Sweden Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment (2025)
Sweden's Seed & Start-Up Venture Capital Investment: 83 USD millions in 2025, +6.8% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2025.
Sweden (2025)
83
USD millions
+6.8% YoY
YoY Change
+6.8%
USD millions
Trend
up
Series length
19
years of data
Data
| Year | USD millions | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 77.7 | +205.2% |
| 2023 | 25.4 | -40.9% |
| 2022 | 43 | -34.3% |
| 2021 | 65.5 | +82.3% |
| 2020 | 35.9 | +69.0% |
| 2019 | 21.3 | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 19.1 | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 17.2 | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 15 | +612.7% |
| 2015 | 2.1 | -76.6% |
| 2014 | 9 | +35.6% |
| 2013 | 6.6 | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 7.6 | +103.0% |
| 2011 | 3.8 | -35.0% |
| 2010 | 5.8 | +77.9% |
| 2009 | 3.3 | -70.0% |
| 2008 | 10.8 | -47.4% |
| 2007 | 20.6 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Sweden recorded 83 USD millions in 2025. The latest change was +6.8%. Across 2007–2025 the series ranges from 2.1 in 2015 to 83 in 2025.
This page tracks seed and start-up stage venture capital investment in Sweden from 2007 to present. Early-stage investment is the leading indicator of innovation pipeline formation and future unicorn creation.
Data sourced from OECD via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks seed and start-up stage venture capital investment in Sweden 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.
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 83 USD millions in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.1 in 2015. The latest reading of 83 in 2025 represents a change of +6.8%.