European startup funding Apr 2010
Monthly report · 2010-04-01 – 2010-04-30 · vs Mar 2010
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Apr 2010, 54 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €281M, up 58.8% versus Mar 2010.
Deal count moved -11.5% versus Mar 2010, with 42 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €128M (45.6% of equity).
Foodtech was the most-funded sector at €85M in equity (30.4%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 82.9% of disclosed capital, led by Innocent drinks's €85M.
11 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €6.5B.
Equity funding
€281M
▲ +58.8%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
54
▼ -11.5%Companies funded
52
▼ -14.8%Named investors
42
▼ -14.3%Exits
11
▲ +450.0%Provenance: 87% of 54 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -13.59%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Apr 2010
by dayFunding within Apr 2010 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €281M | 53 |
| 02 | €656k | 1 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €0 | 0 |
| 05 | €0 | 0 |
| 06 | €0 | 0 |
| 07 | €0 | 0 |
| 08 | €0 | 0 |
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| 27 | €0 | 0 |
| 28 | €0 | 0 |
| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1Innocent drinksGrowth/Late · UK · Apr 2010€85M
- 2BiocartisSeries B · Switzerland · Apr 2010€30M
- 3ISAIGrowth/Late · France · Apr 2010€24M
- 4Oxford Nanopore TechnologiesSeries C · UK · Apr 2010€21M
- 5The Hut GroupSeries D+ · UK · Apr 2010€16M
- 6WISeKeyGrowth/Late · Switzerland · Apr 2010€15M
- 7GenticelSeries C · France · Apr 2010€13M
- 8EnStorageSeries B · Israel · Apr 2010€11M
- 9CylandeGrowth/Late · France · Apr 2010€11M
- 10LiquavistaSeries D+ · Netherlands · Apr 2010€7.1M
Concentration
top 10 deals82.9%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€234M
Period total
€282M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedApr 2010 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2010 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €128M |
| France | €56M |
| Switzerland | €46M |
| Israel | €13M |
| Netherlands | €7.8M |
| Germany | €7.3M |
| Ireland | €6.6M |
| Luxembourg | €5.8M |
| Finland | €5.6M |
| Spain | €2.4M |
Capital by country
share of equityApr 2010 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2010 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €128M |
| France | €56M |
| Switzerland | €46M |
| Israel | €13M |
| Netherlands | €7.8M |
| Germany | €7.3M |
| Ireland | €6.6M |
| Luxembourg | €5.8M |
| Finland | €5.6M |
| Spain | €2.4M |
| Other | €1.7M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryApr 2010 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedApr 2010 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2010 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Foodtech | €85M |
| Healthtech | €73M |
| Cybersecurity | €16M |
| Fashion | €16M |
| Cleantech | €11M |
| Energy | €11M |
| Telecom | €7.4M |
| Media | €6.9M |
| Marketing | €5.1M |
| Software | €3.8M |
Capital by sector
share of equityApr 2010 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2010 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Foodtech | €85M |
| Healthtech | €73M |
| Cybersecurity | €16M |
| Fashion | €16M |
| Cleantech | €11M |
| Energy | €11M |
| Telecom | €7.4M |
| Media | €6.9M |
| Other | €15M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeApr 2010 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €7.7M |
| Series A | €4.8M |
| Series B | €52M |
| Series C | €34M |
| Series D+ | €23M |
| Early VC | €5.8M |
| Growth/Late | €142M |
| Grant | €656k |
| Other | €12M |
Exits
Exit activity
11
exits recorded
€6.5B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeApr 2010 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2010 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 6 |
| Buyout | 3 |
| IPO | 2 |