--- title: "Financial Inclusion Lab CAF" url: https://www.seedstars.com/community/entrepreneurs/programs/financial-inclusion-lab-caf-2022/ --- # Financial Inclusion Lab, Development Bank of Latin America | CAF We are looking for digital solutions for the financial inclusion of women in LATAM and the Caribbean 1. [HOME](/) 2. [WHO WE WORK WITH](/community/) 3. [ENTREPRENEURS](/community/entrepreneurs/) 4. [SEEDSTARS PROGRAMS](/community/entrepreneurs/programs/) 5. LIF CAF 2022 ![LIF](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Lif_logo-01_1-01.max-594x300.png) ![CAF](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/caf11-01.max-594x300.png) ![Seedstars](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/SeedstarsLogo-01.max-594x300.png) ![Endeavor](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Endeavor-01.max-594x300.png) The Development Bank of Latin America - CAF organizes the fourth edition of the Financial Inclusion Lab (LIF 2022) with the aim of supporting technological solutions that improve the financial inclusion of small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) with the participation of women in Latin America and the Caribbean. This year's edition has 80 partners from CAF member countries in the public and private sectors. ## Winners 2022 ### Winners 2022: details [ ![Zumma](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Zumma_logo_1080.max-320x550.png) MEXICO · FINTECH #### Zumma Investment platform that supports women in their financial journey from financial planning to investment. VISIT WEBSITE ](https://www.tuzumma.com/es) [ ![Easy For You EFY](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/EasyForYou_logo_1080.max-320x550.png) COLOMBIA · LOGISTICS #### Easy For You EFY Home beauty products and services app that offers independence to beauty professionals. VISIT WEBSITE ](https://efy.com.co/) [ ![INCLUIRTEC](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/IncluirTech_logo_1080.max-320x550.png) COLOMBIA · AGRICULTURE #### INCLUIRTEC We make it possible to provide loans to small farmers and micro-entrepreneurs. VISIT WEBSITE ](https://incluirtec.co/) [ ![Sofi](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Sofi_logo_1080.max-320x550.png) BRAZIL · FINTECH #### Sofi Our goal is to deeply understand the behavior of our audience to prevent default and develop predictive credit risk models against sex and gender bias and improve women's access to financial services. VISIT WEBSITE ](https://hisofi.com/) [ ![Primer Latam SAS](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/PrimerLATAM_logo_1080.max-320x550.png) COLOMBIA · FINTECH #### Primer Latam SAS PrimerCloud connects women-led businesses with philanthropic funds to finance their projects within minutes. VISIT WEBSITE ](https://primer.com.co/) [ ![Velara Fintech](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Velara_logo_108.max-320x550.png) COLOMBIA · FINTECH #### Velara Fintech Community-based financial empowerment platform for women entrepreneurs in LATAM. VISIT WEBSITE ](https://www.velara.co/) [ ![Munay](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Munay_logo_1080.max-320x550.png) BOLIVIA · EDTECH #### Munay We are a community to financially include women entrepreneurs by providing them with visibility, funding and knowledge through an AI-powered platform. VISIT WEBSITE ](http://www.soymunay.org/) [ ![Warmi](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Warmi_logo_1080.max-320x550.png) ECUADOR/MEXICO · FINTECH #### Warmi Eradicate gender-based violence by promoting female empowerment through comprehensive wellness and financial protection. VISIT WEBSITE ](http://www.soywarmi.com/) [ ![Mujeres WOW](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Mujeres_WOW_logo_1080.max-320x550.png) ECUADOR · FINTECH #### Mujeres WOW We are Mujeres WOW, a crowdfunding platform to finance women-led businesses. VISIT WEBSITE ](http://www.wowmujeres.com/) [ ![Super Pagos \(Refacil\)](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Refacil_logo_1080.max-320x550.png) COLOMBIA · FINTECH #### Super Pagos (Refacil) We accelerate the digitalization and financial access of women-led microbusinesses with differential commissions and flexible credit scoring. VISIT WEBSITE ](http://www.refacil.com/) This year the LIF CAF focuses in three areas: * Solutions to improve women's financial and digital education and skills. * Solutions for the design of financial products and services with a gender perspective. * Solutions for financial inclusion with an impact on the productivity of MSMEs less and/or owned by women ![](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/christina-wocintechchat-com-eF7HN40WbAQ-uns.max-1280x550.jpg) ![](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/2020_Seedstars_130_HORIZONTAL_1.max-1280x550.jpg) Ready to grow? * The 10 best fintechs will be accelerated by Seedstars and Endeavor, and all the participants will be able to receive financing from CAF and the allies of the LIF 2022 Application Steps 1. Create an account at https://latamlifbycaf.charly.io/ - if you already have an account log-in. 2. Once logged in, click on the green button "apply now" . 