Costa Rica
South America · Pop. 5.1M
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Costa Rica
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a Costa Rica-headquartered company, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Costa Rica - 2026
Startup funnel
Costa Rica'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.
* Conversion rates are derived from current counts.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Costa Rica
VC investment into Costa Rica-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Academia
Costa Rica's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Costa Rica.
Location comparison
How Costa Rica stacks up
Compare Costa Rica 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. Costa Rica's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | $234B | 15.2× | 33 | $2B | 3,981 |
| 2 | Argentina | $141B | 7.1× | 9 | $150.9M | 772 |
| 3 | Mexico | $46.1B | 10.2× | 13 | $1.4B | 1,285 |
| 4 | Colombia | $21.1B | 16.5× | 2 | $206.6M | 680 |
| 5 | Chile | $17.8B | 12.2× | 3 | $189.9M | 850 |
| 6 | El Salvador | $12.6B | — | 1 | $72.8M | 34 |
| 7 | Cayman Islands | $10.8B | 152.0× | 4 | $184.5M | 108 |
| 8 | British Virgin Islands | $5.9B | 65.5× | 1 | $267.9M | 126 |
| 9 | Uruguay | $4.6B | 15.7× | 2 | $38.2M | 94 |
| 10 | Bermuda | $2.7B | 5.5× | 1 | $22M | 29 |
| 11 | Ecuador | $1.6B | — | 1 | $600K | 61 |
| 13 | Costa Rica | $1.5B | 1.3× | 0 | $13.6M | 71 |
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