Women in tech in Mexico City: groups, events, leaders and companies
About 320,000 tech workers make Mexico City the largest tech talent market in Latin America, according to CBRE. Its tech workforce grew 95% in five years, and the city produced 24,346 tech graduates in 2024, more than any other market in the region.
Mexico City is the base for Mexico’s best-known startups, including Kavak and Stori, and for fintechs like Bitso, Clip and Nu México. Banks and global tech companies such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon run large teams here.
Software engineers in Mexico City report a median total pay of MX$1,076,851 a year on Levels.fyi, about 8% above the Mexican median and well ahead of Guadalajara and Monterrey. See tech salaries in Mexico City.
By Heidi Lee, community manager, OutGeek Women in TechUpdated
Where women work in Mexico City tech
Women hold about 15% of ICT jobs in Mexico, and the share is not the same in every role.
Tech salaries in Mexico City
Mexico City pays software engineers more than the rest of Mexico, according to self-reported pay.
Median total pay for software engineers
MEXICAN PESOS A YEAR · LEVELS.FYI, SELF-REPORTED, 2026Women in Mexican tech
Women in tech organizations in Mexico City
Groups running programs and events for women in tech in Mexico City.
Laboratoria
Latin American non-profit with a Mexico team. Its six-week Kickstart Your Career program helps women land tech jobs, with scholarships. laboratoria.la → CONFERENCEDev Day 4 Women
Conference and community for women in STEM, run by Software Guru. Held its Mexico City edition in July 2026. devday4w.com → FEMTECHFemTech.Mx
Mexico’s first femtech association, founded by Hormony CEO Mayra Hurtado, with mentoring and networking for founders. femtech.mx →Notable women in tech in Mexico City
Founders and tech leaders who come up again and again in Mexico City and Mexican tech news.
Marlene Garayzar
Co-founded Stori, the Mexico City fintech, in 2018. In 2022 it became the first Mexican unicorn founded by a woman, and it reached nearly 4 million customers by 2025.Loreanne García
Co-founded Kavak, the used-car platform born in Mexico City in 2016 and Mexico’s first unicorn. Also an angel investor in early-stage startups.Brynne McNulty Rojas
Leads Habi, the home-buying platform that operates in Colombia and Mexico, the first unicorn in Spanish-speaking Latin America with a woman founder and CEO.Mayra Hurtado
Co-founded Hormony, a femtech startup, and leads FemTech.Mx, Mexico’s first femtech association.Notable tech companies in Mexico City
From homegrown unicorns and fintechs to banks and global tech offices.
Startups and fintech
Banks
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OutGeek Women in Tech in Mexico City
We run a recruiting event in Mexico City every year, where hiring teams meet women in tech in person. Zillow’s hiring team gave a talk at a recent Mexico City event.
Each event features short talks from hiring teams, speed networking with recruiters and engineering leads, and open networking with food and drinks.
Alejandra Anton
EVENT DIRECTOR · WITH OUTGEEK SINCE 2024Upcoming OutGeek events in Mexico City
Women in tech in Mexico City: common questions
What is the women in tech scene like in Mexico City?
About 320,000 tech workers make Mexico City the largest tech talent market in Latin America, according to CBRE. Women hold about 15% of ICT jobs in Mexico. Mexico City has groups and events for women in tech, including Laboratoria, Dev Day 4 Women and FemTech.Mx.
What percentage of tech workers in Mexico City are women?
Across Mexico, women hold about 15% of the just over 900,000 ICT jobs, according to IMCO. The share is higher in UX/UI design and product management, and lower in core infrastructure, DevOps and senior engineering.
Where women work in Mexico City tech →How much do tech workers earn in Mexico City?
Software engineers in Mexico City report a median total pay of MX$1,076,851 a year on Levels.fyi, about 8% above the Mexican median of MX$996,850 and ahead of Guadalajara (MX$759,843) and Monterrey (MX$701,635).
Tech salaries in Mexico City →Is there a gender pay gap in Mexican tech?
Yes. IMCO puts the gender pay gap in STEM jobs in Mexico at 15%: for every 100 pesos a man earns, a woman earns about 85. All-female founding teams receive 4.5% of venture capital in Mexico.
Women in Mexican tech →What women in tech groups are there in Mexico City?
Groups and programs in Mexico City include Laboratoria, Dev Day 4 Women and FemTech.Mx.
All Mexico City women in tech groups →Are there women in tech events in Mexico City?
Yes. OutGeek Women in Tech runs a recruiting event in Mexico City every year, where hiring teams meet women in tech in person. Dev Day 4 Women holds a yearly conference for women in STEM in Mexico City.
Tech recruiting events by city →What is OutGeek Women in Tech Mexico City?
OutGeek Women in Tech runs recruiting events where hiring teams meet women in tech in person. Our Mexico City community has more than 2,000 members, and we run a recruiting event in Mexico City every year, led by event director Alejandra Anton. Joining is free at outgeek.org.
About OutGeek Women in Tech in Mexico City →Which tech companies are notable in Mexico City?
Mexico City tech employers include startups and fintechs like Kavak, Stori, Bitso, Clip and Nu México, banks like BBVA México, Banorte and Santander México, and global tech offices of Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Mercado Libre.
Company ratings and open roles →Who are notable women in tech in Mexico City?
Women who appear often in Mexican tech news include Marlene Garayzar (Stori), Loreanne García (Kavak), Brynne McNulty Rojas (Habi) and Mayra Hurtado (Hormony).
Notable women in tech in Mexico City →