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LatAm Startup Funding Climbs 26% In Q3 As VCs Begin ‘Rediscovering’ The Region
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A continued boom in late-stage and growth funding combined with a surge in seed-stage funding helped buoy venture investment in Latin America for the third quarter of 2026, Crunchbase data shows.
Key facts
- Of the $1.3 billion raised by Latin America’s startups in the third quarter, about 20.5%, or $266 million, was raised across the angel and seed stages
- Of the quarterly total, $757 million went into late-stage and growth deals, up 74% compared to the $435 million that flowed into such deals in the third quarter of 2025
- Black Giant, the Chilean project company for EnergyX ’s Black Giant lithium project, raised $225 million in a July round at a reported $900 million valuation
- And in August, Brazilian fintech Kesh Bank brought in $106.9 million in an equity and debt seed round at a $626 million valuation
Summary
All told, startups in Latin America raised a combined $1.3 billion across seed- and growth-stage deals in the three-month period ending Sept. 30. For perspective, they charted out total investment, color-coded by stage, for the past 12 quarters below. Of the quarterly total, $757 million went into late-stage and growth deals, up 74% compared to the $435 million that flowed into such deals in the third quarter of 2025. Mexico startups have raised $1.52 billion in venture funding during the first three quarters of 2026, per Crunchbase data.