Submit Applications for WeXchange 2025 Women STEMpreneurs Competition

Benefits

• As a selected participant of this call you will travel to San Salvador and present your business to investors and key players in the innozvation ecosystem of Latin America and the Caribbean on November 30 – December 2, 2025, during the GET Forum: Global Entrepreneurship and Technology for Latin America and the Caribbean, an IDB Group Innovation for Impact Platform.
• As a selected participant of this call, you will receive visibility, press, and dissemination opportunities for your company.
• As a selected participant of this call, you will receive support to connect with venture capital investors.

Eligibility Criteria

• Startups with at least one woman in the founding or leadership team (C-suite).
• Startups that are actively raising capital from seed rounds to series A/B or planning an investment round within the next 12 months from the start of the call for applications
• Startups with a high technological component or where science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are key pieces, to includes sectors such as fintech, edtech, agtech, healthtech, biotech, e-commerce, transportation/mobility, logistics, digital security, cleantech, tourism, SaaS for SMEs, among others.
• Legally incorporated startups with headquarters or operations in at least one country in Latin America or the Caribbean.
• Startups with highly scalable business models at a regional/global level and high potential for social and/or environmental impact.
• Founders who have not been selected as finalists in the last four editions, unless they apply with a new company.

Selection Criteria

• Profile of the founding team, previous experience, and ability to execute.
• Differentiating/disruptive element of the proposed solution.
• Growth potential & market size.
• Viability of the business model.
• Scalability potential.
• Potential for social and/or environmental impact.
• Performance and traction to date.

For more information, visit IDB Lab.