El Salvador
South America · Pop. 6.3M · WithinWorldLatin AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanUpper Middle Income Countries (UN definition)South AmericaEl Salvador
1 Startup funnel
El Salvador's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in El Salvador at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover or tap a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
2 Latest quarter
El Salvador's latest quarter in venture capital
Venture capital raised by El Salvador-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 El Salvador’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador
VC investment into El Salvador-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
5 Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in El Salvador
A live treemap of $15M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a company headquartered in El Salvador, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in El Salvador - 2024–2026
6 Founder origins
Where El Salvador's unicorn founders build
1 founders born in El Salvador are behind 1 unicorns; 0% 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 North America, ranked by founders or per 1M inhabitants.
7 Location comparison
How El Salvador stacks up
Compare El Salvador 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. El Salvador's row is highlighted (#6).
| # | 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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