{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"no-vc-investment-seed","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/no-vc-investment-seed","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/no-vc-investment-seed/","title":"Norway Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment (2025)","description":"Norway's Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment: 16.8 USD millions in 2025, +1.4% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2025.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","OECD","Norway","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Norway","temporal_coverage":"2007/2025","unit":"USD millions","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Norway 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":"Norway"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Norway (2025)","value":"16.8","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.4%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Norway Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":33.53899640441369},{"period":"2008","value":23.499304362078345},{"period":"2009","value":5.643498912139447},{"period":"2010","value":6.4202337029020295},{"period":"2011","value":0.3706498440522935},{"period":"2012","value":2.6884973846584823},{"period":"2013","value":2.4493418590720126},{"period":"2014","value":1.9143696223949096},{"period":"2015","value":1.4685179821306735},{"period":"2016","value":0.800279878237116},{"period":"2017","value":8.699618238933013},{"period":"2018","value":16.68347420801855},{"period":"2019","value":13.787336070030562},{"period":"2020","value":21.30648045519713},{"period":"2021","value":39.15235887974338},{"period":"2022","value":25.702232068226916},{"period":"2023","value":15.269210586104254},{"period":"2024","value":16.591810135746204},{"period":"2025","value":16.81640901845868}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"16.8","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2024","value":"16.6","yoyChange":"+8.7%"},{"year":"2023","value":"15.3","yoyChange":"-40.6%"},{"year":"2022","value":"25.7","yoyChange":"-34.4%"},{"year":"2021","value":"39.2","yoyChange":"+83.8%"},{"year":"2020","value":"21.3","yoyChange":"+54.5%"},{"year":"2019","value":"13.8","yoyChange":"-17.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"16.7","yoyChange":"+91.8%"},{"year":"2017","value":"8.7","yoyChange":"+987.1%"},{"year":"2016","value":"0.8","yoyChange":"-45.5%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"-23.3%"},{"year":"2014","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-21.8%"},{"year":"2013","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"-8.9%"},{"year":"2012","value":"2.7","yoyChange":"+625.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"0.4","yoyChange":"-94.2%"},{"year":"2010","value":"6.4","yoyChange":"+13.8%"},{"year":"2009","value":"5.6","yoyChange":"-76.0%"},{"year":"2008","value":"23.5","yoyChange":"-29.9%"},{"year":"2007","value":"33.5","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks seed and start-up stage venture capital investment in Norway 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 39.2 USD millions in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.4 in 2011. The latest reading of 16.8 in 2025 represents a change of +1.4%."}]}