European startup funding Jul 2010
Monthly report · 2010-07-01 – 2010-07-31 · vs Jun 2010
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jul 2010, 62 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €225M, up 40.6% versus Jun 2010. Debt rounds added a further €11M.
Deal count moved -3.1% versus Jun 2010, with 44 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €93M (41.5% of equity).
Healthtech was the most-funded sector at €48M in equity (21.3%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 54.4% of disclosed capital, led by Kymab's €25M.
26 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €4.0B.
Equity funding
€225M
▲ +40.6%excl. debt & grants · +€11M debt
Funding rounds
62
▼ -3.1%Companies funded
62
▼ -3.1%Named investors
44
▼ -27.9%Exits
26
▲ +1200.0%Leading country
€93M
41.5% of equity
Leading sector
€48M
21.3% of equity
Provenance: 85% of 62 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -10.26%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jul 2010
by dayFunding within Jul 2010 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €229M | 61 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €0 | 0 |
| 05 | €0 | 0 |
| 06 | €0 | 0 |
| 07 | €0 | 0 |
| 08 | €0 | 0 |
| 09 | €0 | 0 |
| 10 | €0 | 0 |
| 11 | €0 | 0 |
| 12 | €0 | 0 |
| 13 | €0 | 0 |
| 14 | €0 | 0 |
| 15 | €0 | 0 |
| 16 | €0 | 0 |
| 17 | €0 | 0 |
| 18 | €0 | 0 |
| 19 | €0 | 0 |
| 20 | €7.0M | 1 |
| 21 | €0 | 0 |
| 22 | €0 | 0 |
| 23 | €0 | 0 |
| 24 | €0 | 0 |
| 25 | €0 | 0 |
| 26 | €0 | 0 |
| 27 | €0 | 0 |
| 28 | €0 | 0 |
| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1KymabSeries A · UK · Jul 2010€25M
- 2WilocityGrowth/Late · Israel · Jul 2010€16M
- 3NexwaySeries B · France · Jul 2010€14M
- 4McPhyGrowth/Late · France · Jul 2010€14M
- 5O3b NetworksDebt · Netherlands · Jul 2010€11M
- 6EarlySenseSeries C · Israel · Jul 2010€11M
- 7Mirics SemiconductorGrowth/Late · UK · Jul 2010€11M
- 8eWiseSeries A · Switzerland · Jul 2010€9.9M
- 9CloudMadeSeries B · UK · Jul 2010€9.5M
- 10AnywayanydayGrowth/Late · Russia · Jul 2010€8.1M
Concentration
top 10 deals54.4%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€129M
Period total
€236M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJul 2010 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2010 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €93M |
| France | €65M |
| Israel | €29M |
| Switzerland | €9.9M |
| Russia | €8.1M |
| Spain | €8.0M |
| Estonia | €7.0M |
| Türkiye | €2.2M |
| Ireland | €1.9M |
| Denmark | €245k |
Capital by country
share of equityJul 2010 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2010 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €93M |
| France | €65M |
| Israel | €29M |
| Switzerland | €9.9M |
| Russia | €8.1M |
| Spain | €8.0M |
| Estonia | €7.0M |
| Türkiye | €2.2M |
| Ireland | €1.9M |
| Denmark | €245k |
| Other | €150k |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJul 2010 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJul 2010 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2010 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €48M |
| Software | €35M |
| Telecom | €33M |
| Marketing | €28M |
| Semiconductors | €19M |
| Consumer | €19M |
| Fintech | €18M |
| Travel | €16M |
| Cleantech | €14M |
| Energy | €14M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJul 2010 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2010 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €48M |
| Software | €35M |
| Telecom | €33M |
| Marketing | €28M |
| Semiconductors | €19M |
| Consumer | €19M |
| Fintech | €18M |
| Travel | €16M |
| Other | €70M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJul 2010 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €3.5M |
| Series A | €70M |
| Series B | €29M |
| Series C | €18M |
| Series D+ | €7.0M |
| Early VC | €28M |
| Growth/Late | €56M |
| Debt | €11M |
| Other | €14M |
Exits
Exit activity
26
exits recorded
€4.0B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJul 2010 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2010 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 15 |
| Buyout | 8 |
| IPO | 3 |