COLOMBIA · TECHNOLOGY
Friday, May 29, 2026 — 23:30 BRT — By Matias Sebastian Lopez
Key Facts
—The headline: Medellín now leads Latin America in startup density at 10.9 startups per 100,000 inhabitants, ahead of São Paulo, Santiago, Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires, per the StartupBlink 2026 index.
—The city depth: Seven Colombian cities now appear in the global top 1,000, with Bogotá at 64th, Medellín at 130th, and Cali, Barranquilla and three others further down. Only Brazil has more cities ranked in South America.
