Global startup funding reached $425 billion in 2025, a 30% increase from 2024. AI-related ventures captured half of all investment at $211 billion. Latin America rebounded to $4.1 billion in funding, with Colombia growing 24% to rank 2nd in South America. Startups like Welli, Guama, and Nubank show the region’s rising potential for founders building […]
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Without a doubt, 2020 has been a difficult year for all. Businesses and entire economies were halted, tested, and altered due to the unprecedented conditions and effects of the coronavirus. In November, the U.S. Congressional Research Service published its findings on the global economic effects of COVID-19. Within the report, researchers estimate the global economic
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The international pandemic has left very few industries, countries, and economies unscathed. COVID-19 started to disrupt the world of business and every-day life back in December of 2019. Since its emergence, the virus has spread rapidly and violently throughout the world. As a result, entire industries and countries had to shut down or severely alter
Latin America is quickly becoming a popular home for startups under a hand full of different industries, niches, and sectors. Probably the most prominent sector we are seeing startups take on is technology. No matter the specific niche these startups are entering, a key component to the measure of their success is the level of
Latin America attracted $4.5B in VC funding and $188.9B in FDI during 2024, making it the fastest-recovering startup ecosystem globally. The region hosts 38 unicorns including Nubank ($77B) and Rappi ($5.25B). Nearshoring in Mexico, fintech growth in Brazil, and 630,000+ developers create ideal conditions for founders launching startups today. The Startup VC operates as a
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Over the past ten to twenty years, technology has changed, developed, and improved at exponentially fast rates. Thanks to globalized access to resources, idea exchange, and market opportunity, entrepreneurs and engineers are continually inspired. The result? Faster, more capable technologies that solve a plethora of consumer and corporate problems, needs, and wants. The vastness of
The Latin American region is ripe with commercial opportunities these days. As national governments focus their efforts on economic growth and attracting foreign direct investment, business opportunities, international partnerships, and industry innovation and invention flourish. Naturally, with more opportunity and ingenuity coursing through the veins of Latin America’s economic body, more and more startups arise.
Foreign-owned startups in Colombia benefit from the 36th strongest global startup ecosystem with 2,126 active ventures growing at 24% annually, supported by competitive talent costs and nearshoring advantages. Colombia ranks 2nd in South America for startup ecosystems, with Bogotá hosting over 1,074 companies and Medellín growing at 41.6% annually. Foreign entrepreneurs access tech talent at
Mexico’s startups raised $1.8 billion in 2025, ranking second in Latin America with 1,460 active companies and 10 unicorns. Mexico City hosts over 800 startups, while Monterrey and Guadalajara serve as nearshoring and tech talent hubs. Unicorns include Kavak at $8.7 billion, Bitso, Clip, Konfio, and Credijusto. The Startup VC operates across Latin America, building
The StartupVC follows a business organizational structure that is relatively new and uncommon in the world of entrepreneurship. To grow new companies as a venture/company builder, it focuses on generating new ideas and cultivating them into successful businesses. Taking internal ideas, resources, and finances, venture builders like The StartupVC create a family of startups. Each