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Latin America: share of startup investment transactions 2013-2017, by investor type
This statistic displays the distribution of investment transactions in Latin American startups between 2013 and 2017, broken down by investor type. In the mentioned period, Venture Capital investment transactions represented ** percent of the total number of transactions recorded for startups in the region, followed by Corporate Investors responsible for ** percent of total transactions.
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LAVCA. (February 26, 2018). Distribution of investment transactions in Latin American startups between 2013 and 2017, by investor type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/879892/share-investment-transactions-latin-america-startups-investor-type/
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Distribution of investment transactions in Latin American startups between 2013 and 2017, by investor type [Graph], LAVCA, February 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/879892/share-investment-transactions-latin-america-startups-investor-type/