DGRV - Team América Latina

What DGRV - Team América Latina does

DGRV – Deutscher Genossenschafts- und Raiffeisenverband e.V. (DGRV), the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation, is a registered non-profit association headquartered in Berlin with an International Relations Department in Bonn, operating as a non-profit development organization rather than a commercial enterprise. DGRV's core activity is international cooperative cooperation: delivering long-term technical assistance, capacity building, institutional strengthening, and audit support to cooperative systems and partner institutions across Latin America, Asia, and Africa, with the Latin America team led by Steffen Müller based in the Quito/Pichincha operating context.

DGRV's product surface combines conventional development cooperation services (advisory, training, audit support, project management) with a small set of proprietary digital tools: the Cooperative Basics e-learning platform, MicroScore and Agricultural MicroScore credit scoring tools, the SARAS environmental and social risk management system, the REDES methodology for cooperative network strengthening, and the Apoyamos project supporting smallholder farmer networks. None of these tools are described as AI-based; they function as expert methodologies, scorecards, and e-learning content deployed to partner cooperatives.

DGRV's revenue model is grant-based and non-commercial. The organization is funded primarily by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH), with co-financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Lab, and the World Bank Group. DGRV's counterparties are development funders and beneficiary cooperative institutions rather than commercial buyers, and it operates no commercial pricing model. Programs span 25+ countries with a global, multi-continental footprint anchored in German cooperative traditions.

Name

DGRV - Team América Latina

Legal name

DGRV – Deutscher Genossenschafts- und Raiffeisenverband e.V.

Website

https://dgrv.coop

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DGRV – Deutscher Genossenschafts- und Raiffeisenverband e.V. is the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation, a non-profit association providing technical assistance, capacity building, and proprietary cooperative management tools to cooperative systems across Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development Cooperation

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Growth, Trade & Private Sector Development Programs (BPADABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs (BPADABAO), Development Cooperation & Foreign Aid Administration (BPAIAIAG), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Cooperative development services
• Capacity building programs
• International development cooperation
• Financial inclusion services
• Agricultural cooperative support

Headquarters

HQ city

Quito, Pichincha

HQ country

Ecuador

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Development Funding: DGRV receives strong financial support from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH) for international cooperative cooperation projects.
2. International Development Bank Co-financing: Projects are co-financed by international development banks such as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Lab, particularly for Latin American initiatives like the LAC E-Coop project.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DGRV delivers international development cooperation services to strengthen cooperative systems in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. The organization provides technical assistance, capacity building, institutional strengthening, and specialized tools (e.g., Cooperative Basics e-learning, MicroScore credit scoring, SARAS environmental/social risk management) to savings and credit cooperatives, agricultural cooperatives, and partner institutions, funded primarily by German government ministries (BMZ, BMLEH) and co-financed by international development banks such as the IDB.

Product overview

DGRV (German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation) is a cooperative development organization, not a technology product company. It offers international development services and technical assistance programs rather than commercial software products. Its offerings include e-learning platforms (Cooperative Basics), credit scoring tools (MicroScore/Agricultural MicroScore), risk management systems (SARAS), capacity building methodologies (REDES), and cooperative audit support. These tools and methodologies are designed to strengthen cooperative institutions, improve financial inclusion, and promote sustainable cooperative development across Latin America and other regions. DGRV's work is primarily funded by German government ministries (BMZ, BMEL) and international development banks (IDB, World Bank).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cooperative Basics
• MicroScore (Agricultural MicroScore)
• SARAS (Environmental and Social Risk Management System)
• REDES Methodology
• Cooperative Audit Support
• Apoyamos Project

Quantifiable outcome

• Brazilian credit cooperatives now hold 50% of all assets of savings and credit cooperatives throughout Latin America
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• FECECAM-BenínminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024Major microfinance institution in Benin signed MoU with DGRV focusing on women's roles in leadership and socio-economic development.
• ICA – International Cooperative AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGRV is a member of ICA which represents 313 co-operative federations and organisations in 109 countries. ICA maintains the internationally recognised definition of a co-operative.
• Cooperatives EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGRV is a member representing cooperative enterprises in Europe with 84 member organisations from 33 European countries.
• IRU – International Raiffeisen UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGRV is a member of IRU which has 52 members in 33 countries working on Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen's principles of self-help, self-responsibility and self-administration.
• World Bank GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Rabo Foundation to launch Center of Excellence for Cooperative Financial Institutions fostering dialogue on strengthening financial cooperatives.
• OCB (Organization of Brazilian Cooperatives)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner25-year partnership resulting in strong credit cooperative structure in Brazil with deposit protection fund. Current collaboration expanded to renewable energy cooperatives and agricultural networks through AceleraCoop program.
• Bank of the Lao PDRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral bank of Laos partnering with DGRV to strengthen savings and credit unions (SCUs) for supervising village banks through cooperative solutions.
• Lao Association of Savings and Credit Unions (LASCU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational association working with DGRV and Bank of Lao PDR on SCU regulatory framework development and village bank supervision.
• Sistema OCBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian cooperative system implementing REDES program with DGRV to strengthen cooperative organization, improve productive processes, and expand market access for family agriculture in Pará.
• CFA FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedellín-based foundation implementing the Apoyamos project with DGRV to promote local economic activities and strengthen small rural producer organizations in Colombia.
• Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) PhilippinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment authority in Philippines working with DGRV to strengthen cooperative sector through improved supervision, capacity development, and digital transformation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Agriterra: Dutch international specialist in cooperative development for farmer organizations and SACCOs across Asia, Africa, and Latin America — directly comparable mission, target beneficiaries, and donor-funded technical assistance model.
• World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU): Global trade association and development organization for the credit union/savings cooperative sector — directly comparable mandate of strengthening SACCOs and credit unions through international programs, including in DGRV's target geographies.
• Rabo Foundation: Foundation of Rabobank focused on cooperative development and financial inclusion in emerging markets — closely comparable as a banking-cooperative-backed development entity working with smallholder farmer cooperatives and rural finance institutions.
• ACDI/VOCA: US-based international development nonprofit specializing in cooperative and agricultural value-chain development — directly comparable in offering capacity-building, cooperative governance, and market-linkage programs in developing countries.
• Overseas Cooperative Development Council (OCDC): US umbrella body coordinating international cooperative development programs of major US co-ops — closely aligned mission of channeling cooperative expertise into developing-country institutional strengthening.
• NCBA CLUSA (National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International): US cooperative-sector organization running international cooperative development programs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia — directly comparable in delivering cooperative-based economic development with USAID and multilateral funding.

Broad incumbents

• ILO Cooperative Branch (COOP): United Nations entity promoting cooperatives worldwide through policy advice and capacity building — comparable as a multilateral institution shaping cooperative development frameworks in DGRV's partner countries.
• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit): Germany's federal development agency implementing bilateral cooperation projects worldwide on behalf of BMZ — most direct comparator to DGRV given shared German federal funding base and global project footprint, though GIZ is far broader in scope.
• ICCO Cooperation: Dutch international development organization active in cooperative/agricultural value-chain programs — comparable in delivering donor-funded cooperative capacity building in developing markets with similar European donor relationships.

Emerging players

• IDB Lab: Innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank investing in cooperatives, fintech, and rural inclusion in Latin America — already a co-financier of DGRV's LAC E-Coop project and a meaningful emerging player in the same niche.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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