“São Paulo's ecosystem value is US$55 billion (H2 2023–2025), versus a global average of US$25 billion and a regional average of US$3.9 billion.”
- Organization
- Startup Genome
- Publication
- Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2026 — São Paulo
- Year
- 2026
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“São Paulo ranks #37 in the Top 40 global startup ecosystems and #1 in Latin America, the only LATAM ecosystem in the global Top 40.”
- Organization
- Startup Genome
- Publication
- Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2026
- Year
- 2026
“Approximately 2,000–2,300 active startups operate within a 100km radius of São Paulo.”
- Organization
- Sebrae × Startup Genome
- Publication
- Avaliação do Ecossistema de Startups de São Paulo (Março 2026)
- Year
- 2026
- Page
- p.13
“Between 2021 and 2025, São Paulo recorded US$16.7 billion in total VC funding and 425 exits, with a total exit value of US$53 billion and 16 active unicorns.”
- Organization
- Startup Genome
- Publication
- Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2026 — São Paulo
- Year
- 2026
“The University of São Paulo is the highest-ranked university in Latin America.”
- Organization
- QS
- Publication
- QS World University Rankings 2026
- Year
- 2026
“Sebrae operates a national Startups Observatory that integrates and democratizes access to information about Brazilian startups and the innovation ecosystem around them.”
- Organization
- Sebrae Startups
- Publication
- Observatório Sebrae Startups
- Year
- 2025
“Sebrae Startups aggregates every active Brazilian program supporting startups on a single national portal, including São Paulo state programs.”
- Organization
- Sebrae Startups
- Publication
- Programas Sebrae Startups
- Year
- 2025
“São Paulo is Latin America's leading startup ecosystem.”
- Organization
- Startup Genome
- Publication
- Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2025 — São Paulo profile
- Year
- 2025
“Distrito tracks roughly 14,000 active Brazilian startups, most based in São Paulo.”
- Organization
- Distrito
- Publication
- Distrito Dataminer
- Year
- 2025
“Brazil captures the largest share of Latin American venture funding, led by São Paulo-based companies.”
- Organization
- LAVCA
- Publication
- LAVCA Industry Data & Analysis 2025
- Year
- 2025