European startup funding Apr 2011
Monthly report · 2011-04-01 – 2011-04-30 · vs Mar 2011
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Apr 2011, 74 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €199M, up 28.3% versus Mar 2011.
Deal count moved +17.5% versus Mar 2011, with 57 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €121M (60.7% of equity).
Marketing was the most-funded sector at €63M in equity (31.4%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 75.1% of disclosed capital, led by EVIIVO's €34M.
7 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €1.4B.
Equity funding
€199M
▲ +28.3%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
74
▲ +17.5%Companies funded
74
▲ +19.4%Named investors
57
▲ +11.8%Exits
7
▲ +16.7%Provenance: 81% of 74 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -13.96%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Apr 2011
by dayFunding within Apr 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €199M | 74 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €0 | 0 |
| 05 | €0 | 0 |
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| 07 | €0 | 0 |
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| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1EVIIVOGrowth/Late · UK · Apr 2011€34M
- 2Oxford Nanopore TechnologiesSeries D+ · UK · Apr 2011€28M
- 3Media IngenuityGrowth/Late · UK · Apr 2011€20M
- 4Altair SemiconductorSeries D+ · Israel · Apr 2011€18M
- 5MediastaySeries B · France · Apr 2011€15M
- 6GroupaliaSeries C · Spain · Apr 2011€10M
- 7Bookatable (Livebookings)Early VC · UK · Apr 2011€7.0M
- 8StylistpickSeries A · UK · Apr 2011€5.6M
- 9MetaforicSeries B · UK · Apr 2011€5.6M
- 10KobojoSeries A · France · Apr 2011€5.3M
Concentration
top 10 deals75.1%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€149M
Period total
€199M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedApr 2011 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2011 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €121M |
| France | €29M |
| Israel | €20M |
| Spain | €16M |
| Norway | €3.9M |
| Sweden | €2.9M |
| Germany | €2.0M |
| Belgium | €1.3M |
| Ireland | €1.2M |
| Czech Republic | €1.0M |
Capital by country
share of equityApr 2011 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2011 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €121M |
| France | €29M |
| Israel | €20M |
| Spain | €16M |
| Norway | €3.9M |
| Sweden | €2.9M |
| Germany | €2.0M |
| Belgium | €1.3M |
| Ireland | €1.2M |
| Czech Republic | €1.0M |
| Other | €1.6M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryApr 2011 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedApr 2011 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2011 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Marketing | €63M |
| Travel | €46M |
| E-commerce | €41M |
| Healthtech | €30M |
| Fintech | €25M |
| Gaming | €21M |
| Semiconductors | €18M |
| Software | €15M |
| Foodtech | €7.0M |
| Fashion | €7.0M |
Capital by sector
share of equityApr 2011 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2011 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Marketing | €63M |
| Travel | €46M |
| E-commerce | €41M |
| Healthtech | €30M |
| Fintech | €25M |
| Gaming | €21M |
| Semiconductors | €18M |
| Software | €15M |
| Other | €36M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeApr 2011 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €11M |
| Series A | €28M |
| Series B | €21M |
| Series C | €10M |
| Series D+ | €47M |
| Early VC | €16M |
| Growth/Late | €54M |
| Other | €12M |
Exits
Exit activity
7
exits recorded
€1.4B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeApr 2011 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2011 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 3 |
| Buyout | 2 |
| IPO | 2 |