A unicorn is a startup marked at USD 1 Billion or more. These are highly innovative and market disruptive startups. Argentina has more than 13K+ startups. Of these, 2 have become Unicorns, with the latest entrant to the club being Uala on Aug 13, 2021. In 2026, Argentina has seen no new unicorn startups.
Globally, Argentina is number 40 in terms of total Unicorns created, behind Algeria (2 unicorns) at rank 39 and Taiwan (3 unicorns) at rank 38. Buenos Aires leads the list of cities in Argentina with most unicorns at 2. Among sectors, Enterprise Applications has seen the most unicorns created at 1, followed by FinTech at 1, and Financial Services at 1
Here is a list of all 2 unicorns created in Argentina:
2. Uala
Uala joined the Unicorn Club on Aug 13, 2021 after raising a $350M Series D funding round led by SoftBank Latin America Fund, Tencent, valuing it at $2.45B.
Provider of NFC-enabled prepaid cards for consumers. It can be used for in-store payments, online purchases, cash withdrawal, and money transfers. It also provides an app for managing transactions and recharging the card. The app is available on both iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Uala
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- Stage: Series F
- Primary Sector: Payments, Investment Tech and Alternative Lending
- Time to Unicorn: 4 years 7 months
- Top investors : Bessemer Venture Partners, Goldman Sachs
- Valuation: $*****
- Total Funding till date: $1.11B
- Employee Count: 1,445 as on May 31, 2026
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Mar 04, 2026, $*****
1. Mural
Mural joined the Unicorn Club on Jul 20, 2021 after raising a $50.7M Series C funding round led by Insight Partners, Tiger Global Management, valuing it at $2B.
Cloud-based whiteboarding platform provider. It offers an interface where users can provide all their ideas, provides features for comments, live conversation, voting for streamlining the decision-making process. Provides user access on a yearly subscription plan for enterprises.
Key facts about Mural
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Primary Sector: Enterprise Collaboration
- Time to Unicorn: 10 years 6 months
- Top investors : Salesforce Ventures, Insight Partners
- Valuation: $*****
- Total Funding till date: $199M
- Employee Count: 558 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 20, 2021, $*****
