{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"jp-vc-investment-later-stage","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-vc-investment-later-stage","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-vc-investment-later-stage/","title":"Japan Later Stage Venture Capital Investment (2014)","description":"Japan's Later Stage Venture Capital Investment: 165.8 USD millions in 2014, -39.5% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2009–2014.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","OECD","Japan","2014"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Japan","temporal_coverage":"2009/2014","unit":"USD millions","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2014","variable_measured":"Japan 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":"2009–2014"},{"label":"Observations","value":"6"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Japan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Japan (2014)","value":"165.8","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-39.5% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-39.5%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"6","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Japan Later Stage Venture Capital Investment"}],"observation_count":6,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":318.87861057074474},{"period":"2010","value":426.8541052262833},{"period":"2011","value":548.4730552931361},{"period":"2012","value":201.88128912424247},{"period":"2013","value":273.8298042247705},{"period":"2014","value":165.79391480384658}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2014","value":"165.8","yoyChange":"-39.5%"},{"year":"2013","value":"273.8","yoyChange":"+35.6%"},{"year":"2012","value":"201.9","yoyChange":"-63.2%"},{"year":"2011","value":"548.5","yoyChange":"+28.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"426.9","yoyChange":"+33.9%"},{"year":"2009","value":"318.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks later-stage venture capital investment in Japan 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 2014. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2009–2014 (6 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 548.5 USD millions in 2011 and reached its lowest recorded value of 165.8 in 2014. The latest reading of 165.8 in 2014 represents a change of -39.5%."}]}