LAVCA’s 2025 Ecosystem Insights report offers a detailed view of the region’s evolving startup landscape. Key themes include:
- Steady VC deployment in Latin America following the 2022 market adjustment, with early-stage and seed funding at the center stage
- A renewed dynamism in Spanish-speaking Latin America, with Mexican startups overtaking Brazil in total VC dollars for the first time in 15 years
- A sustained pipeline of new startups, with nearly 500 raising their first VC round within the last eighteen months, critical for producing the next generation of success stories
- The growth in emerging startup hubs beyond the region’s five main ecosystems, with Montevideo among the fastest-growing cities
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation as a key strategic priority for investors
- Lower graduation rates across all stages, reflecting a tighter investor selectivity and a stronger focus on capital efficiency
- An update on funding towards women-led startups and repeat founders
- Corporates as key market participants in Latin American VC
LAVCA Members can use our new interactive data portal to view, sort, and download historical transaction activity, including a directory of over 1,000 startups that have raised USD1m+ in venture funding. The portal provides details on startup headquarters, sector, founder profiles, gender diversity, and disclosed rounds to date.
LAVCA thanks its Tech Growth Members for their longstanding partnership and support of the annual report.
Related Event
LAVCA and Silicon Valley Bank will host a webinar on 4 September 2025 from 12:00 – 1:00pm EDT to present Q1/H1 data from the third edition of LAVCA’s Startup Ecosystem Insights report, followed by a panel discussion on the market outlook and expectations for the second half of the year and beyond.
