European startup funding Sep 2010
Monthly report · 2010-09-01 – 2010-09-30 · vs Aug 2010
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Sep 2010, 73 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €200M, up 103.2% versus Aug 2010.
Deal count moved +97.3% versus Aug 2010, with 52 named investors participating.
France led by equity raised with €58M (29.0% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €53M in equity (26.7%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 54.2% of disclosed capital, led by Blyk's €17M.
9 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €94M.
Equity funding
€200M
▲ +103.2%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
73
▲ +97.3%Companies funded
73
▲ +102.8%Named investors
52
▲ +67.7%Exits
9
▲ +800.0%Provenance: 88% of 73 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -11.27%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Sep 2010
by dayFunding within Sep 2010 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €190M | 72 |
| 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 | €9.9M | 1 |
| 17 | €0 | 0 |
| 18 | €0 | 0 |
| 19 | €0 | 0 |
| 20 | €0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1BlykGrowth/Late · Finland · Sep 2010€17M
- 2KenshooSeries D+ · Israel · Sep 2010€14M
- 3EspaceMaxSeries A · France · Sep 2010€13M
- 4uTest_VamsiSeries C · France · Sep 2010€10M
- 5ProtagenSeries B · Germany · Sep 2010€10M
- 6NetRetail HoldingEarly VC · Czech Republic · Sep 2010€10M
- 7MALL.czSeries B · Czech Republic · Sep 2010€9.9M
- 8CintSeries B · Sweden · Sep 2010€9.0M
- 9in3DepthOther · Belgium · Sep 2010€8.0M
- 10Mister SpexSeries B · Germany · Sep 2010€7.0M
Concentration
top 10 deals54.2%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€108M
Period total
€200M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedSep 2010 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2010 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| France | €58M |
| Israel | €25M |
| Finland | €23M |
| UK | €22M |
| Czech Republic | €20M |
| Belgium | €20M |
| Germany | €19M |
| Sweden | €9.2M |
| Denmark | €1.1M |
| Türkiye | €789k |
Capital by country
share of equitySep 2010 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2010 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| France | €58M |
| Israel | €25M |
| Finland | €23M |
| UK | €22M |
| Czech Republic | €20M |
| Belgium | €20M |
| Germany | €19M |
| Sweden | €9.2M |
| Denmark | €1.1M |
| Türkiye | €789k |
| Other | €1.3M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countrySep 2010 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedSep 2010 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2010 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €53M |
| Marketing | €50M |
| Fashion | €40M |
| Healthtech | €27M |
| E-commerce | €25M |
| Media | €14M |
| Telecom | €13M |
| Consumer | €12M |
| Semiconductors | €6.2M |
| Cybersecurity | €5.6M |
Capital by sector
share of equitySep 2010 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2010 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €53M |
| Marketing | €50M |
| Fashion | €40M |
| Healthtech | €27M |
| E-commerce | €25M |
| Media | €14M |
| Telecom | €13M |
| Consumer | €12M |
| Other | €21M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeSep 2010 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €4.2M |
| Series A | €32M |
| Series B | €45M |
| Series C | €10M |
| Series D+ | €14M |
| Early VC | €41M |
| Growth/Late | €35M |
| Other | €19M |
Exits
Exit activity
9
exits recorded
€94M
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeSep 2010 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2010 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 7 |
| Buyout | 2 |