{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"jp-vc-investment-seed","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-vc-investment-seed","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-vc-investment-seed/","title":"Japan Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment (2014)","description":"Japan's Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment: 153.6 USD millions in 2014, -57.5% 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 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":"2009–2014"},{"label":"Observations","value":"6"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Japan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Japan (2014)","value":"153.6","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-57.5% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-57.5%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"6","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Japan Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment"}],"observation_count":6,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":46.7563945118394},{"period":"2010","value":56.741935437934934},{"period":"2011","value":243.93844102272627},{"period":"2012","value":289.32031880862775},{"period":"2013","value":361.3808300653434},{"period":"2014","value":153.63569438489782}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2014","value":"153.6","yoyChange":"-57.5%"},{"year":"2013","value":"361.4","yoyChange":"+24.9%"},{"year":"2012","value":"289.3","yoyChange":"+18.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"243.9","yoyChange":"+329.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"56.7","yoyChange":"+21.4%"},{"year":"2009","value":"46.8","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks seed and start-up stage venture capital investment in Japan 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 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 361.4 USD millions in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 46.8 in 2009. The latest reading of 153.6 in 2014 represents a change of -57.5%."}]}