20 most prominent startups in Central America and the Caribbean

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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 making inroads into 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 public nominations or research were not included in this edition. The funds that participated in the nominations are:

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

“The global venture industry is evolving. While in the U.S. we are seeing a market entering its seventh VC cycle, reflected in mega-rounds in AI, Latin America—and Central America in particular—are regions taking their first steps in the industry. That is why initiatives like this one, which reflect the region’s potential, are key.” said Jose Kont, CEO of Cuantico VP. 

20 standout startups in Central America and the Caribbean

Meet the 20 startups selected by Startuplinks and Cuantico VP:

• Huli (Costa Rica): Huli is a comprehensive healthtech platform that connects patients, healthcare providers, and strategic partners across Latin America. Its digital ecosystem facilitates 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 geographic 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 that is revolutionizing e-commerce in Central America. It offers comprehensive warehousing, inventory management, and fast delivery solutions, enabling businesses to scale their digital sales with robust and 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 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 full control over dedicated IPs and domain reputation, ensuring corporate communications reach the inbox directly.
• 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, boosting 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 for 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 bridging 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 optimizes payment collection and reconciliation, improving the financial efficiency of businesses operating across 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 that offers digital payment solutions and financial services for the unbanked population in Central America. Its mobile wallet makes it easy to make payments, top-ups, and transfers, promoting financial inclusion and the digitization of cash.
• Pana (Dominican Republic): Pana is a neobank designed for the Latino community, offering financial services across borders 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 enables users to easily and securely invest in a wide range of financial assets from their phones, promoting financial education and wealth building 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 platform for e-commerce that helps retailers manage their omnichannel sales in an integrated way. Its software synchronizes inventory, orders, and logistics across multiple digital channels, optimizing operations for businesses 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 candidates, promoting employment and professional development across the region.

Bringing Central America’s ecosystem together

The mapping was presented at the Caricaco Summit 2026, an event organized by Caricaco Ventures in Los Sueños, Costa Rica, on 18 and 19 in March. 

The Caricaco Ventures Summit brings together more than 300 people and organizations from Central America, the Caribbean, and Latin America each year who are interested in investing in the region. Attendees include founders, investors, family offices, development banks, and corporations. The event features an agenda with international speakers and, particularly in this edition, a high concentration of content on artificial intelligence.

Startup selection methodology

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

• Traction
• Operations in multiple countries
• Prospects beyond Central America and the Caribbean
• Investors on the cap table
• Bonus

“I’m very happy with the startups we selected. I had already met some of them at other events, and we’ve even helped connect a few with investors. A couple of interesting startups didn’t make the cut, but we still saw that Central America and the Caribbean already have startups that will become known throughout the region in the coming years.” said Israel García, CEO and co-founder of Startuplinks.

Contact for questions, collaborations, and hiring:

• Ximena Martinez
• xm@startuplinks.world
• Partnerships and Operations at Startuplinks