Trinidad and Tobago
South America · Pop. 1.4M
Enterprise value · 2015–2025
Trinidad and Tobago grew 4.0× since 2015
Combined enterprise value of every tracked startup headquartered in Trinidad and Tobago that's still operating today — public and private companies combined, totalled by founding-year cohort.
Adjacent ecosystems by EV
Startup funnel
Trinidad and Tobago'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.
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
Academia
Trinidad and Tobago's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Trinidad and Tobago.
Vs. similarly-sized ecosystems
How Trinidad and Tobago stacks up
Peers chosen from the same South America cluster within ±70% of Trinidad and Tobago's combined EV. The scatter plots growth × current size for the wider continent — outliers in the upper-right are ecosystems compounding fastest.
Top overview
South America ecosystems — combined view
Top ecosystems in South America ranked by combined EV. Trinidad and Tobago's row is highlighted.
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | $235B | 16.2× | 32 | $2B | 3,952 |
| 2 | Argentina | $141B | 7.1× | 9 | $150.9M | 767 |
| 3 | Mexico | $45.1B | 10.0× | 13 | $1.4B | 1,281 |
| 4 | Colombia | $21.1B | 16.5× | 2 | $207.1M | 680 |
| 5 | Chile | $17.8B | 12.3× | 3 | $189.9M | 850 |
| 6 | El Salvador | $12.6B | — | 1 | $72.8M | 34 |
| 7 | Cayman Islands | $10.7B | 150.5× | 4 | $184.5M | 108 |
| 8 | British Virgin Islands | $5.8B | 64.8× | 1 | $249.9M | 124 |
| 9 | Uruguay | $4.6B | 15.7× | 2 | $38.2M | 93 |
| 10 | Bermuda | $2.7B | 5.5× | 1 | $22M | 29 |
| 11 | Ecuador | $1.6B | — | 1 | $600K | 61 |
| 22 | Trinidad and Tobago | $201.1M | 4.0× | 0 | $0 | 22 |
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