{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"nl-vc-investment-seed","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/nl-vc-investment-seed","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/nl-vc-investment-seed/","title":"Netherlands Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment (2025)","description":"Netherlands's Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment: 138.5 USD millions in 2025, +41.9% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2025.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","OECD","Netherlands","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Netherlands","temporal_coverage":"2007/2025","unit":"USD millions","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Netherlands 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":"Netherlands"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Netherlands (2025)","value":"138.5","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+41.9% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+41.9%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Netherlands Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":11.180921739673858},{"period":"2008","value":11.243940266855049},{"period":"2009","value":6.7344419343009925},{"period":"2010","value":2.481675314515342},{"period":"2011","value":7.963626538963124},{"period":"2012","value":2.91839746972691},{"period":"2013","value":14.379215313859792},{"period":"2014","value":14.047261680909394},{"period":"2015","value":16.405257662068603},{"period":"2016","value":17.26861828738534},{"period":"2017","value":32.01252102463754},{"period":"2018","value":35.72129931874159},{"period":"2019","value":27.568156798435457},{"period":"2020","value":38.97337586567043},{"period":"2021","value":161.26499705840536},{"period":"2022","value":79.06484015379776},{"period":"2023","value":100.05519227572834},{"period":"2024","value":97.6155645444848},{"period":"2025","value":138.47830323901982}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"138.5","yoyChange":"+41.9%"},{"year":"2024","value":"97.6","yoyChange":"-2.4%"},{"year":"2023","value":"100.1","yoyChange":"+26.5%"},{"year":"2022","value":"79.1","yoyChange":"-51.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"161.3","yoyChange":"+313.8%"},{"year":"2020","value":"39.0","yoyChange":"+41.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"27.6","yoyChange":"-22.8%"},{"year":"2018","value":"35.7","yoyChange":"+11.6%"},{"year":"2017","value":"32.0","yoyChange":"+85.4%"},{"year":"2016","value":"17.3","yoyChange":"+5.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"16.4","yoyChange":"+16.8%"},{"year":"2014","value":"14.0","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"14.4","yoyChange":"+392.7%"},{"year":"2012","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"-63.4%"},{"year":"2011","value":"8.0","yoyChange":"+220.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"-63.1%"},{"year":"2009","value":"6.7","yoyChange":"-40.1%"},{"year":"2008","value":"11.2","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2007","value":"11.2","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks seed and start-up stage venture capital investment in Netherlands 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 161.3 USD millions in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.5 in 2010. The latest reading of 138.5 in 2025 represents a change of +41.9%."}]}