In context
This call is open to startups, small and medium-sized businesses and social enterprises, at idea and R&D stage, prototype and pilot stage and pre-seed. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Latin America, Brazil and Mexico and 22 others.
BID Lab Loans provides debt financing for innovative entrepreneurs and startups across Latin America and the Caribbean, supporting ventures in fintech, agtech, govtech, AI, climate, and impact sectors. The programme is part of BID Lab's broader financing toolkit designed to scale early-stage innovations in the region.
About this grant
This debt financing programme supports innovative entrepreneurs and early-stage ventures across Latin America and the Caribbean. Eligible sectors include fintech, agtech, govtech, artificial intelligence, climate and impact-focused businesses. Startups, small and medium-sized enterprises, and social enterprises at idea, prototype, pre-seed, seed or Series A stage may apply. Applicants must have operations or a primary market focus in the region and demonstrate either traction or a viable business plan suited to debt financing. The financing is concessional in nature, forming part of a broader regional development financing toolkit.
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Key requirements
- ✓Innovative business model or technology in fintech, agtech, govtech, AI, climate, or impact sectors
- ✓Operations or primary market focus in Latin America and the Caribbean
- ✓Demonstrated traction or viable business plan suitable for debt financing
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for BID Lab Loans?
- Eligibility covers organisations in LATAM, BR, MX, CO, CL, AR and 19 more countries; startup, sme, social-enterprise.
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Food systems funding covers sustainable production, supply-chain resilience, food loss, nutrition and smallholder livelihoods. It is offered by agriculture and development agencies, multilateral programmes and foundations, often with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. Applicants are generally asked to show local partnerships and how benefits reach farmers or consumers.
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