Nicaragua
South America · Pop. 6.9M · WithinWorldLatin AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanLower Middle Income Countries (UN definition)South AmericaNicaragua
1 Overview
2 Latest quarter
Nicaragua's latest quarter in venture capital
Venture capital raised by Nicaragua-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 Nicaragua’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua
VC investment into Nicaragua-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
5 Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Nicaragua
A live treemap of $15M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a company headquartered in Nicaragua, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Nicaragua - 2024–2026
6 Founder origins
Where Nicaragua's unicorn founders build
1 founders born in Nicaragua are behind 1 unicorns; 100% 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 Nicaragua stacks up
Compare Nicaragua 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. Nicaragua's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | 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 |
| 32 | Nicaragua | $8.2M | — | 0 | $0 | 15 |
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