Argentina
South America · Pop. 45.7M · #18 startup ecosystem by EV
1 Overview
* 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.
2 Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Argentina
A live treemap of $15M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a Argentina-headquartered company, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Argentina - 2026
3 VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Argentina
VC investment into Argentina-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
4 Academia
Argentina's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Argentina.
| # | University | City | Founders | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | 1,013 | 1,104 |
| 2 | National Technological University | Buenos Aires | 454 | 494 |
| 3 | Universidad de San Andres | Victoria | 358 | 431 |
5 Location comparison
How Argentina stacks up
Compare Argentina with similarly sized ecosystems in South America — switch between combined EV, 5-year EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top ecosystems in South America ranked by combined EV. Argentina's row is highlighted (#2).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | $234B | 15.2× | 33 | $2B | 3,992 |
| 2 | Argentina | $141B | 7.1× | 9 | $155.9M | 774 |
| 3 | Mexico | $45.2B | 10.0× | 13 | $1.4B | 1,290 |
| 4 | Colombia | $21.1B | 16.5× | 2 | $206.6M | 680 |
| 5 | Chile | $17.8B | 12.2× | 3 | $190M | 851 |
| 6 | El Salvador | $12.6B | — | 1 | $72.8M | 34 |
| 7 | Cayman Islands | $10.8B | 152.0× | 5 | $184.5M | 111 |
| 8 | British Virgin Islands | $5.9B | 65.5× | 1 | $267.9M | 127 |
| 9 | Uruguay | $4.6B | 15.7× | 2 | $38.2M | 95 |
| 10 | Bermuda | $2.7B | 5.5× | 1 | $22M | 29 |
| 11 | Ecuador | $1.6B | — | 1 | $600K | 61 |
| 12 | Peru | $1.5B | 7.4× | 0 | $2.3M | 188 |
6 Premium analytics
What we don't show on this page (yet)
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