European startup funding Jun 2011
Monthly report · 2011-06-01 – 2011-06-30 · vs May 2011
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jun 2011, 86 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €386M, up 66.5% versus May 2011. Debt rounds added a further €11M.
Deal count moved +24.6% versus May 2011, with 66 named investors participating.
Germany led by equity raised with €98M (25.5% of equity).
Media was the most-funded sector at €122M in equity (31.7%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 65.3% of disclosed capital, led by Spotify's €70M.
6 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €14B.
Equity funding
€386M
▲ +66.5%excl. debt & grants · +€11M debt
Funding rounds
86
▲ +24.6%Companies funded
86
▲ +24.6%Named investors
66
▲ +1.5%Exits
6
▼ -25.0%Provenance: 81% of 86 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -21.38%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jun 2011
by dayFunding within Jun 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €397M | 86 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
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Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1SpotifySeries D+ · Sweden · Jun 2011€70M
- 2WimduSeries A · Germany · Jun 2011€63M
- 3Avantium TechnologiesGrowth/Late · Netherlands · Jun 2011€31M
- 4ShazamSeries C · UK · Jun 2011€22M
- 5IconGrowth/Late · Germany · Jun 2011€17M
- 6BONESUPPORTGrowth/Late · Sweden · Jun 2011€13M
- 7SapiensSeries A · Germany · Jun 2011€13M
- 8WorldStoresDebt · UK · Jun 2011€11M
- 9eWiseSeries B · Switzerland · Jun 2011€9.7M
- 10mbloxGrowth/Late · UK · Jun 2011€9.6M
Concentration
top 10 deals65.3%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€260M
Period total
€397M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJun 2011 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2011 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €98M |
| Sweden | €91M |
| UK | €69M |
| Netherlands | €38M |
| France | €25M |
| Switzerland | €15M |
| Israel | €14M |
| Spain | €10M |
| Finland | €9.1M |
| Russia | €8.8M |
Capital by country
share of equityJun 2011 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2011 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €98M |
| Sweden | €91M |
| UK | €69M |
| Netherlands | €38M |
| France | €25M |
| Switzerland | €15M |
| Israel | €14M |
| Spain | €10M |
| Finland | €9.1M |
| Russia | €8.8M |
| Other | €6.9M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJun 2011 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJun 2011 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2011 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Media | €122M |
| Travel | €66M |
| Healthtech | €46M |
| Marketing | €42M |
| Cleantech | €35M |
| E-commerce | €32M |
| Software | €27M |
| Consumer | €11M |
| Gaming | €11M |
| Telecom | €11M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJun 2011 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2011 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Media | €122M |
| Travel | €66M |
| Healthtech | €46M |
| Marketing | €42M |
| Cleantech | €35M |
| E-commerce | €32M |
| Software | €27M |
| Consumer | €11M |
| Other | €58M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJun 2011 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €14M |
| Series A | €91M |
| Series B | €31M |
| Series C | €40M |
| Series D+ | €70M |
| Early VC | €30M |
| Growth/Late | €81M |
| Debt | €11M |
| Other | €28M |
Exits
Exit activity
6
exits recorded
€14B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJun 2011 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2011 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Buyout | 3 |
| Acquisition | 2 |
| IPO | 1 |