Chile
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1 Startup funnel
Chile's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Chile at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover or tap a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
2 Latest quarter
Chile's latest quarter in venture capital
Venture capital raised by Chile-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 Chile’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Chile, 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 Chile
VC investment into Chile-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
5 Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Chile
A live treemap of $15M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a company headquartered in Chile, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Chile - 2024–2026
6 Startup hubs
Inside Chile: 1 startup hub, 86 universities
Hubs are sized by combined enterprise value; universities and research institutes by the startup founders they produced. Hover any point for its numbers; the lists rank hubs by EV and universities by founders.
7 Founder origins
Where Chile's unicorn founders build
14 founders born in Chile are behind 9 unicorns; 56% 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.
8 Location comparison
How Chile stacks up
Compare Chile 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. Chile's row is highlighted (#4).
| # | 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 |
9 Patent intelligence
Chile startup IP portfolio: 401 patent families
Granted patent families assigned to startups headquartered in Chile. Aggregated across the country's hub-level filings — Bay Area, Boston, etc. roll up under the United States row, the same way Tokyo and Osaka roll up under Japan.
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