According to a 2021 survey, over 70 percent of responding edtech startup executives in Latin America reported that one of the barriers to raising capital was that the education sector itself was challenging. Moreover, more survey participants found that securing capital from international investors was more difficult than doing so through local investors. Around 14 percent of the survey participants also believed the COVID-19 pandemic introduced additional barriers to capital raising.
Main challenges to raise capital for educational technology (EdTech) startups in Latin America as of 2021
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LAVCA. (March 23, 2021). Main challenges to raise capital for educational technology (EdTech) startups in Latin America as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243101/latin-america-edtech-startups-challenges-for-capital-raising/
LAVCA. "Main challenges to raise capital for educational technology (EdTech) startups in Latin America as of 2021." Chart. March 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243101/latin-america-edtech-startups-challenges-for-capital-raising/
LAVCA. (2021). Main challenges to raise capital for educational technology (EdTech) startups in Latin America as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243101/latin-america-edtech-startups-challenges-for-capital-raising/
LAVCA. "Main Challenges to Raise Capital for Educational Technology (Edtech) Startups in Latin America as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243101/latin-america-edtech-startups-challenges-for-capital-raising/
LAVCA, Main challenges to raise capital for educational technology (EdTech) startups in Latin America as of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243101/latin-america-edtech-startups-challenges-for-capital-raising/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Main challenges to raise capital for educational technology (EdTech) startups in Latin America as of 2021 [Graph], LAVCA, March 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243101/latin-america-edtech-startups-challenges-for-capital-raising/