The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is an international financial institution headquartered in Washington, D.C., focusing on economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Established in 1959, IDB provides financing primarily to governments and state corporations, with investments ranging from seed funding to Series A and debt financing. The institution also supports entrepreneurial innovation and technology through initiatives like IDBLab.

Notable portfolio companies include CoreZero, Demerara Distillers, Mavity, and Slang. Key decision-makers at IDB are involved in initiatives such as IDBInvest, which aims to enhance development gains through private sector engagement. The IDB offers unique value-add services, including comprehensive reforms and measurable objectives under IDBStrategy+, and supports sustainable development projects like forest recovery in Brazil’s Amazon and gender bonds in Bolivia.