Peru
South America · Pop. 34.2M
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Peru
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a Peru-headquartered company, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Peru - 2026
Startup funnel
Peru'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 Peru
VC investment into Peru-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Academia
Peru's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Peru.
Location comparison
How Peru stacks up
Compare Peru 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. Peru'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 |
| 12 | Peru | $1.5B | 7.4× | 0 | $2.3M | 188 |
Patent intelligence
Peru startup IP portfolio: 2 patent families
Granted patent families assigned to startups headquartered in Peru. Aggregated across the country's hub-level filings — Bay Area, Boston, etc. roll up under the United States row, the same way Tokyo and Osaka roll up under Japan.
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