DevLabs

DevLabs is a micro venture capital firm investing across North America, South America and the Caribbean. It puts money into early-stage software start-ups and is also raising a fund for agriculture and renewable energy.

The firm says it can work in emerging markets because it knows how to align incentives among everyone involved and reduce barriers to investing.

What DevLabs offers

• Pre-seed software investment — early equity funding for lean start-ups.
• Lead investor role — helping new companies scale and attract further funding.
• Agriculture and energy fund — capital for farming processing plants and solar, wind, micro-hydro and biomass energy firms.

Who it works with

Founders in business software and blockchain working on education, finance, farming and health technology, plus energy and agri-business companies in the US, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Key facts

• Regions: North America, South America and the Caribbean
• Deal type: early-stage equity participation