Top Unicorn Startups in South America for 2026

iFood dominates food delivery in Latin America, providing a wide range of restaurant options and quick delivery service right to your door.

QuintoAndar is a platform that simplifies the rental of residential real estate for landlords and renters. With QuintoAndar, customers can work with a top-notch team that uses the best practices and best tools, be part of a high-impact project that will affect many people's lives, have autonomy to make decisions with no endless meetings, and work in an informal environment and horizontal hierarchy. Founded in February 2013 by Gabriel Braga and Andre Penha, it is headquartered in São Paulo in Brazil.

Rappi offers fast and convenient on-demand delivery services for food, groceries, medicine, and more. Users can easily order from a variety of categories such as liquor, with quick delivery to their doorstep.

Rappi offers fast and convenient on-demand delivery services for food, groceries, medicine, and more. Users can easily order from a variety of categories such as liquor, with quick delivery to their doorstep.

QuintoAndar is a platform that simplifies the rental of residential real estate for landlords and renters. With QuintoAndar, customers can work with a top-notch team that uses the best practices and best tools, be part of a high-impact project that will affect many people's lives, have autonomy to make decisions with no endless meetings, and work in an informal environment and horizontal hierarchy. Founded in February 2013 by Gabriel Braga and Andre Penha, it is headquartered in São Paulo in Brazil.

C6 Bank is a digital bank providing a wide range of banking services for individuals and small to midsize businesses. It offers a full-service experience with convenient online features, making banking easier and more accessible for its customers.

Nuvemshop provides entrepreneurs and SMBs with the tools to set up, manage, and promote their online businesses easily from any device. With the suite of tools around payments, shipping, inventory management, and marketing provided by the company, owners are enabled to participate in the e-commerce market, ramp up their sales, reduce costs, and provide their end customers with a shopping experience. In 2011, co-founders Alejandro Alfonso, Santiago Sosa, Jose Abuchaem, Martin Palombo, and Alejandro Vazquez established Nuvemshop in 2011.

Wildlife Studios, founded in Brazil in 2011, is a top 10 global mobile gaming company. With a truly global presence, the studio has become a leader in the industry.

Unico, an IDTech startup, streamlines digital identity verification for seamless interactions between individuals and businesses. Simplifying the process, Unico enhances security and efficiency in personal data management.

Introducing a cutting-edge merchant acquirer, revolutionizing payment processing for businesses. Simplify transactions, optimize revenue, and enhance customer experience with our innovative platform. Join the future of payments with seamless integration and advanced analytics.

Loggi is connecting Brazil, using technology to reinvent logistics with a fast, cost-efficient, and reliable network. It serves major e-commerce players, SMBs and individuals on their shipping needs. Loggi is unlocking the growth of the on-demand economy, supporting new commerce for Brazil’s large, young, urban population. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Brazil's premier fintech platform specializes in providing secured loans. Offering a secure and efficient way for users to access funding, the platform is the largest of its kind in the country.

iFood dominates food delivery in Latin America, providing a wide range of restaurant options and quick delivery service right to your door.

iFood dominates food delivery in Latin America, providing a wide range of restaurant options and quick delivery service right to your door.

QuintoAndar is a platform that simplifies the rental of residential real estate for landlords and renters. With QuintoAndar, customers can work with a top-notch team that uses the best practices and best tools, be part of a high-impact project that will affect many people's lives, have autonomy to make decisions with no endless meetings, and work in an informal environment and horizontal hierarchy. Founded in February 2013 by Gabriel Braga and Andre Penha, it is headquartered in São Paulo in Brazil.

Rappi offers fast and convenient on-demand delivery services for food, groceries, medicine, and more. Users can easily order from a variety of categories such as liquor, with quick delivery to their doorstep.

C6 Bank is a digital bank providing a wide range of banking services for individuals and small to midsize businesses. It offers a full-service experience with convenient online features, making banking easier and more accessible for its customers.

iFood dominates food delivery in Latin America, providing a wide range of restaurant options and quick delivery service right to your door.

QuintoAndar is a platform that simplifies the rental of residential real estate for landlords and renters. With QuintoAndar, customers can work with a top-notch team that uses the best practices and best tools, be part of a high-impact project that will affect many people's lives, have autonomy to make decisions with no endless meetings, and work in an informal environment and horizontal hierarchy. Founded in February 2013 by Gabriel Braga and Andre Penha, it is headquartered in São Paulo in Brazil.

Ebanx is a Latin American payments platform that helps global merchants sell their products locally by offering a wide range of local payment methods.