United Kingdom Seed-Stage Venture Capital Investment (2025)
United Kingdom's Seed-Stage Venture Capital Investment: 515.3 USD millions in 2025, -2.2% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2025.
United Kingdom (2025)
515.3
USD millions
-2.2% YoY
YoY Change
-2.2%
Trend
down
Series length
19
years of data
Data
| Year | USD millions | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 515.3 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 527 | +119.6% |
| 2023 | 239.9 | -30.6% |
| 2022 | 345.8 | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 295.1 | +41.9% |
| 2020 | 207.9 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 191.4 | +72.9% |
| 2018 | 110.7 | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 150.5 | +250.1% |
| 2016 | 43 | -74.9% |
| 2015 | 171.3 | +244.1% |
| 2014 | 49.8 | +308.6% |
| 2013 | 12.2 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 11.5 | -78.3% |
| 2011 | 52.7 | +225.7% |
| 2010 | 16.2 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 16.8 | +45.3% |
| 2008 | 11.5 | -55.5% |
| 2007 | 25.9 | n/a |
About this Dataset
United Kingdom recorded 515.3 USD millions in 2025. The latest change was -2.2%. Across 2007–2025 the series ranges from 11.5 USD millions in 2012 to 527 USD millions in 2024.
This page tracks seed-stage venture capital investment in United Kingdom. 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 United Kingdom. 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 peaked at 527 USD millions in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 11.5 USD millions in 2012. The latest reading is 515.3 USD millions in 2025. The latest change was -2.2%.