NEWS
- Result of Open Innovation Challenge TSUBASA 2025
- The application period for TSUBASA2025 has been extended to April 15.
- Call for applications for TSUBASA 2025 is now open.
Innovating Development Cooperation in
Latin America and
the Caribbean to
the Next Stage with Japanese Startups
TSUBASA is an open innovation program that aims to contribute to the SDGs in Latin America and the Caribbean by bringing together innovative businesses of Japanese startups and the strong support of JICA and IDB Lab.
High-quality
mentoring by experts
(Support from both business
and impact persoective)
Introduction to
local networks
Possibility of partial
support fortravel and
interpretation expenses
(Conditional support based on progress)
Possibility of additional
support by IDB Lab after
the conclusion of the
program
（B2B or B2C）
Possibility of additional
support by JICA after the
conclusion of the program
（B2G）
Achievements
TSUBASA2022-related articles
- The selection of companies for "TSUBASA" has completed. This is what the judges focused on to challenge new markets.
- The growth potential of Latin America and the Caribbean as an emerging market cannot be overlooked - The significance of participating in TSUBASA as witnessed at the kick-off event
TSUBASA2021-related articles
The Latin America and Caribbean region has a population of approximately 650 million and a GDP of over US$4.7 trillion (approximately 1.9 times that of ASEAN), and is home to plentiful natural resources symbolized by the Amazon region and a world-class agricultural production base.
While the region faces development challenges in various areas such as inequality, deforestation and environmental conservation, water resource management, and access to health and medical care, the region is attractive as a market because of its relatively high income level, economic scale, and common cultural foundation in terms of language and religion.
photo : JICA / Koji Sato
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