Italy (2025)
1,256.6
USD millions
+68.7% YoY
YoY Change
+68.7%
USD millions
Trend
up
Series length
19
years of data

Data

Italy Venture Capital Investment (Total) (2025) — source data. OECD.
Year USD millions YoY Change
2025 1,256.6 +68.7%
2024 745.1 +7.2%
2023 695 -5.7%
2022 736.8 +42.7%
2021 516.1 +30.8%
2020 394.7 +82.7%
2019 216.1 +8.3%
2018 199.6 +101.1%
2017 99.3 +16.2%
2016 85.4 +1.8%
2015 84 +20.6%
2014 69.6 -32.9%
2013 103.7 -20.1%
2012 129.8 -12.6%
2011 148.6 +44.9%
2010 102.5 -20.0%
2009 128.2 -50.7%
2008 260 +47.3%
2007 176.5 n/a

About this Dataset

Italy recorded 1,256.6 USD millions in 2025. The latest change was +68.7%. Across 2007–2025 the series ranges from 69.6 in 2014 to 1,256.6 in 2025.

This page tracks total venture capital investment (all investment stages) in Italy from 2007 to present, in USD millions. VC investment volume is a leading indicator of startup ecosystem vitality and innovation capital availability.

Data sourced from OECD via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total venture capital investment (all investment stages) in Italy from 2007 to present, in USD millions. VC investment volume is a leading indicator of startup ecosystem vitality and innovation capital availability. 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 1,256.6 USD millions in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 69.6 in 2014. The latest reading of 1,256.6 in 2025 represents a change of +68.7%.