Argentina startup and venture ecosystem

CONICET describes technology-based companies as commercializing knowledge-intensive products or services based on scientific and technological results; it says participating researchers become shareholders, while CONICET does not take part in company formation or share capital. SF500 describes a company-creation focus on science addressing human and planetary health, and its undated page self-reports 340 biotech companies in Argentina, 77 in Santa Fe and 49% of Santa Fe's biotech companies in Rosario.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Official information. Source: Empresas de Base Tecnológica; Approach

Company histories document varied Argentine connections: Globant dates its founding to 2003 and says its first office outside Buenos Aires opened in Tandil in 2006; Ualá describes itself as a neobank founded in Argentina and launched in 2017, and reported a USD 366 million Series E total in March 2025.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Source: Sobre Nosotros | Globant; Ualá transforma la atención al usuario en el sector financiero de América Latina con su nueva plataforma desarrollada por OpenAI; Ualá cierra extensión de su ronda Serie E por USD 66M y alcanza un total de USD 366M

ARCAP places 52.8% of 2025 rounds in Buenos Aires City and Province. Separately, Startup Genome reports USD 11 billion in Buenos Aires ecosystem value for H2 2023 through 2025, USD 118 million in Seed and Series A funding over that period, and USD 7 billion in exits from 2021 through 2025; its ecosystem-value measure includes exits and startup valuations, including active unicorns.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Official information. Source: Buenos Aires Ecosystem by the Numbers; Panorama del Capital Emprendedor Argentino 2026

CorLab reports 334 technology-based ventures identified in Córdoba City in 2025, 36 more than the prior year, and separately describes a monitor dataset of 206 startups and 28 support institutions. Its report catalog lists 29 support entities, a difference not reconciled in the cited accounts; CorLab also reports AI implementation by 51.94% of surveyed startups.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Official information. Source: Córdoba Startup Monitor 2025: Un nuevo panorama del ecosistema emprendedor tecnológico en Córdoba Capital; Informes CorLab: Córdoba Startup Monitor 2025

ARCAP identifies Santa Fe, Córdoba and Tucumán among the provinces with the greatest 2025 round participation after Buenos Aires, and says the remaining rounds were distributed across nine provinces. In Santa Fe, Aceleradora Litoral Centro's 2024 report lists seven portfolio companies, 100 startup projects interviewed and one investment; its consortium includes Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Parque Tecnológico Litoral Centro and Bolsa de Comercio de Santa Fe.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Official information. Source: Informe Institucional 2024; Panorama del Capital Emprendedor Argentino 2026

MercadoLibre's SEC filing says operations began in Argentina in August 1999 and the company was incorporated in Delaware in October 1999; it lists MercadoPago's Argentina launch in November 2003. The filing's Argentina-headquarters description is historical and does not establish current headquarters.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Official information. Source: MercadoLibre, Inc. 2007 Form 10-K

Globant names Martín Migoya, Guibert Englebienne, Martín Umarán and Néstor Nocetti as its founders and dates its founding to 2003; its company history records a 2014 NYSE IPO. The cited history does not establish current headquarters.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Official information. Source: Sobre Nosotros | Globant

TechCrunch dates Auth0's founding to 2013 and reported Okta's USD 6.5 billion acquisition agreement in March 2021. Bloomberg Línea quotes co-founder Matías Woloski describing Auth0 as remote from its start, with him in Argentina and Eugenio Pace in the United States; these sources do not establish current headquarters.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Source: Okta acquires cloud identity startup Auth0 for $6.5B; ¿En qué trabaja el unicornio argentino Auth0, tras haber sido comprada por Okta?

Ualá identifies itself as founded in Argentina and launched in 2017. In March 2025 it reported more than nine million users and a USD 366 million Series E total; these company releases do not establish current headquarters.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Official information. Source: Ualá transforma la atención al usuario en el sector financiero de América Latina con su nueva plataforma desarrollada por OpenAI; Ualá cierra extensión de su ronda Serie E por USD 66M y alcanza un total de USD 366M

ARCAP reports 73 rounds and USD 270 million invested in Seed and Venture Capital in 2025. It says 75.7% of invested capital was concentrated in nine rounds and that 52.8% of rounds were in Buenos Aires City and Province.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Official information. Source: Panorama del Capital Emprendedor Argentino 2026

NXTP describes a B2B focus, primarily at pre-seed and seed, with some Series A; its listed areas include cloud and SaaS, e-commerce enablers, fintech, B2B marketplaces, AI and data. It gives typical check ranges of USD 500,000 to USD 3 million at seed and USD 2 million to USD 5 million at Series A; a contact route is published, but current deployment is not established.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Official information. Source: Philosophy; NXTP Contact

