Rio de Janeiro
Metro area · Brazil · Pop. 12.3M
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Rio de Janeiro
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Rio de Janeiro-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Rio de Janeiro - 2026
Startup funnel
Rio de Janeiro's power-law funnel
From the first cheque written to a $10B+ outcome. Each arrow shows what fraction of companies at one stage graduate to the next, tracked by founding cohort.
* 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.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Rio de Janeiro
VC investment into Rio de Janeiro-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Rio de Janeiro's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Rio de Janeiro.
Location comparison
How Rio de Janeiro stacks up
Compare Rio de Janeiro 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.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
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Explore Dealroom data →Get the full Rio de Janeiro ecosystem on Dealroom
Live company-by-company deal flow, full cap tables, founder pedigrees, hiring signals and revenue trajectories.