Venture capital in Brazil - Statistics & Facts
Usually stemming from investment banks or investors with deep pockets, venture capital (VC) is a type of private equity used to finance promising, budding businesses. Throughout the last half-decade, the median deal size of VC backed companies has been growing around the globe, regardless of stage. This upward development is highly visible in Latin America, where the value of VC investment has increased by approximately 820 percent since 2016, after remaining relatively stable in the four years prior. Taking a closer look, over half of the region’s VC deals have targeted Brazilian startups. This makes Latin America's largest country in terms of area and population also the regional market leader in VC.
