# IDB Lab: portfolio, investments and team

> IDB Lab is a corporate vc based in United States. 6 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# IDB Lab

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 6 cheques on record.

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Corporate VC Deploying now

Debt Seed Series A Technology Artificial_intelligence Govtech

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**50%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record

Since the last cheque **8** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$11M** Rounds led **2 of 6** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **Mexico, 40%**

Pitch IDB Lab

## IDB Lab highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Debt and Series A: 67% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $5.0M

## What they do

> IDB Lab is the innovation and venture arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group). From their own website

- **Type:** Corporate VC
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Debt Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Technology Artificial_intelligence Govtech
- **Based in:** Washington, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Paigo](https://millionrounds.com/company/paigo)** Debt · UY · IDB Lab **$5.0M** *Led*
- **Jul** **[Aviva](https://millionrounds.com/company/aviva)** Series A · MX · LatamList **$18M** With 8 others
- **2025** 1 round
- **Oct** **[ISA Saúde](https://millionrounds.com/company/isa-saude)** Series B · BR · LatamList **$30M** With 5 others
- **2024** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Sofía](https://millionrounds.com/company/sofia)** MX · LatamList **$14M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Bia Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/bia-energy)** CO · LatamList **$8.5M** *Led*
- **Nov** **[AgriCapital](https://millionrounds.com/company/agricapital)** LatamList **$7.4M** With 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Funds they back

## 2 fund commitments on record

- **Managers:** 2

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it. Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

- [Circulate Capital 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/circulate-capital)
- [The Yield Lab LATAM 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-yield-lab-latam)

Most recent commitments

- [Circulate Capital Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/circulate-capital)
- [The Yield Lab Latam Opportunity Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-yield-lab-latam)

## The cheque

Debt Seed Series A

Median round joined **$11M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.0M**

Led 2 of 6 rounds **33%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Debt said *1*
- Series A said *1*
- Series B said *1*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Canary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canary) 2
- [Endeavor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor) 2
- [Kaszek Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kaszek) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as IDB Lab. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Canary** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canary)[**Endeavor** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor)[**Kaszek Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kaszek)

## Recently backed

The latest companies IDB Lab put money into.

[**Paigo** $5.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/paigo)[**Aviva** $18M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/aviva)[**ISA Saúde** $30M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/isa-saude)[**Bia Energy** $8.5M · Nov 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/bia-energy)[**AgriCapital** $7.4M · Nov 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/agricapital)

## Quick answers about IDB Lab

### What does IDB Lab invest in?

IDB Lab invests most often at Debt and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology, Artificial_intelligence and Govtech.

### How active is IDB Lab?

6 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has IDB Lab invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Paigo (Debt, Oct 2026), Aviva (Series A, Jul 2026) and ISA Saúde (Series B, Oct 2025).

### How big are IDB Lab's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

### Does IDB Lab lead rounds?

Yes: it led 2 of its 6 investments on record (33%).

### Where does IDB Lab invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Mexico (40%), Uruguay (20%) and Brazil (20%).

### Is IDB Lab investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does IDB Lab invest alongside?

Most often Canary (2 rounds together), Endeavor (2 rounds together) and Kaszek Ventures (2 rounds together).

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