European startup funding Dec 2011
Monthly report · 2011-12-01 – 2011-12-31 · vs Nov 2011
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Dec 2011, 74 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €264M, down 7.1% versus Nov 2011.
Deal count moved -20.4% versus Nov 2011, with 56 named investors participating.
Sweden led by equity raised with €116M (43.8% of equity).
Fintech was the most-funded sector at €118M in equity (44.8%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 88.3% of disclosed capital, led by Klarna's €116M.
3 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €440M.
Equity funding
€264M
▼ -7.1%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
74
▼ -20.4%Companies funded
73
▼ -21.5%Named investors
56
▲ +3.7%Exits
3
▲ +50.0%Provenance: 82% of 74 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -17.27%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Dec 2011
by dayFunding within Dec 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €253M | 73 |
| 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 | €11M | 1 |
| 15 | €0 | 0 |
| 16 | €0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1KlarnaSeries C · Sweden · Dec 2011€116M
- 2Visual MetaOther · Germany · Dec 2011€40M
- 3Grupo IMOGrowth/Late · Spain · Dec 2011€20M
- 4uTest_VamsiSeries D+ · France · Dec 2011€13M
- 5ip.accessGrowth/Late · UK · Dec 2011€11M
- 6Imperial Innovations LimitedOther · UK · Dec 2011€11M
- 7PreziSeries B · Hungary · Dec 2011€11M
- 8FoundationDBSeed · Austria · Dec 2011€4.2M
- 9DaWandaEarly VC · Germany · Dec 2011€4.0M
- 10MedlumicsOther · Spain · Dec 2011€3.5M
Concentration
top 10 deals88.3%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€233M
Period total
€264M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedDec 2011 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2011 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Sweden | €116M |
| Germany | €50M |
| UK | €30M |
| Spain | €26M |
| France | €18M |
| Hungary | €11M |
| Austria | €4.2M |
| Ireland | €4.2M |
| Israel | €1.6M |
| Russia | €1.1M |
Capital by country
share of equityDec 2011 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2011 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Sweden | €116M |
| Germany | €50M |
| UK | €30M |
| Spain | €26M |
| France | €18M |
| Hungary | €11M |
| Austria | €4.2M |
| Ireland | €4.2M |
| Israel | €1.6M |
| Russia | €1.1M |
| Other | €2.2M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryDec 2011 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedDec 2011 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2011 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €118M |
| Fashion | €46M |
| E-commerce | €43M |
| Software | €36M |
| Wellness & Beauty | €21M |
| Healthtech | €16M |
| Telecom | €12M |
| Marketing | €9.4M |
| Consumer | €6.0M |
| Transportation | €3.8M |
Capital by sector
share of equityDec 2011 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2011 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €118M |
| Fashion | €46M |
| E-commerce | €43M |
| Software | €36M |
| Wellness & Beauty | €21M |
| Healthtech | €16M |
| Telecom | €12M |
| Marketing | €9.4M |
| Other | €19M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeDec 2011 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €13M |
| Series A | €6.9M |
| Series B | €12M |
| Series C | €116M |
| Series D+ | €13M |
| Early VC | €12M |
| Growth/Late | €32M |
| Grant | €22k |
| Other | €59M |
Exits
Exit activity
3
exits recorded
€440M
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeDec 2011 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2011 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 2 |
| Buyout | 1 |