{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"gb-vc-investment-later-stage","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-vc-investment-later-stage","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-vc-investment-later-stage/","title":"United Kingdom Later Stage Venture Capital Investment (2025)","description":"United Kingdom's Later Stage Venture Capital Investment: 2,950.1 USD millions in 2025, -18.5% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2025.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","OECD","United Kingdom","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Kingdom","temporal_coverage":"2007/2025","unit":"USD millions","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"United Kingdom 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":"19"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Kingdom"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Kingdom (2025)","value":"2,950.1","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-18.5% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-18.5%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Kingdom Later Stage Venture Capital Investment"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":1338.520108476078},{"period":"2008","value":1383.1381680046325},{"period":"2009","value":509.64507390045463},{"period":"2010","value":508.9306704405048},{"period":"2011","value":635.5501195063165},{"period":"2012","value":378.8710875422612},{"period":"2013","value":332.99086924157234},{"period":"2014","value":629.4772668275202},{"period":"2015","value":749.6063725627569},{"period":"2016","value":476.551121036046},{"period":"2017","value":1075.4186448749058},{"period":"2018","value":1060.7593889396537},{"period":"2019","value":1485.2844180589664},{"period":"2020","value":1339.4915102847906},{"period":"2021","value":4008.5608399367497},{"period":"2022","value":1278.3374257436062},{"period":"2023","value":1848.8916823583975},{"period":"2024","value":3618.5580841346246},{"period":"2025","value":2950.067310835399}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"2950.1","yoyChange":"-18.5%"},{"year":"2024","value":"3618.6","yoyChange":"+95.7%"},{"year":"2023","value":"1848.9","yoyChange":"+44.6%"},{"year":"2022","value":"1278.3","yoyChange":"-68.1%"},{"year":"2021","value":"4008.6","yoyChange":"+199.3%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1339.5","yoyChange":"-9.8%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1485.3","yoyChange":"+40.0%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1060.8","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1075.4","yoyChange":"+125.7%"},{"year":"2016","value":"476.6","yoyChange":"-36.4%"},{"year":"2015","value":"749.6","yoyChange":"+19.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"629.5","yoyChange":"+89.0%"},{"year":"2013","value":"333.0","yoyChange":"-12.1%"},{"year":"2012","value":"378.9","yoyChange":"-40.4%"},{"year":"2011","value":"635.6","yoyChange":"+24.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"508.9","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2009","value":"509.6","yoyChange":"-63.2%"},{"year":"2008","value":"1383.1","yoyChange":"+3.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"1338.5","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks later-stage venture capital investment in United Kingdom 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 (19 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 4,008.6 USD millions in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 333 in 2013. The latest reading of 2,950.1 in 2025 represents a change of -18.5%."}]}