3. You will find two forms that you must fill out completely, click on the "submit application" button and your application will be successfully submitted. 4. Once your application is completed, you will receive a confirmation email, don't forget to check your spam. **Remember that you have until September 9th to send the form completely and be part of the CAF 2022 Financial Inclusion Lab.** ![](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/maksym-ostrozhynskyy-w6OniVDCfn0-unsplash.max-1280x550.jpg) ## Program Timeline ### Program Timeline: details #### LAUNCH CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 25th of July 2022 #### APPLICATION DEADLINE 9th of September 2022 #### PROJECT REVIEW 12th of September 2022 - 30th September 2022 #### ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRESELECTED STARTUPS 3rd - 7th of October 2022 #### PITCH DAY AND WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT 20th of October 2022 #### ACCELERATION PROGRAMME BY ENDEAVOR AND SEEDSTARS First semester 2023 Prizes for the 10 winners of the LIF 2022: * The 10 winning proposals will participate in the Endeavor or Seedstars acceleration programs, which will start in January 2023 and will last between 3-6 months * The first winning proposal will receive 1 year of membership to the Financial Alliance for Women * The two proposals with the highest scores from Panama will receive seed capital from AMPYME - Panama according to the conditions established by the institution. **Prizes for the finalists of the LIF 2022:** * All finalist proposals will have the opportunity to participate in a virtual workshop on how to develop Fintech with a gender approach organized by the Financial Alliance for Women. ![](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/disruptivo-iQ15DTx-63k-unsplash.max-1280x550.jpg) ![](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/MENA_Regional_Summit.max-1280x550.jpg) Prizes for all LIF 2022 participants: * All proposals will have the possibility of entering a round of financing by CAF and the private sector allies that are part of the laboratory, after showing interest by the actors involved. * All proposals will have the opportunity to enter the mentoring program of the laboratory's public and private partners. * All proposals will be able to enter MentorDay and use a scoring service to assess the applications that are submitted. [TERMS AND CONDITIONS ](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/6/folders/1n1dyLQ2ka1dhbKaANAVja1B13TgQKRaG) ## Project Team ### Project Team: details ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Paula_Garcia_Malpica.max-376x376.jpg) REGIONAL PROGRAM MANAGER AT SEEDSTARS Paula Garcia Malpica [__](https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-garcia-malpica/) ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Paulina.max-376x376.jpg) PROGRAM MANAGER AT SEEDSTARS Paulina López Zibara [__](https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulinalzibara/) ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Screen_Shot_2022-02-17_at_19.21.16.max-376x376.png) GLOBAL MARKETING PROGRAMS MANAGER Maria Camila Albornoz [__](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariacamilalbornozgoyeneche/) ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Robert.max-376x376.jpg) SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS EXECUTIVE AT CAF, DEVELOPMENT BANK OF LATIN AMERICA Robert Valls [__](https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertvalls/?locale=es_ES) ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Diana.max-376x376.jpg) SENIOR SPECIALIST, FINANCIAL INCLUSION AT CAF Diana Mejia [__](https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-margarita-mejia-27a463/) ## About us ### About us: details ![CAF](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Logotipo_CAF_-banco_de_desarrollo_de_AMerica.max-150x150.png) CAF - Development Bank of Latin America The mission of CAF, Development Bank of Latin America, is to promote sustainable development and regional integration by means of financing projects in the public and private sectors, providing technical cooperation, and other specialized services. Created in 1970, it is made up of 19 countries, 17 Latin American and Caribbean, together with Spain and Portugal, and 13 private banks, it is one of the main sources of multilateral financing and an important generator of knowledge for the region. [MORE DETAILS ](https://www.caf.com/) ![](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/seedstars-star.max-150x150.png) Seedstars Seedstars is a Swiss-based group with the mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN. Seedstars connects stakeholders, builds companies from scratch with public and private partners and invests in high-growth ventures within these ecosystems. Seedstars aims at fostering impact investing and impact entrepreneurship over the world. Through different activities, that range from venture scouting, events organization to company building and entrepreneurial education programs. 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