{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ca-vc-investment-seed","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-vc-investment-seed","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-vc-investment-seed/","title":"Canada Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment (2025)","description":"Canada's Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment: 593.5 USD millions in 2025, +4.4% 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 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":"2007–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Canada"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Canada (2025)","value":"593.5","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+4.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+4.4%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Canada Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":56.026484238164855},{"period":"2008","value":45.88660874973522},{"period":"2009","value":15.535216730596208},{"period":"2010","value":15.888552159834465},{"period":"2011","value":25.256299124184128},{"period":"2013","value":84.29035910317825},{"period":"2014","value":124.18572203034371},{"period":"2015","value":121.24204827984458},{"period":"2016","value":157.91001024761968},{"period":"2017","value":184.10513693723692},{"period":"2018","value":225.4664770690424},{"period":"2019","value":260.87047729874},{"period":"2020","value":259.82973310562693},{"period":"2021","value":688.773201181072},{"period":"2022","value":772.0202612756734},{"period":"2023","value":792.2923824681935},{"period":"2024","value":568.7238273401284},{"period":"2025","value":593.4761499356194}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"593.5","yoyChange":"+4.4%"},{"year":"2024","value":"568.7","yoyChange":"-28.2%"},{"year":"2023","value":"792.3","yoyChange":"+2.6%"},{"year":"2022","value":"772.0","yoyChange":"+12.1%"},{"year":"2021","value":"688.8","yoyChange":"+165.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"259.8","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"260.9","yoyChange":"+15.7%"},{"year":"2018","value":"225.5","yoyChange":"+22.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"184.1","yoyChange":"+16.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"157.9","yoyChange":"+30.2%"},{"year":"2015","value":"121.2","yoyChange":"-2.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"124.2","yoyChange":"+47.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"84.3","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2011","value":"25.3","yoyChange":"+59.0%"},{"year":"2010","value":"15.9","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2009","value":"15.5","yoyChange":"-66.1%"},{"year":"2008","value":"45.9","yoyChange":"-18.1%"},{"year":"2007","value":"56.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks seed and start-up stage venture capital investment in Canada 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 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 792.3 USD millions in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 15.5 in 2009. The latest reading of 593.5 in 2025 represents a change of +4.4%."}]}