São Paulo, Mexico City and Bogotá are the three best cities for the development of startups in Latin America, he says HelloSafewho has analyzed Startup Blinkthe world’s largest startup map.
Brazil, Mexico and Colombia are the three countries with the strongest entrepreneurial ecosystems in Latin America. Therefore, São Paulo, Mexico City and Bogotá are the cities with the best opportunities for startups.
The new HelloSafe report shares the results of Mexico and other LATAM countries in the Startup Blink evaluation:
- Brazil is the best country for startups in Latin Americaand 27th in the world ranking of the best cities for startups in 2023.
- Chile remains in second position in the region and in the 36th of the best countries for startups in the world.
- Mexico is the 3rd best country for startups in Latin America and the 37th worldwide this 2023.
- Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla and Guadalajara are positioned in the top 10 best cities for startups in the Latin American region in 2023.
Top 10 of the best countries for startups in Latin America (2023)
In a list of 100 countries with the best conditions for the development of startups, there are 10 Latin American nations: Brazil (1st), Chile (2nd), Mexico (3rd), Colombia (4th), Argentina (5th), Uruguay (6th) , Peru (7th), Costa Rica (8th), Ecuador (9th) and Panama (10th).
The global position of these Latin American countries is as follows:
Brazil (27), Chile (36), Mexico (37), Colombia (40), Argentina (47), Uruguay (55), Peru (69), Costa Rica (72), Ecuador (81) and Panama (86) . The other LATAM countries that do not appear on this list is because they are not part of the top 100 best countries for startups in 2023.
Top 15 of the best cities for startups in Latin America (2023)
The main cities of the region can be classified into three levels. São Paulo is the undisputed Tier 1 leader in the region, with a score more than 2.5 times higher than Mexico City. Similarly, Mexico City maintains a great advantage compared to all other cities in the region, forming Tier 2 by itself.
The third tier includes Bogotá, Santiago, and Buenos Aires, which score considerably higher than all other cities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Brazil has 5 qualified cities in the top 15 of the best cities for startups in Latin America, while Mexico has 4.
- Mexico City remains second in the region since 2022.
- Monterrey has lost two positions since in 2022 it qualified in position 6 of the best cities for startups in LATAM.
- Guadalajara has lost six positions in the ranking since in 2022 it was positioned in tenth place in the ranking of the region.
- Puebla has had an evolution advancing one position in the list at the regional level this 2023.
The top 15 of the best cities for startups in Latin America according to the Startup Blink 20223 score are the following: São Paulo (1st), Mexico City (2nd), Bogotá (3rd), Santiago (4th), Buenos Aires ( 5th), Curitiba (6th), Rio de Janeiro (7th), Monterrey (8th), Medellín (9th), Belo Horizonte (10th), Montevideo (11th), Lima (12th), Puebla (13th), Porto Alegre (14th) ) and Guadalajara (15th).
This is their world position: São Paulo (17th), Mexico City (48), Bogotá (65th), Santiago (67th), Buenos Aires (75th), Curitiba (140th), Rio de Janeiro (145th), Monterrey (162nd ), Medellín (168º), Belo Horizonte (187º), Montevideo (197º), Lima (201º), Puebla (209º), Porto Alegre (215º) and Guadalajara (217º).
Top 10 of the best cities for startups in Mexico
Although Mexico has one of the best positions in the region, looking at the national ranking and the score that each of these cities has in the Startup Blink evaluation, we can see that four cities are the ones that are really at the forefront with favorable conditions. for business development.
- Mexico City has imminent leadership at the national level to favor startups, having 3.45 times more points than Monterrey.
- Puebla and Guadalajara closely follow each other having a percentage difference of only 3.5% between their scores.
- León is part of the top 10 this yearpositioning itself as the eighth best city for startups in Mexico.
The top 10 best cities for startups are the following: Mexico City (1st), Monterrey (2nd), Puebla (3rd), Guadalajara (4th), Chihuahua (5th), Cancun (6th), Querétaro (7th), León (8th), San Luis Potosí (9th) and Hermosillo (10th).
The global position of the 13 Mexican cities categorized in the 2023 ranking of the 1,000 best cities for startup development in the world is as follows: Mexico City (48th), Monterrey (162nd), Puebla (209th), Guadalajara (217th) , Chihuahua (351º), Cancún (603º), Querétaro (652º), León (780º), San Luis Potosí (818º), Hermosillo (833º), Ciudad Juárez (840º), Tijuana (947º) and Torreón (981º).
In 2022 only 11 Mexican cities qualified in this ranking, this year Tijuana, Torreón and Ciudad Juárez are added to the list of cities that offer the best ecosystems for the development of startups in Mexico, while unfortunately Zapopan is no longer part of this ranking. 2023 listing.
Full report here.
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