A boom in late-stage and growth funding helped buoy venture funding in Latin America for the first quarter of 2026, Crunchbase data shows. Startups in Latin America raised a combined $1.03 billion across seed- and growth-stage deals in the three-month period ending March 31. That was up 12% year over year and down 6% from the fourth quarter.
For perspective, we charted out total investment, color-coded by stage, for the past 12 quarters below.
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23' - First goal by John Doe (Home team).
45+2' - Equalizer from penalty spot.
67' - VAR review disallows goal.
89' - Last-minute winner! Incredible scenes.