European startup funding Nov 2011
Monthly report · 2011-11-01 – 2011-11-30 · vs Oct 2011
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Nov 2011, 93 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €284M, down 13.7% versus Oct 2011. Debt rounds added a further €1.1M.
Deal count moved +9.4% versus Oct 2011, with 54 named investors participating.
Switzerland led by equity raised with €98M (34.7% of equity).
Healthtech was the most-funded sector at €107M in equity (37.6%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 69.0% of disclosed capital, led by Biocartis's €71M.
2 exits were recorded this month.
Equity funding
€284M
▼ -13.7%excl. debt & grants · +€1.1M debt
Funding rounds
93
▲ +9.4%Companies funded
93
▲ +9.4%Named investors
54
▼ -31.6%Exits
2
▼ -60.0%Leading country
€98M
34.7% of equity
Leading sector
€107M
37.6% of equity
Provenance: 86% of 93 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -19.20%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Nov 2011
by dayFunding within Nov 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €285M | 93 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €0 | 0 |
| 05 | €0 | 0 |
| 06 | €0 | 0 |
| 07 | €0 | 0 |
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| 25 | €0 | 0 |
| 26 | €0 | 0 |
| 27 | €0 | 0 |
| 28 | €0 | 0 |
| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1BiocartisSeries C · Switzerland · Nov 2011€71M
- 2AFFiRiSGrowth/Late · Austria · Nov 2011€25M
- 3WISeKeyGrowth/Late · Switzerland · Nov 2011€25M
- 4Amplio GroupGrowth/Late · UK · Nov 2011€16M
- 5HouseTripSeries B · UK · Nov 2011€12M
- 6ffk environmentGrowth/Late · Germany · Nov 2011€12M
- 7SapiensEarly VC · Germany · Nov 2011€10M
- 8Be At OneEarly VC · UK · Nov 2011€9.2M
- 9ColorChipSeries D+ · Israel · Nov 2011€8.6M
- 10LieferheldOther · Germany · Nov 2011€8.0M
Concentration
top 10 deals69.0%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€197M
Period total
€285M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedNov 2011 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2011 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Switzerland | €98M |
| UK | €67M |
| Germany | €44M |
| Austria | €26M |
| Israel | €17M |
| Ireland | €9.3M |
| France | €6.7M |
| Sweden | €5.1M |
| Netherlands | €3.9M |
| Denmark | €3.2M |
Capital by country
share of equityNov 2011 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2011 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Switzerland | €98M |
| UK | €67M |
| Germany | €44M |
| Austria | €26M |
| Israel | €17M |
| Ireland | €9.3M |
| France | €6.7M |
| Sweden | €5.1M |
| Netherlands | €3.9M |
| Denmark | €3.2M |
| Other | €4.4M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryNov 2011 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedNov 2011 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2011 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €107M |
| Cybersecurity | €29M |
| Fintech | €27M |
| Software | €24M |
| Marketing | €20M |
| Telecom | €18M |
| Foodtech | €17M |
| Cleantech | €16M |
| Semiconductors | €15M |
| Media | €14M |
Capital by sector
share of equityNov 2011 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2011 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €107M |
| Cybersecurity | €29M |
| Fintech | €27M |
| Software | €24M |
| Marketing | €20M |
| Telecom | €18M |
| Foodtech | €17M |
| Cleantech | €16M |
| Other | €84M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeNov 2011 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €13M |
| Series A | €22M |
| Series B | €27M |
| Series C | €77M |
| Series D+ | €8.6M |
| Early VC | €35M |
| Growth/Late | €82M |
| Debt | €1.1M |
| Other | €19M |
Exits
Exit activity
2
exits recorded
€0
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeNov 2011 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2011 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 2 |