{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"de-vc-investment-seed","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-vc-investment-seed","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-vc-investment-seed/","title":"Germany Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment (2025)","description":"Germany's Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment: 313.7 USD millions in 2025, +49.4% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2025.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","OECD","Germany","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Germany","temporal_coverage":"2007/2025","unit":"USD millions","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Germany 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":"19"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Germany"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Germany (2025)","value":"313.7","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+49.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+49.4%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Germany Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":68.52139398447852},{"period":"2008","value":127.80235540900033},{"period":"2009","value":75.3245275139663},{"period":"2010","value":65.7352101822358},{"period":"2011","value":57.70197375078614},{"period":"2012","value":40.638867848333064},{"period":"2013","value":56.73348410837698},{"period":"2014","value":43.02954240322072},{"period":"2015","value":48.62507941615923},{"period":"2016","value":63.2197416080805},{"period":"2017","value":106.98519036556833},{"period":"2018","value":84.00393933356388},{"period":"2019","value":167.29119164098236},{"period":"2020","value":137.6023750368929},{"period":"2021","value":247.50259061523477},{"period":"2022","value":279.1290339989917},{"period":"2023","value":176.64238973514497},{"period":"2024","value":209.96990387000267},{"period":"2025","value":313.6539387776945}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"313.7","yoyChange":"+49.4%"},{"year":"2024","value":"210.0","yoyChange":"+18.9%"},{"year":"2023","value":"176.6","yoyChange":"-36.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"279.1","yoyChange":"+12.8%"},{"year":"2021","value":"247.5","yoyChange":"+79.9%"},{"year":"2020","value":"137.6","yoyChange":"-17.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"167.3","yoyChange":"+99.1%"},{"year":"2018","value":"84.0","yoyChange":"-21.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"107.0","yoyChange":"+69.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"63.2","yoyChange":"+30.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"48.6","yoyChange":"+13.0%"},{"year":"2014","value":"43.0","yoyChange":"-24.2%"},{"year":"2013","value":"56.7","yoyChange":"+39.6%"},{"year":"2012","value":"40.6","yoyChange":"-29.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"57.7","yoyChange":"-12.2%"},{"year":"2010","value":"65.7","yoyChange":"-12.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"75.3","yoyChange":"-41.1%"},{"year":"2008","value":"127.8","yoyChange":"+86.5%"},{"year":"2007","value":"68.5","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks seed and start-up stage venture capital investment in Germany 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 (19 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 313.7 USD millions in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 40.6 in 2012. The latest reading of 313.7 in 2025 represents a change of +49.4%."}]}