Hottest Startups in Uruguay: Top 15 Companies to Watch in 2026

Top Startups in Uruguay: 15 Tech Companies to Know in 2026

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.

Featured company

Streaver

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

Fintech and payments infrastructure

AstroPay

Founded in 2009 (≈ 17 years), AstroPay is a global digital wallet and payments platform originally founded in Uruguay.
Website: https://www.astropay.com

Bankingly

Founded in 2015 (≈ 11 years), Bankingly builds cloud-based omnichannel digital banking solutions for financial institutions, headquartered in Montevideo.
Website: https://www.bankingly.com

dLocal

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

PayFlex (Uruguay)

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

Prometeo

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

Commerce, marketplaces, and cross-border

nocnoc

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

PedidosYa

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

Tiendamia

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

Logistics and operations

LlegoYa

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

Biotech and science-based startups

Antarka

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

Nanogrow Biotech

Founded in 2021 (≈ 5 years), Nanogrow is a Uruguay-founded biotech startup working on nanoantibody-based treatments and expanding internationally.
Website: https://nanogrowbiotech.com

Software quality and digital product craft

Abstracta

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

++hellohello

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

K2BTools

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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Uruguay's startup ecosystem is small, but global by default, strong engineering, export-first thinking, and companies that build for regional scale from day one.

If you're exploring Uruguay's tech ecosystem and planning to build or scale a product in 2026, execution is what makes the difference.

Streaver helps startups and enterprises move from idea → roadmap → shipped product, with AI-first capabilities when it makes business sense.

👉 Let's talk and explore how AI-first, full-cycle development can accelerate your roadmap.