In 2020, investment in Latin American startups amounted to more than 4.1 billion U.S. dollars, down from nearly 4.6 billion dollars reported the previous year. In the last decade, venture capital investments in the region grew by more than 2.7 thousand percent.
Value of venture capital investment in Latin America from 2011 to 2020
(in million U.S. dollars)
According to the definition provided by Investopedia: "Venture capital is financing that investors provide to startup companies and small businesses that are believed to have long-term growth potential. Venture capital generally comes from well-off investors, investment banks and any other financial institutions. However, it does not always take just a monetary form; it can be provided in the form of technical or managerial expertise."
* The source reported investments of more than 4.1 billion U.S.dollars.
Figures prior to 2020 come from a different publication.
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LABS. (April 5, 2021). Value of venture capital investment in Latin America from 2011 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001007/value-venture-capital-investment-latin-america/
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LABS. (2021). Value of venture capital investment in Latin America from 2011 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001007/value-venture-capital-investment-latin-america/
LABS. "Value of Venture Capital Investment in Latin America from 2011 to 2020 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001007/value-venture-capital-investment-latin-america/
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