Recently, LAVCA launched its Latin American Startup Ecosystem Insights Report. 🚀
The report underscores Latin America’s promise as a vibrant and evolving market for venture capital, providing insight into some of the key factors driving this potential, which can also be taken forward to the wider VC industry:
📈The importance of consistent investment levels and a focus on the early stage. Latin America's VC ecosystem has shown resilience amid challenging market conditions, with consistent investment of around $1 billion USD quarterly over the past two years. Seed and early-stage rounds made up 57% of VC investments in early 2024, demonstrating a strong pipeline for innovation.
💡 Emerging VC markets in the region, beyond Brazil. The number of VC-backed startups emerging in countries across Latin American has increased, predominantly in Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Colombia, while the number of companies emerging outside of Brazil has grown at a compound annual growth rate of 23% since 2020. New tech hubs are also being developed, reflecting a broadening of entrepreneurial activity across the region.
🌍 Alignment with the global VC industry. Latin America’s focus on sustainability and innovation aligns with global trends, presenting opportunities for VC’s interested in developing impactful, deeptech solutions. Continued VC activity also indicates a strong interest in leveraging local innovation to solve broader industry challenges.
With Suzano’s Brazilian routes, it’s promising to see the growth of Latin America’s evolving startup landscape, which offers significant opportunities for investors, particularly those focused on early-stage, sustainability-driven innovations. At Suzano Ventures, we are committed to supporting these startups that have the potential to not only drive regional growth but deliver impact on a global scale.
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LAVCA released its 2024 Latin American Startup Directory & Ecosystem Insights, which profiles the evolution of the VC ecosystem in Latin America, focusing primarily on mapping VC-backed startups in the region. 📈
VC investment in the region remains stable, with VCs consistently investing USD1b quarterly on average over the last two years. Seed and early-stage rounds accounted for 57% of all VC dollars invested over the last 18 months.
Access report here: https://hubs.la/Q02LXPM10
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