Dominican Republic
South America · Pop. 11.4M
1 Overview
2 Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Dominican Republic
A live treemap of $15M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a company headquartered in Dominican Republic, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Dominican Republic - 2024–2026
3 VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Dominican Republic
VC investment into Dominican Republic-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
4 Founder origins
Where Dominican Republic's unicorn founders build
2 founders born in Dominican Republic are behind 1 unicorns; 100% of those were built in the US. Origins are resolved from biography and education history, not current address. Compare with the other origin countries in North America, ranked by founders or per 1M inhabitants.
5 Location comparison
How Dominican Republic stacks up
Compare Dominican Republic 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. Dominican Republic's row is highlighted (#12).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | $234B | 15.0× | 33 | $2B | 4,048 |
| 2 | Argentina | $141B | 7.1× | 10 | $163.2M | 811 |
| 3 | Mexico | $45.5B | 10.1× | 13 | $1.4B | 1,320 |
| 4 | Colombia | $21.2B | 16.6× | 2 | $206.6M | 692 |
| 5 | Chile | $17.8B | 12.3× | 3 | $190M | 865 |
| 6 | El Salvador | $12.6B | — | 1 | $72.8M | 34 |
| 7 | Cayman Islands | $10.8B | 151.7× | 5 | $184.5M | 115 |
| 8 | British Virgin Islands | $5.9B | 65.5× | 1 | $267.9M | 127 |
| 9 | Uruguay | $4.9B | 16.7× | 2 | $38.2M | 99 |
| 10 | Bermuda | $2.7B | 5.5× | 1 | $22M | 29 |
| 11 | Costa Rica | $1.9B | 1.6× | 0 | $13.6M | 74 |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | $18.7M | — | 0 | $0 | 28 |
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