Germany Seed-Stage Venture Capital Investment (2025)
Germany's Seed-Stage Venture Capital Investment: 313.7 USD millions in 2025, +49.4% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2025.
Germany (2025)
313.7
USD millions
+49.4% YoY
YoY Change
+49.4%
Trend
up
Series length
19
years of data
Data
| Year | USD millions | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 313.7 | +49.4% |
| 2024 | 210 | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 176.6 | -36.7% |
| 2022 | 279.1 | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 247.5 | +79.9% |
| 2020 | 137.6 | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 167.3 | +99.1% |
| 2018 | 84 | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 107 | +69.2% |
| 2016 | 63.2 | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 48.6 | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 43 | -24.2% |
| 2013 | 56.7 | +39.6% |
| 2012 | 40.6 | -29.6% |
| 2011 | 57.7 | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 65.7 | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 75.3 | -41.1% |
| 2008 | 127.8 | +86.5% |
| 2007 | 68.5 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Germany recorded 313.7 USD millions in 2025. The latest change was +49.4%. Across 2007–2025 the series ranges from 40.6 USD millions in 2012 to 313.7 USD millions in 2025.
This page tracks seed-stage venture capital investment in Germany. Early-stage investment is the leading indicator of innovation pipeline formation and future unicorn creation.
Data sourced from OECD via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks seed-stage venture capital investment in Germany. Early-stage investment is the leading indicator of innovation pipeline formation and future unicorn creation. It is published by OECD and updated annually.
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 (19 observations).
The series is at its highest recorded level, 313.7 USD millions in 2025, up from a low of 40.6 USD millions in 2012. The latest change was +49.4%.