Ireland Later Stage Venture Capital Investment (2025)
Ireland's Later Stage Venture Capital Investment: 204.4 USD millions in 2025, -8.3% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2025.
Ireland (2025)
204.4
USD millions
-8.3% YoY
YoY Change
-8.3%
USD millions
Trend
down
Series length
19
years of data
Data
| Year | USD millions | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 204.4 | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 222.9 | +72.9% |
| 2023 | 128.9 | -32.2% |
| 2022 | 190 | +176.1% |
| 2021 | 68.8 | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 78.9 | +189.0% |
| 2019 | 27.3 | -86.8% |
| 2018 | 206.3 | +3,141.3% |
| 2017 | 6.4 | -89.8% |
| 2016 | 62.3 | unchanged |
| 2015 | 62.3 | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 79.2 | +92.2% |
| 2013 | 41.2 | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 50.7 | +45.8% |
| 2011 | 34.8 | +65.0% |
| 2010 | 21.1 | -52.6% |
| 2009 | 44.5 | -35.8% |
| 2008 | 69.3 | +39.9% |
| 2007 | 49.5 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Ireland recorded 204.4 USD millions in 2025. The latest change was -8.3%. Across 2007–2025 the series ranges from 6.4 in 2017 to 222.9 in 2024.
This page tracks later-stage venture capital investment in Ireland from 2007 to present. Later-stage VC reflects the capacity to scale proven business models and is the primary driver of unicorn valuations.
Data sourced from OECD via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks later-stage venture capital investment in Ireland 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.
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 222.9 USD millions in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6.4 in 2017. The latest reading of 204.4 in 2025 represents a change of -8.3%.