Buenos Aires
Metro area · South America · Pop. 13.6M · WithinSouth AmericaBuenos Aires
Startup funnel
Buenos Aires's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Buenos Aires at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover or tap a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
Quarterly report
Buenos Aires's latest quarter in venture capital
Venture capital raised by Buenos Aires-headquartered companies each quarter since 2020, split by round size, with detail on the latest complete quarter.
Latest complete quarter
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Enterprise value
How much Buenos Aires’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Buenos Aires, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Buenos Aires
VC investment into Buenos Aires-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Buenos Aires
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Buenos Aires-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Buenos Aires - 2026
Map
Where Buenos Aires is
Its border and the 37 locations inside it, from Dealroom’s location data.
Academia
Buenos Aires's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Buenos Aires.
Location comparison
How Buenos Aires stacks up
Compare Buenos Aires with peers from the same continent (South America) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top cities in South America ranked by combined EV. Buenos Aires's row is highlighted (#2).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | $193B | 14.4× | 26 | $1.1B | 1,929 |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | $135B | 8.0× | 9 | $145.4M | 304 |
| 3 | Mexico City | $39.6B | 11.9× | 12 | $1.4B | 668 |
| 4 | Santiago de Chile | $17.6B | 12.9× | 3 | $197.9M | 756 |
| 5 | Bogotá | $14.9B | 12.0× | 2 | $178.8M | 436 |
| 6 | Curitiba | $13.6B | 43.9× | 3 | $35M | 129 |
| 7 | Rio de Janeiro | $4.9B | 6.0× | 0 | $157.1M | 217 |
| 8 | Montevideo | $4.3B | 32.9× | 1 | $37.4M | 96 |
| 9 | Belo Horizonte | $3B | 21.9× | 3 | $67.3M | 162 |
| 10 | Monterrey (MX) | $2.4B | 5.6× | 1 | $5.2M | 126 |
| 11 | Guadalajara | $1.4B | 5.1× | 0 | $29.1M | 112 |
| 12 | Lima | $1.4B | 6.9× | 0 | $2.3M | 155 |
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