{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ca-vc-investment-later-stage","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-vc-investment-later-stage","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-vc-investment-later-stage/","title":"Canada Later Stage Venture Capital Investment (2025)","description":"Canada's Later Stage Venture Capital Investment: 2,069.8 USD millions in 2025, +26.7% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2025.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","OECD","Canada","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Canada","temporal_coverage":"2007/2025","unit":"USD millions","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Canada 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":"2007–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Canada"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Canada (2025)","value":"2,069.8","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+26.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+26.7%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Canada Later Stage Venture Capital Investment"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":1087.9342350467386},{"period":"2008","value":656.7065783169753},{"period":"2009","value":418.35233126933844},{"period":"2010","value":615.659796616048},{"period":"2011","value":968.6935511353274},{"period":"2013","value":636.3288583184665},{"period":"2014","value":639.8072773449966},{"period":"2015","value":540.1757944369434},{"period":"2016","value":943.0825152904783},{"period":"2017","value":1035.6313961125275},{"period":"2018","value":1137.3752638227504},{"period":"2019","value":1585.5000208924773},{"period":"2020","value":1349.580133930606},{"period":"2021","value":3590.7790070939177},{"period":"2022","value":3310.28168011708},{"period":"2023","value":1771.8440853152847},{"period":"2024","value":1633.56003221856},{"period":"2025","value":2069.7968521206044}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"2069.8","yoyChange":"+26.7%"},{"year":"2024","value":"1633.6","yoyChange":"-7.8%"},{"year":"2023","value":"1771.8","yoyChange":"-46.5%"},{"year":"2022","value":"3310.3","yoyChange":"-7.8%"},{"year":"2021","value":"3590.8","yoyChange":"+166.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1349.6","yoyChange":"-14.9%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1585.5","yoyChange":"+39.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1137.4","yoyChange":"+9.8%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1035.6","yoyChange":"+9.8%"},{"year":"2016","value":"943.1","yoyChange":"+74.6%"},{"year":"2015","value":"540.2","yoyChange":"-15.6%"},{"year":"2014","value":"639.8","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2013","value":"636.3","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2011","value":"968.7","yoyChange":"+57.3%"},{"year":"2010","value":"615.7","yoyChange":"+47.2%"},{"year":"2009","value":"418.4","yoyChange":"-36.3%"},{"year":"2008","value":"656.7","yoyChange":"-39.6%"},{"year":"2007","value":"1087.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks later-stage venture capital investment in Canada 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 2025. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2007–2025 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 3,590.8 USD millions in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 418.4 in 2009. The latest reading of 2,069.8 in 2025 represents a change of +26.7%."}]}