced by participating municipalities in Latin America.
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Call for proposals to tap into collective creativity
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