Dominican Republic
South America · Pop. 11.4M
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Dominican Republic
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a Dominican Republic-headquartered company, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Dominican Republic - 2026
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. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Academia
Dominican Republic's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Dominican Republic.
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 | 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 |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | $18.7M | — | 0 | $0 | 28 |
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