Buenos Aires
Metro area · South America · Pop. 13.6M · #41 city by EV
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Buenos Aires
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Buenos Aires-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Buenos Aires - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Buenos Aires
VC investment into Buenos Aires-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Buenos Aires's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Buenos Aires.
Location comparison
How Buenos Aires stacks up
Compare Buenos Aires with peers from the same continent (South America) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top cities in South America ranked by combined EV. Buenos Aires's row is highlighted (#2).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | $192B | 15.6× | 25 | $1.1B | 1,917 |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | $135B | 8.0× | 9 | $131.9M | 289 |
| 3 | Mexico City | $38.7B | 11.6× | 12 | $1.4B | 656 |
| 4 | Santiago de Chile | $17.2B | 12.7× | 3 | $159.1M | 726 |
| 5 | Bogotá | $14.1B | 13.2× | 2 | $159.4M | 369 |
| 6 | Curitiba | $13.7B | 43.9× | 3 | $35M | 128 |
| 7 | Rio de Janeiro | $4.9B | 6.0× | 0 | $157.1M | 215 |
| 8 | Montevideo | $4.6B | 15.6× | 2 | $36.9M | 90 |
| 9 | Belo Horizonte | $3B | 22.0× | 3 | $67.1M | 160 |
| 10 | Monterrey (MX) | $2.4B | 5.6× | 1 | $5.2M | 126 |
| 11 | Lima | $1.4B | 6.9× | 0 | $2.3M | 151 |
| 12 | Guadalajara | $1.4B | 4.8× | 0 | $15.7M | 111 |
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