Recently Funded Startups in LATAM
Updated Sep 2026
FundedIQ tracks 122 funded startups in LATAM, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in LATAM, along with the 100 most recently funded startups there.
The median disclosed round is $4.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $850K and $15M. Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services and Blockchain and Cryptocurrency hold the most companies by sector. São Paulo and Mexico City hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in LATAM. Startups in LATAM closed 128 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 115 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $5.9B in disclosed capital.
Capital activity concentrates in São Paulo and Mexico City. Early stage funding dominates, with Seed and Pre-Seed labels appearing frequently. Local venture firms and global funds drive these checks. This pattern indicates a market focused on early validation. Engagement here favors those targeting lean teams before they scale into larger headcount brackets.
LATAM funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Jul 2026.
100 most recently funded startups in LATAM
100 of 122Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
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LATAM startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in LATAM closed 128 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 115 of them in the last 12, adding up to $5.9B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $4.0M, with the middle half running from $850K to $15M. 113 of 128 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services and Blockchain and Cryptocurrency hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 21. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in LATAM
Sector counts across all 122 tracked companies in LATAM. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Countries with the most funded startups in LATAM
Where funded startups in LATAM are headquartered, by the country on the company record.
Where are funded startups located in LATAM?
Where funded startups in LATAM are based, by the city on the company record.
Funding stages in LATAM
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in LATAM break down by stage.
A further 55 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ LATAM startup funding data
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 122 funded startups in LATAM currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (15 of 128 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in LATAM is dated Jul 2026.
The table above shows the 100 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded startups are there in LATAM?
FundedIQ tracks 122 funded startups in LATAM. This page lists the 100 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have startups in LATAM raised?
Startups in LATAM tracked by FundedIQ have raised $5.9B in disclosed capital across 128 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 115 rounds in the last 12 months. 113 of those 128 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in LATAM?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 21 companies, followed by Financial Services (20), Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (10) and Energy (8). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which countries have the most funded startups in LATAM?
Brazil leads with 55 companies, ahead of Mexico (16), Colombia (11) and Argentina (10).
Which cities have the most funded startups in LATAM?
São Paulo leads with 26 companies, then Mexico City (7), Bogotá (5) and Buenos Aires (5).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in LATAM?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $4.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $850K and $15M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for startups in LATAM?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 39 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (19) and Series A (13). A further 55 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the LATAM startup funding data updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded startups in LATAM is dated Jul 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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