Cuba
South America · Pop. 11M
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Cuba
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a Cuba-headquartered company, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Cuba - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Cuba
VC investment into Cuba-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Academia
Cuba's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Cuba.
Location comparison
How Cuba stacks up
Compare Cuba 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. Cuba'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 |
| 33 | Cuba | $6.6M | — | 0 | $0 | 5 |
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