Argentina
South America · Pop. 45.7M · #18 startup ecosystem by EV · WithinWorldG20Latin AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanUpper Middle Income Countries (UN definition)South AmericaArgentina
1 Startup funnel
Argentina's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Argentina at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover or tap a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
2 Latest quarter
Argentina's latest quarter in venture capital
Venture capital raised by Argentina-headquartered companies each quarter since 2020, split by round size, with detail on the latest complete quarter.
Latest complete quarter
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3 Enterprise value
How much Argentina’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Argentina, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.
4 VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Argentina
VC investment into Argentina-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
5 Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Argentina
A live treemap of $15M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a company headquartered in Argentina, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Argentina - 2024–2026
6 Founder origins
Where Argentina's unicorn founders build
44 founders born in Argentina are behind 25 unicorns; 36% of those were built in the US. Origins are resolved from biography and education history, not current address. Compare with the other origin countries in South America, ranked by founders or per 1M inhabitants.
7 Location comparison
How Argentina stacks up
Compare Argentina with similarly sized ecosystems in South America — switch between combined EV, 5-year EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top ecosystems in South America ranked by combined EV. Argentina's row is highlighted (#2).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | $238B | 14.2× | 34 | $2B | 4,078 |
| 2 | Argentina | $142B | 7.1× | 10 | $195.9M | 834 |
| 3 | Mexico | $45.3B | 10.0× | 13 | $1.4B | 1,334 |
| 4 | Chile | $18.2B | 12.4× | 3 | $229.7M | 898 |
| 5 | Colombia | $16.7B | 12.0× | 2 | $211.5M | 672 |
| 6 | El Salvador | $12.6B | — | 1 | $72.8M | 35 |
| 7 | Cayman Islands | $11.6B | 163.2× | 5 | $188.5M | 119 |
| 8 | British Virgin Islands | $6.1B | 67.3× | 1 | $285.9M | 132 |
| 9 | Uruguay | $4.6B | 35.2× | 1 | $38.7M | 106 |
| 10 | Costa Rica | $4.3B | 2.9× | 1 | $13.7M | 77 |
| 11 | Bermuda | $2.7B | 5.5× | 1 | $22M | 29 |
| 12 | Panama | $1.8B | — | 1 | $123.2M | 78 |
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