Colombia
South America · Pop. 52.9M · #45 startup ecosystem by EV · WithinWorldLatin AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanOECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development)Upper Middle Income Countries (UN definition)South AmericaColombia
1 Startup funnel
Colombia's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Colombia at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover or tap a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
2 Latest quarter
Colombia's latest quarter in venture capital
Venture capital raised by Colombia-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 Colombia’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Colombia, 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 Colombia
VC investment into Colombia-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
5 Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Colombia
A live treemap of $15M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a company headquartered in Colombia, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Colombia - 2024–2026
6 Startup hubs
Inside Colombia: 1 startup hub, 209 universities
Hubs are sized by combined enterprise value; universities 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 Colombia's unicorn founders build
13 founders born in Colombia are behind 9 unicorns; 33% 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 Colombia stacks up
Compare Colombia 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. Colombia's row is highlighted (#5).
| # | 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
Colombia startup IP portfolio: 71 patent families
Granted patent families assigned to startups headquartered in Colombia. 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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