{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"au-vc-investment-seed","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-vc-investment-seed","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-vc-investment-seed/","title":"Australia Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment (2019)","description":"Australia's Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment: 44.5 USD millions in 2019, -6.3 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 Seed & Start-Up 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":"44.5","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-6.3 YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-6.3","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"13","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Australia Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment"}],"observation_count":13,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":29.286926106993505},{"period":"2008","value":36.90723014567796},{"period":"2009","value":28.856904467915296},{"period":"2010","value":0},{"period":"2011","value":0},{"period":"2012","value":14.49573935534113},{"period":"2013","value":11.584766071232217},{"period":"2014","value":18.92977727791948},{"period":"2015","value":33.055609617337296},{"period":"2016","value":29.735046315828505},{"period":"2017","value":42.153408239479916},{"period":"2018","value":50.80647243078301},{"period":"2019","value":44.49058674422155}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2019","value":"44.5","yoyChange":"-6.3"},{"year":"2018","value":"50.8","yoyChange":"+8.6"},{"year":"2017","value":"42.2","yoyChange":"+12.5"},{"year":"2016","value":"29.7","yoyChange":"-3.4"},{"year":"2015","value":"33.1","yoyChange":"+14.2"},{"year":"2014","value":"18.9","yoyChange":"+7.3"},{"year":"2013","value":"11.6","yoyChange":"-2.9"},{"year":"2012","value":"14.5","yoyChange":"+14.5"},{"year":"2011","value":"0.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"0.0","yoyChange":"-28.9"},{"year":"2009","value":"28.9","yoyChange":"-8"},{"year":"2008","value":"36.9","yoyChange":"+7.6"},{"year":"2007","value":"29.3","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks seed and start-up stage venture capital investment in Australia from 2007 to present. Early-stage investment is the leading indicator of innovation pipeline formation and future unicorn creation. 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 50.8 USD millions in 2018 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0 in 2011. The latest reading of 44.5 in 2019 represents a change of -6.3."}]}