European startup funding Jan 2011
Monthly report · 2011-01-01 – 2011-01-31 · vs Dec 2010
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jan 2011, 106 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €209M, down 27.4% versus Dec 2010.
Deal count moved +60.6% versus Dec 2010, with 61 named investors participating.
Germany led by equity raised with €47M (22.4% of equity).
Media was the most-funded sector at €43M in equity (20.4%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 47.9% of disclosed capital, led by SulfurCell's €23M.
8 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €2.7B.
Equity funding
€209M
▼ -27.4%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
106
▲ +60.6%Companies funded
106
▲ +60.6%Named investors
61
▲ +1.7%Exits
8
▲ +33.3%Provenance: 85% of 106 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -16.83%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jan 2011
by dayFunding within Jan 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €211M | 106 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
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| 30 | €0 | 0 |
| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1SulfurCellOther · Germany · Jan 2011€23M
- 2European BatteriesGrowth/Late · Finland · Jan 2011€14M
- 3NexstimOther · Finland · Jan 2011€11M
- 4BeneqEarly VC · Finland · Jan 2011€9.0M
- 5Playcast MediaOther · UK · Jan 2011€9.0M
- 6InDex PharmaceuticalsOther · Sweden · Jan 2011€8.3M
- 7SoundCloudSeries B · Germany · Jan 2011€7.5M
- 8X5 Music GroupEarly VC · Sweden · Jan 2011€7.0M
- 9AkoumeGrowth/Late · Sweden · Jan 2011€7.0M
- 10eToroGrowth/Late · UK · Jan 2011€6.2M
Concentration
top 10 deals47.9%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€101M
Period total
€211M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJan 2011 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2011 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €47M |
| UK | €40M |
| Finland | €35M |
| France | €30M |
| Sweden | €29M |
| Israel | €8.7M |
| Netherlands | €3.9M |
| Russia | €3.7M |
| Norway | €3.3M |
| Switzerland | €3.1M |
Capital by country
share of equityJan 2011 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2011 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €47M |
| UK | €40M |
| Finland | €35M |
| France | €30M |
| Sweden | €29M |
| Israel | €8.7M |
| Netherlands | €3.9M |
| Russia | €3.7M |
| Norway | €3.3M |
| Switzerland | €3.1M |
| Other | €5.7M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJan 2011 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJan 2011 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2011 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Media | €43M |
| Software | €28M |
| Healthtech | €28M |
| Cleantech | €24M |
| Fintech | €20M |
| Marketing | €20M |
| Gaming | €9.1M |
| E-commerce | €6.1M |
| Cybersecurity | €5.4M |
| Transportation | €5.0M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJan 2011 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2011 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Media | €43M |
| Software | €28M |
| Healthtech | €28M |
| Cleantech | €24M |
| Fintech | €20M |
| Marketing | €20M |
| Gaming | €9.1M |
| E-commerce | €6.1M |
| Other | €26M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJan 2011 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €17M |
| Series A | €23M |
| Series B | €25M |
| Series C | €10M |
| Series D+ | €6.0M |
| Early VC | €28M |
| Growth/Late | €27M |
| Grant | €1.8M |
| Other | €73M |
Exits
Exit activity
8
exits recorded
€2.7B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJan 2011 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2011 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 6 |
| Buyout | 2 |