{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"au-vc-investment-later-stage","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-vc-investment-later-stage","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-vc-investment-later-stage/","title":"Australia Later Stage Venture Capital Investment (2019)","description":"Australia's Later Stage Venture Capital Investment: 342 USD millions in 2019, +25.4% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2019.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","OECD","Australia","2019"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Australia","temporal_coverage":"2007/2019","unit":"USD millions","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2019","variable_measured":"Australia Later Stage Venture Capital Investment","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"OECD","url":"https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?fs[0]=Topic%2C0%7CFinancial+sector%23FIN%23&pg=0&fc=Topic&bp=true&snb=10"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2007–2019"},{"label":"Observations","value":"13"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Australia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Australia (2019)","value":"342","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+25.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+25.4%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"13","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Australia Later Stage Venture Capital Investment"}],"observation_count":13,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":566.4928278409888},{"period":"2008","value":546.898046704137},{"period":"2009","value":370.46026006107473},{"period":"2010","value":250.42207356283254},{"period":"2011","value":154.7248002812278},{"period":"2012","value":187.4092016654818},{"period":"2013","value":112.95146919451413},{"period":"2014","value":161.3538158451232},{"period":"2015","value":171.28815892620233},{"period":"2016","value":49.06282642111703},{"period":"2017","value":211.53346680175375},{"period":"2018","value":272.71121231229114},{"period":"2019","value":342.0213855962032}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2019","value":"342.0","yoyChange":"+25.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"272.7","yoyChange":"+28.9%"},{"year":"2017","value":"211.5","yoyChange":"+331.1%"},{"year":"2016","value":"49.1","yoyChange":"-71.4%"},{"year":"2015","value":"171.3","yoyChange":"+6.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"161.4","yoyChange":"+42.9%"},{"year":"2013","value":"113.0","yoyChange":"-39.7%"},{"year":"2012","value":"187.4","yoyChange":"+21.1%"},{"year":"2011","value":"154.7","yoyChange":"-38.2%"},{"year":"2010","value":"250.4","yoyChange":"-32.4%"},{"year":"2009","value":"370.5","yoyChange":"-32.3%"},{"year":"2008","value":"546.9","yoyChange":"-3.5%"},{"year":"2007","value":"566.5","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks later-stage venture capital investment in Australia from 2007 to present. Later-stage VC reflects the capacity to scale proven business models and is the primary driver of unicorn valuations. It is published by OECD and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2019. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2007–2019 (13 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 566.5 USD millions in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of 49.1 in 2016. The latest reading of 342 in 2019 represents a change of +25.4%."}]}