About IDB Lab
IDB Lab is a venture capital firm founded in 1992. It is primarily based out of Washington, DC, United States. As of Jul 2026, IDB Lab is an active investor, having invested in 19 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series B round in Colombia based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from FinTech to Food and Agriculture Tech and Blockchain Technology. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Aviva A lot of funds co-invest with IDB Lab, with names like Dalus Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. IDB Lab has team of 43 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
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Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 4 more
Portfolio Soonicorns
IDB Lab's List of Top Investments
IDB Lab has a portfolio of 19 companies. Their most notable investments are in Sempli and EthicHub.Their portfolio spans across Colombia, United States, Mexico and 5 more locations. They have invested in FinTech, Food and Agriculture Tech, Blockchain Technology and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by IDB Lab:
1. Prestamype
Provider of P2P marketplace for business loans. It offers a platform that enables users to invest and borrow for asset-backed loans and invoice factoring with customized terms, amounts, and repayment options. Users must add the required details and apply for the loan. The property is evaluated by an officer. Once approved, the funds are transferred to the registered bank account.
Key facts about Prestamype
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Miraflores (Peru)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $7M
- Employee Count: 367 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Oikocredit, ALIVE Ventures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 24, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Ayenda
Online platform for booking hotels. The platform enables users to book their hotels by providing location, date, etc. It offers various services like Wi-Fi access, basic cleaning kit, water bottle, free cancellation chargers, etc. It franchises local hotels which claim to provide services. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about Ayenda
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Medellin (Colombia)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $20M
- Employee Count: 80 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: 500 Global, Actions Capital and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 04, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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3. Sempli
Online lending platform for SMEs. It is a marketplace connecting borrowers with lenders for multiple business loan products including working capital loans, growth loans between, business credit lines, and more. It uses a proprietary scoring system to profile the businesses using multiple data points to reduce credit history and collateral requirements.
Key facts about Sempli
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Medellin (Colombia)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $23.7M
- Employee Count: 34 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Citi, Velum Ventures and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Sep 10, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Aviva
Online marketplace offering diversified loans to consumers and businesses. It offers loans to applicants through its digital kiosks where the applicant is required to take a video call in order to verify and get authenticated, and the loan amount is disbursed instantly.
Key facts about Aviva
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Miguel Hidalgo (Mexico)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $25.7M
- Employee Count: 139 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: 500 Global, Endeavor and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 06, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Bankingly
Provider of cloud-based omnichannel banking solutions. It provides white-labelled digital banking solutions to banks, credit unions, and microfinance institutions. It features Android and iOS testing, and support for multiple browsers, currencies, and languages. Security features include end-to-end communication encryption and multiple authentications.
Key facts about Bankingly
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Montevideo (Uruguay)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $18.8M
- Employee Count: 51 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: IDC Ventures, Endeavor and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 29, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
IDB Lab's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
IDB Lab has invested in 19 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Isasaude and most recent follow-on round was in Aviva.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
IDB Lab's Investments by Stage
IDB Lab has made 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.7M, 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.43M and 3 investments in Conventional Debt stage with an average round size of $1.2M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 6 |
Seed | 5 |
Conventional Debt | 3 |
Series B | 3 |
Grant (prize money) | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
IDB Lab's Investments by Sector
IDB Lab has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the FinTech, Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Financial Services and Gig Economy. Notably, it has invested in 16 Tech companies, 11 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 7 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Marketplace.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
FinTech | 8 |
Consumer | 7 |
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
Financial Services | 5 |
Gig Economy | 3 |
Others | 21 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
IDB Lab's Investments by Geography
IDB Lab has made most investments in Colombia (4), followed by United States where it has made 4 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Colombia | 4 |
United States | 4 |
Mexico | 3 |
Brazil | 2 |
Peru | 2 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
IDB Lab's recent investments
IDB Lab has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Aviva.Here are the most recent investments by IDB Lab:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 06, 2026 | Mexico | Series A | 6117 | [+5] | |
Oct 30, 2025 | Brazil | Series B | 3619 | [+2] | |
Aug 19, 2025 | Mexico | Venture Debt | 4241 | - | |
Dec 12, 2024 | Mexico | Series A | 5024 | [+2] | |
Oct 31, 2024 | Colombia | Conventional Debt | 6793 | [+1] |
Team profile of IDB Lab
IDB Lab has a team of 43 members including 4 Partners and 2 Principals located in United States and Mexico. IDB Lab's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in IDB Lab:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Washington, DC | - | - | |
Partner | Washington | - | - | |
Partner | Washington | - | - | |
Partner | Washington | - | - | |
Principal | Washington, DC | - | - | |
Principal | Mexico | - | - |
Co-investors of IDB Lab
Over the past 7 years, 139 investors have co-invested in IDB Lab's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before IDB Lab: 500 Global, Kaszek and 72 others have invested in rounds before IDB Lab. There are 3 companies where 500 Global has invested before IDB Lab and 2 companies where Kaszek has invested before IDB Lab.
- Top Co-investors of IDB Lab: 37 investors entered a company along with IDB Lab. These include investors like Dalus Capital (3 companies).
- Invested after IDB Lab: A total of 28 investors have invested in IDB Lab's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include ALIVE Ventures (1 company), Oikocredit (1 company) and Salkantay Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to IDB Lab
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Aviva Raises $18M Series A Led by Valor CapitalLatamList•Jul 07, 2026•Valor Capital Group, Aviva, IDB Lab, Caravela Capital and 2 others
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BASF acquires AgBiTech and strengthens its biological crop protection strategyYPAITHROS CHORA S.A.•Jan 29, 2026•AgBiTech, Paine Schwartz Partners, BASF, IDB Lab and 5 others
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ISA Saúde raises $30M Series B round led by IFCLatamList•Oct 30, 2025•IFC, IDB Lab, Endeavor, Dalus Capital and 1 other
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IDB Lab to Foster Bioeconomy in the Amazon Region with Two New InitiativesIDB Lab•Jun 12, 2024•IDB Lab
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IDB Lab Finances Telemedicine in Ecuador to Reach Underserved CommunitiesIDB Lab•Apr 24, 2024•IDB Lab, DoctorOne
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