How many companies are there in Venezuela?

As of Apr 2026, there are 1,399 companies in Venezuela.

How many companies in Venezuela have received funding?

As of Apr 2026, a total of 119 companies in Venezuela have secured funding.

Who are the top investors in Venezuela?

Europa is the top investor in companies in Venezuela, participating in 39 funding rounds, followed by ED (15) and Start-Up Chile (10).

How many acquisitions have taken place in Venezuela?

As of Apr 2026, Venezuela has seen a total of 12 acquisitions.

Startups in Venezuela - 2026 Latest Funding Rounds, Trends and News

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Venezuela has over 1,399 startups across the country. Of these, 119 are funded companies that have collectively raised $8.27B in venture capital and private equity. A total of 85 investors have participated in 114 funding rounds, with 4 startups securing early-stage funding. In the last five years, 117 new companies have been founded. Startups in Venezuela have witnessed 12 acquisitions and 6 IPOs, while 278 startups wrapped up operations. Additionally, 25 companies have been founded by women.

Key Metrics

Total Companies

1.4K

Top Companies

Yummy, Mercantil Banco & 3 more

Total Funding

$8.27B

Funded Companies

119

Series A+ Companies

IPOs

Acquisitions

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Yummy is the top company in Venezuela, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top companies in Venezuela:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
Yummy	Provider of super-app offering multi-category products and services	Caracas (Venezuela)	2020	Series B	$69M
Mercantil Banco	Financial institution offering a range of financial services	Caracas (Venezuela)	1925	Unfunded	-
PDVSA	Provider of oil & natural gas exploration and production services	Caracas (Venezuela)	1975	Late Stage	$625M
Digitel	Mobile telecommunication services provider	Caracas (Venezuela)	1997	Acquired	-
Ridery	App-based platform offering ride-hailing services	Venezuelan (Venezuela)	2021	Funding Raised	-

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In the year 2025, till March 2025, $7.75M has been raised in 1 equity funding round across Venezuela.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in Venezuela:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
Yeet	Series A	7208	Mar 18, 2025	DRAGONFLY
El Dorado	Seed	3143	May 27, 2024	Coinbase and 1 more
Ubii Pagos	Series A	9876	Sep 06, 2022	-
Yummy	Series B	6698	Jun 02, 2022	Anthos Capital and 5 more
El Dorado	Seed	7765	2022	Berkeley SkyDeck

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1.4K+ Total Companies
$8.27B+ Total Funding
115+ Funded Companies
5+ IPOs
10+ Acquisitions

Europa is the top investor in companies of Venezuela based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in Venezuela:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
Europa	Belgium	Universidad Central de Venezuela, UCAB and Cedice
ED	Washington, DC (United States)	Patriot High School
Start-Up Chile	Santiago (Chile)	SocialGest, PEGASI and Trix & Trax
Y Combinator	Mountain View (United States)	Yummy, Coco Mercado and QUIK
Wayra	Bogota (Colombia)	PleIQ, SocialGest and SinCola

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In the year 2024, till February 2024, 1 acquisition happened in Venezuela. Last year, in 2023, a total of 1 acquisition happened in Venezuela.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in Venezuela:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
Atlantis Travel Service	Business Acquisition	Feb 23, 2024	Tag
Atlas Marine Shipmanagement	Business Acquisition	Feb 16, 2023	Mr. Marine
Diplomatic	Business Acquisition	Oct 07, 2022	Brown-Forman
Grupo Phoenix	Business Acquisition	Jul 04, 2021	Tekni-Plex
Novo Banco	Business Acquisition	Mar 19, 2018	Bancamiga