{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"it-vc-investment-seed","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/it-vc-investment-seed","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/it-vc-investment-seed/","title":"Italy Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment (2025)","description":"Italy's Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment: 169.8 USD millions in 2025, +196.0% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2025.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","OECD","Italy","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Italy","temporal_coverage":"2007/2025","unit":"USD millions","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Italy 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":"Italy"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Italy (2025)","value":"169.8","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+196.0% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+196.0%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Italy Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":4.807636961463802},{"period":"2008","value":13.87951935946599},{"period":"2009","value":11.017302694426741},{"period":"2010","value":2.9276331440779995},{"period":"2011","value":8.333636083600275},{"period":"2012","value":15.285991645892919},{"period":"2013","value":13.879537462172541},{"period":"2014","value":14.599692159799515},{"period":"2015","value":4.899608943304136},{"period":"2016","value":6.4200380278776645},{"period":"2017","value":4.73924975907572},{"period":"2018","value":10.203021786236912},{"period":"2019","value":29.46264350515707},{"period":"2020","value":29.70911463354237},{"period":"2021","value":65.77471962135657},{"period":"2022","value":84.37653333754544},{"period":"2023","value":58.70151142756037},{"period":"2024","value":57.35642317850657},{"period":"2025","value":169.7912658993147}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"169.8","yoyChange":"+196.0%"},{"year":"2024","value":"57.4","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2023","value":"58.7","yoyChange":"-30.4%"},{"year":"2022","value":"84.4","yoyChange":"+28.3%"},{"year":"2021","value":"65.8","yoyChange":"+121.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"29.7","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2019","value":"29.5","yoyChange":"+188.8%"},{"year":"2018","value":"10.2","yoyChange":"+115.3%"},{"year":"2017","value":"4.7","yoyChange":"-26.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"6.4","yoyChange":"+31.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"4.9","yoyChange":"-66.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"14.6","yoyChange":"+5.2%"},{"year":"2013","value":"13.9","yoyChange":"-9.2%"},{"year":"2012","value":"15.3","yoyChange":"+83.4%"},{"year":"2011","value":"8.3","yoyChange":"+184.7%"},{"year":"2010","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"-73.4%"},{"year":"2009","value":"11.0","yoyChange":"-20.6%"},{"year":"2008","value":"13.9","yoyChange":"+188.7%"},{"year":"2007","value":"4.8","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks seed and start-up stage venture capital investment in Italy 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 169.8 USD millions in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.9 in 2010. The latest reading of 169.8 in 2025 represents a change of +196.0%."}]}