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South America · Pop. 130.9M · #31 startup ecosystem by EV · WithinWorldG20Latin AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanOECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development)Upper Middle Income Countries (UN definition)South AmericaMexico
1 Startup funnel
Mexico's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Mexico at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover or tap a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
2 Latest quarter
Mexico's latest quarter in venture capital
Venture capital raised by Mexico-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 Mexico’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Mexico, 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 Mexico
VC investment into Mexico-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
5 Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Mexico
A live treemap of $15M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a company headquartered in Mexico, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Mexico - 2024–2026
6 Startup hubs
Inside Mexico: 3 startup hubs, 294 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 Mexico's unicorn founders build
31 founders born in Mexico are behind 21 unicorns; 43% 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.
8 Location comparison
How Mexico stacks up
Compare Mexico 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. Mexico's row is highlighted (#3).
| # | 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
Mexico startup IP portfolio: 433 patent families
Granted patent families assigned to startups headquartered in Mexico. 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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