Kaszek says its early-stage funds invest from pre-seed through Series B and its opportunity funds from Series C through pre-IPO, focusing mainly on companies targeting Latin America as their initial market. It publishes a founder contact form; the cited information does not specify check sizes or current deployment.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Official information. Source: Kaszek - Entrepreneurial Capital in Latin America; Get in touch

Agencia I+D+i's Startup 2025 TRL 3-4 route offered technology startups operating in Argentina a non-repayable contribution capped at USD-equivalent 150,000, with the Agency covering up to 80% and a 20% beneficiary contribution. Eligibility required TRL 3 or 4 and no more than seven years from creation in Argentina; the application window ran January 2 to March 3, 2026, and the call was marked closed by May 22.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Applications reported closed. Official information. Source: Startup 2025 TRL 3-4; Ya están abiertas las convocatorias de apoyo a iniciativas científicas y tecnológicas con impacto productivo

The Knowledge Economy Registry service describes an application route for legal entities in promoted activities, using Form 1278 at ARCA where applicable and TAD. Conditions include 70% of billing from promoted activities or transverse embedding, two conditions among quality, training/R&D or exports, no listed fiscal, social-security, labor or union debts, and CUIT plus fiscal key level 3; stated benefits include an employer-contribution credit, an income-tax reduction up to 60% depending on company size, and service export-duty exemption. The service page was checked October 4, 2026; individual eligibility requires evaluation.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Application availability not verified. Official information. Source: Acceder a los beneficios del Régimen de Promoción de la Economía del Conocimiento

The Municipality of Córdoba's Club de Emprendedores selected 100 Córdoba City ventures for its ninth incubator cohort, offering no-cost training, mentoring and institutional connections. The cohort was underway through November 19, 2026, so this describes a selected cohort rather than an open application window.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Historical program information. Official information. Source: La Municipalidad de Córdoba lanzó la 9.ª edición del Programa de Incubación con 100 emprendimientos seleccionados

GLOCAL's Game Changers LatAm Series 2026 was for AgriFoodTech startups, with registration listed from April 17 through July 10, 2026. The undated FAQ gives eligibility as pre-seed, seed or pre-Series A, a validated MVP and full-time committed founders; the program page describes access to an investment ticket up to USD 500,000. This edition's application window had ended by the October 4 check.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Historical program information. Official information. Source: GLOCAL Game Changers; FAQ

For science-based company formation, CONICET describes an EBT model in which researchers who develop the technology become shareholders, while CONICET does not participate in incorporation or share capital. The reviewed program details also show distinct stage and eligibility requirements: GLOCAL's 2026 AgriFoodTech call required a validated MVP and full-time committed founders, while Agencia I+D+i's closed route required TRL 3 or 4 and no more than seven years from creation in Argentina.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Source: Empresas de Base Tecnológica; Startup 2025 TRL 3-4; Ya están abiertas las convocatorias de apoyo a iniciativas científicas y tecnológicas con impacto productivo; GLOCAL Game Changers; FAQ

For financing context, ARCAP reports 73 rounds and USD 270 million in 2025, with 75.7% of capital in nine rounds. Its round-based counting change and stated inclusion of Argentina-founded companies raising to internationalize matter when comparing editions or interpreting the national figures.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Official information. Source: Panorama del Capital Emprendedor Argentino 2026

ARCAP identifies Santa Fe, Córdoba and Tucumán among provinces with the greatest reported round participation after Buenos Aires, and reports activity across nine provinces outside Buenos Aires. Córdoba's municipal monitor and Aceleradora Litoral Centro's 2024 report offer separate local data points, including monitored startups and accelerator activity.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Source: Córdoba Startup Monitor 2025: Un nuevo panorama del ecosistema emprendedor tecnológico en Córdoba Capital; Informe Institucional 2024; Panorama del Capital Emprendedor Argentino 2026

ARCAP reports USD 412 million across 62 Seed and Venture rounds in 2024 and USD 270 million across 73 rounds in 2025. Its 2026 report says it changed transaction counting so each transaction corresponds to a round; these edition-specific totals should not be treated as a clean like-for-like trend.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Source: Panorama del Capital Emprendedor Argentino 2026; Informe Anual de Inversión y Capital Privado en Argentina

ARCAP's reported 2025 scope includes startups founded in Argentina when their rounds support internationalization, but excludes companies that do not operate in Argentina solely because their founders are Argentine. These stated inclusion rules are relevant context for interpreting its figures.

As of Oct 4, 2026. Official information. Source: Panorama del Capital Emprendedor Argentino 2026