Uruguay keeps punching above its weight in tech, producing Uruguay startups and Uruguay tech companies that scale across Latin America and beyond. This curated guide highlights startups in Uruguay (and a few scale-ups that started as startups) across fintech, marketplaces, logistics, biotech, and software quality.
To keep the spotlight diverse, this guide focuses on a broad range of Uruguay-founded startups and scale-ups across multiple industries. Streaver is included as a featured company, as the team behind the creation of this guide.
Note: this is not a ranking. Companies are grouped by category and listed in no particular order.
Founded in 2019 (≈7 years) Streaver is an AI-first software development company based in Montevideo, Uruguay, delivering end-to-end product work from strategy and AI consulting to full-cycle development.
Website: https://www.streaver.com
Founded in 2009 (≈ 17 years), AstroPay is a global digital wallet and payments platform originally founded in Uruguay.
Website: https://www.astropay.com
Founded in 2015 (≈ 11 years), Bankingly builds cloud-based omnichannel digital banking solutions for financial institutions, headquartered in Montevideo.
Website: https://www.bankingly.com
Founded in 2016 (≈ 10 years), dLocal is a Uruguay-founded cross-border payments company headquartered in Montevideo, helping global merchants operate in emerging markets.
Website: https://www.dlocal.com
Started in 2024 (≈ 2 years), PayFlex is an employee benefits platform focused on earned wage access and corporate benefits, backed by Uruguay’s entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Website: https://www.payflexapp.com
Founded in 2018 (≈ 8 years), Prometeo is a Uruguay-based fintech infrastructure company providing a single API to connect with financial institutions and enable open banking across Latin America.
Website: https://prometeoapi.com
Founded in 2018 (≈ 8 years) and headquartered in Uruguay, nocnoc helps brands and sellers expand into Latin America by managing cross-border e-commerce operations and marketplace distribution.
Website: https://nocnocstore.com
Founded in 2009 (≈ 17 years), PedidosYa is a Uruguay-founded delivery and quick-commerce platform headquartered in Montevideo, now operating across multiple Latin American markets.
Website: https://www.pedidosya.com
Born in Uruguay in 2014 (≈ 12 years), Tiendamia is a cross-border e-commerce platform that helps people in the region buy products from the U.S. and receive them locally.
Website: https://tiendamia.com/uy
Launched in 2024 (≈ 2 years), LlegoYa is a Uruguay-based logistics platform connecting companies with verified carriers to improve visibility and reduce friction in cargo shipping.
Website: https://www.llegoya.com
Founded in 2023 (≈ 3 years) and based in Montevideo, Antarka is a science-driven biotech developing enzymes for skin DNA repair applications.
Website: https://www.antarka.bio
Founded in 2021 (≈ 5 years), Nanogrow is a Uruguay-founded biotech startup working on nanoantibody-based treatments and expanding internationally.
Website: https://nanogrowbiotech.com
Born in Uruguay in 2008 (≈ 18 years), Abstracta is a software testing and quality engineering company with global reach, recognized as a “pure-play” testing specialist.
Website: https://abstracta.us
Founded in 2017 (≈ 9 years) in Montevideo, ++hellohello is a design-driven digital studio focused on product design, UX/UI, and brand work for high-growth digital products.
Website: https://www.hellohello.is
Founded in 2008 (≈ 18 years) and based in Montevideo, K2BTools builds tooling for teams (notably in the GeneXus ecosystem) to speed up and standardize business application development.
Website: https://web.k2btools.com
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