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Belo Horizonte

Metro area · Brazil · Pop. 6M

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90 Pool of Funded Startups

New Startups

42 Annual Startups FoundedAll new ventures

13 Annual Startups FundedReceived investment

get funded 30%

83Startups

49 Pre-Seed Startups$100K–1M

18 Seed Startups$1–4M

16 Series A Startups$4–15M

4Breakouts

2 Series B Breakouts$15–40M

2 Series C Breakouts$40–100M

3Scaleups

3 Mega Scaleups$100–250M

reach Mega 3.3%

3Valuation Outcomes

3 Unicorns($1–10B valuation)

reach Unicorn 3.3%

Pre-Seed

Seed

Series A

Series B

Series C

Unicorn

* Conversion rates are derived from current counts.

Largest rounds

Largest funding rounds in Belo Horizonte

A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Belo Horizonte-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.

Largest rounds in Belo Horizonte - 2026

Every $15M+ VC round into Belo Horizonte-headquartered companies in 2026, grouped by Dealroom sector.

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VC investment

How much venture capital flows into Belo Horizonte

VC investment into Belo Horizonte-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.

Academia

Belo Horizonte's academic flywheel

Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Belo Horizonte.

University-linked startup formation

University spinouts

152

Total alumni-founded companies

Of which startups (<$15M raised)

Breakouts ($15M-100M)

Scaleups ($100M+)

Location comparison

How Belo Horizonte stacks up

Compare Belo Horizonte with peers from the same country (Brazil) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.

Rio de Janeiro

$4.9B

Montevideo

$4.6B

Belo Horizonte

$3B

Monterrey (MX)

$2.4B

Lima

$1.4B

Guadalajara

$1.4B