{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-vc-investment-later-stage","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-vc-investment-later-stage","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-vc-investment-later-stage/","title":"Ireland Later Stage Venture Capital Investment (2025)","description":"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.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","OECD","Ireland","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2007/2025","unit":"USD millions","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Ireland 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":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2025)","value":"204.4","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-8.3% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-8.3%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Later Stage Venture Capital Investment"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":49.535476468617965},{"period":"2008","value":69.27570058407215},{"period":"2009","value":44.48597176653518},{"period":"2010","value":21.096593320463942},{"period":"2011","value":34.79959115490387},{"period":"2012","value":50.738154775202325},{"period":"2013","value":41.21692162637298},{"period":"2014","value":79.23534683568386},{"period":"2015","value":62.268138155924326},{"period":"2016","value":62.25571755303915},{"period":"2017","value":6.364680219850868},{"period":"2018","value":206.2989231808816},{"period":"2019","value":27.291881685067953},{"period":"2020","value":78.86771587277934},{"period":"2021","value":68.82642616541364},{"period":"2022","value":190.01431882890353},{"period":"2023","value":128.87938098149695},{"period":"2024","value":222.88703232978446},{"period":"2025","value":204.40490929760972}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"204.4","yoyChange":"-8.3%"},{"year":"2024","value":"222.9","yoyChange":"+72.9%"},{"year":"2023","value":"128.9","yoyChange":"-32.2%"},{"year":"2022","value":"190.0","yoyChange":"+176.1%"},{"year":"2021","value":"68.8","yoyChange":"-12.7%"},{"year":"2020","value":"78.9","yoyChange":"+189.0%"},{"year":"2019","value":"27.3","yoyChange":"-86.8%"},{"year":"2018","value":"206.3","yoyChange":"+3141.3%"},{"year":"2017","value":"6.4","yoyChange":"-89.8%"},{"year":"2016","value":"62.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2015","value":"62.3","yoyChange":"-21.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"79.2","yoyChange":"+92.2%"},{"year":"2013","value":"41.2","yoyChange":"-18.8%"},{"year":"2012","value":"50.7","yoyChange":"+45.8%"},{"year":"2011","value":"34.8","yoyChange":"+65.0%"},{"year":"2010","value":"21.1","yoyChange":"-52.6%"},{"year":"2009","value":"44.5","yoyChange":"-35.8%"},{"year":"2008","value":"69.3","yoyChange":"+39.9%"},{"year":"2007","value":"49.5","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"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 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%."}]}