Top 20 Startups to Watch in Central America and the Caribbean

View the map of promising startups in Central America and the Caribbean

Startuplinks and Cuantico VP launched at Caricaco Summit 2026, a map of the most promising startups in Central America and the Caribbean. This map highlights 20 startups in the region for various qualities that set them apart from the rest and that are already conquering other markets.

This map was created with the support of venture capital funds that nominated and recommended startups from their portfolios and direct networks, so no public nominations or research were included in this edition. The funds that participated in these nominations are:

• Caricaco Ventures
• Carao Ventures
• Boost
• Enlaces
• Invariantes Fund
• Cacao Ventures
• Barrilete Ventures
• Venture Do
• Amador Holdings
• Innogen Venuture Capital

20 featured startups from Central America and the Caribbean

Meet the 20 startups selected by Startuplinks and Cuantico VP:

• Huli (Costa Rica): Huli is an end-to-end healthtech platform that connects patients, healthcare providers, and strategic partners across Latin America. Its digital ecosystem streamlines medical appointment scheduling, electronic health record management, and telemedicine, improving the operational efficiency of healthcare centers and the patient experience in Costa Rica, Panama, and Mexico.
• EasyMD (Nicaragua): EasyMD is a healthtech company that simplifies access to healthcare through a telemedicine and appointment management platform. Its technology enables patients to consult specialists remotely and securely, removing geographical barriers and improving health in underserved communities.
• Sento AI (Guatemala): Sento is a B2B SaaS startup that uses artificial intelligence for voice analysis and contact center optimization. Its platform processes voice interactions in real time to extract valuable insights into customer satisfaction and agent performance, operating in key markets such as Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica.
• Boxful (El Salvador): Boxful is a logistics and last-mile fulfillment startup transforming e-commerce in Central America. It offers end-to-end warehousing, inventory management, and fast delivery solutions, enabling businesses to scale their digital sales with robust, efficient technology infrastructure.
• TagShelf (Dominican Republic): TagShelf is an advanced artificial intelligence platform for automating document processing and data extraction (IDP). Its technology enables businesses to eliminate manual data entry by processing invoices, contracts, and legal documents with high accuracy in the Dominican Republic and across Latin America.
• Mission Inbox (Costa Rica): Mission Inbox is an email infrastructure startup that ensures maximum deliverability for sales and marketing teams. Its technology provides complete control over dedicated IPs and domain reputation, ensuring corporate communications land directly in the inbox.
• Maic (El Salvador): Maic.ai is a process intelligence platform that helps small and medium-sized businesses optimize their workflows through automation. Its technology analyzes internal operations to identify bottlenecks and suggest data-driven improvements, increasing business productivity.
• Snap Compliance (Costa Rica): Snap Compliance offers a B2B SaaS platform specializing in compliance and risk management (RegTech). Its software helps businesses automate anti-money laundering, due diligence, and regulatory compliance processes across multiple jurisdictions, including Mexico, Colombia, and Central America, ensuring transparency and operational security.
• Tesorio (Panama): Tesorio is the first AI-powered connected financial operations platform, specializing in accounts receivable automation, cash flow forecasting, and cash application.
• Ábaco (El Salvador): Ábaco is a fintech specializing in B2B lending that offers digital factoring and working capital financing to small and medium-sized businesses. Its platform uses advanced algorithms to assess credit risk in real time, providing immediate liquidity to businesses in Guatemala and Spain and closing the financing gap in the business sector.
• Ginih (Honduras): Ginih is a fintech specializing in payment orchestration that helps businesses manage multiple payment channels from a single platform. Its solution streamlines payment collection and reconciliation, improving the financial efficiency of businesses operating throughout Latin America.
• Osmo (Guatemala): Osmo is a neobank built on the Bitcoin and Lightning Network that aims to revolutionize the movement of money in Central America. It offers a digital wallet for instant, low-cost transactions, facilitating access to global financial services for users in emerging markets.
• Cubo Pago (El Salvador): Cubo Pago is a fintech solution designed to empower micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Central America. It provides tools to accept digital payments simply and securely, removing traditional banking barriers and promoting financial inclusion through accessible technology in Panama, Guatemala, and El Salvador.
• TuMoni (Nicaragua): TuMoni is a fintech offering digital payment solutions and financial services to the unbanked population in Central America. Its mobile wallet makes it easy to make payments, top up accounts, and transfer money, promoting financial inclusion and the digitization of cash.
• Pana (Dominican Republic): Pana is a neobank designed for the Latino community, offering borderless financial services between the United States and Latin America. Its platform facilitates remittances, savings, and access to credit, promoting financial inclusion and economic prosperity for migrants and their families.
• Ari (Costa Rica): Ari is a fintech focused on FX (foreign exchange) and cross-border payment solutions in Central America. Its platform enables businesses and individuals to make international transactions quickly and at competitive exchange rates, eliminating the inefficiencies of traditional banking.
• Tohkn (El Salvador): Tohkn is a fintech platform that democratizes access to investments in Latin America, acting as the region's “Robinhood.” It allows users to easily and securely invest in a wide range of financial assets from their phones, promoting financial literacy and wealth creation in emerging markets.
• Tobipets (Costa Rica): TobiPets is Costa Rica's leading e-commerce platform for pet care, offering a comprehensive shopping experience that includes food, accessories, and veterinary services. Its platform uses data to personalize recommendations and ensure pets' well-being throughout the region.
• Avify (Costa Rica): Avify is a B2B SaaS e-commerce platform that helps retailers manage omnichannel sales in an integrated way. Its software synchronizes inventory, orders, and logistics across multiple digital channels, optimizing business operations in Costa Rica, Mexico, and Guatemala.
• Jobbi (El Salvador): Jobbi is an HR tech platform focused on connecting young talent with job opportunities in the digital economy. Its matchmaking technology analyzes skills and potential to ensure companies find the ideal candidate, promoting employment and professional development in the region.

Startup Selection Methodology

The startups featured in this map were selected by Startuplinks and Cuantico VP based on the following characteristics, bearing in mind that only startups recommended by the investment funds mentioned above were considered.

• Traction
• Multi-country operations
• Expansion prospects beyond Central America and the Caribbean
• Investors on the cap table
• Bonus