Nicaragua
South America · Pop. 6.9M
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Nicaragua
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a Nicaragua-headquartered company, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Nicaragua - 2026
Startup funnel
Nicaragua'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 Nicaragua
VC investment into Nicaragua-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Academia
Nicaragua's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Nicaragua.
Location comparison
How Nicaragua stacks up
Compare Nicaragua 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. Nicaragua'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 |
| 32 | Nicaragua | $7.5M | — | 0 | $0 | 14 |
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