Startups in Latin America

Statistics report on startups in Latin America

Startups in Latin America

This report presents insights and statistics on startups in Latin America. It provides data on the regional startup environment and the overall climate for entrepreneurial activity, highlighting some of the Latin American markets with the highest concentration of startups: Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Latin America: funding amount of selected startups 2021
  • Premium Statistic Latin America: value of venture capital investment 2011-2020
  • Premium Statistic Latin America: new business ownership rate by country 2020
  • Premium Statistic Nascent entrepreneurship rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, by country 2020
  • Premium Statistic Latin America: female engagement in early-stage startups 2023
  • Premium Statistic Latin America: ease of doing business 2019, by topic

Unicorn companies

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  • Premium Statistic Number of unicorns in Latin America in 2021, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Share of unicorns in Latin America in 2021, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Market value of unicorns in Latin America in 2021, by industry
  • Basic Statistic Latin America: most valuable unicorn companies 2024
  • Premium Statistic Workforce of selected unicorn companies in Latin America 2022
  • Premium Statistic Brazil: investments received by unicorns 2019
  • Premium Statistic Rappi's valuation 2018-2023

Brazil

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  • Premium Statistic Share of startups in Brazil in 2023, by city
  • Premium Statistic Brazil: share of startups 2020, by economic sector
  • Premium Statistic LinkedIn's top startups workforce in Brazil 2024
  • Premium Statistic Funds raised by online food delivery companies in Brazil 2022
  • Premium Statistic Brazil: RetailTech startups 2020, by segment
  • Premium Statistic Funding of AI companies in Brazil 2021
  • Premium Statistic Brazil: early-stage entrepreneurship rate by gender 2018-2023
  • Premium Statistic Brazil: ease of doing business 2019, by category

Mexico

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  • Premium Statistic Mexico: number of startups 2024, by city
  • Premium Statistic Mexico: funding amount raised by selected startups 2022
  • Premium Statistic LinkedIn's top startups workforce in Mexico 2022
  • Premium Statistic Mexico: number of new startups 2021, by sector
  • Premium Statistic Funding of BioTech companies in Mexico 2022
  • Premium Statistic Funding of AI companies in Mexico 2020
  • Premium Statistic Mexico: perspectives of own business as a good career in 2019, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Mexico: ease of doing business 2019, by category

Colombia

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  • Premium Statistic Colombia: number of startups 2024, by city
  • Premium Statistic Leading startups for attracting investments in Colombia 2022
  • Premium Statistic Key figures on the startup Rappi 2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of fintechs in Colombia 2024, by sector
  • Premium Statistic Fundraising amount of healthtecs in Colombia 2022
  • Premium Statistic Funding of AI companies in Colombia 2022
  • Premium Statistic Colombia: engagement in early-stage startups by gender 2023
  • Premium Statistic Colombia: ease of doing business 2019, by category

Other countries

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  • Premium Statistic Chile: number of startups 2024, by city
  • Premium Statistic Argentina: number of startups 2024, by city
  • Premium Statistic Peru: number of startups 2024, by city

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