European startup funding Jan 2012
Monthly report · 2012-01-01 – 2012-01-31 · vs Dec 2011
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jan 2012, 164 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €310M, up 17.3% versus Dec 2011.
Deal count moved +121.6% versus Dec 2011, with 116 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €97M (31.5% of equity).
Media was the most-funded sector at €68M in equity (22.0%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 54.6% of disclosed capital, led by SoundCloud's €39M.
6 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €18B.
Equity funding
€310M
▲ +17.3%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
164
▲ +121.6%Companies funded
160
▲ +119.2%Named investors
116
▲ +107.1%Exits
6
▲ +100.0%Provenance: 71% of 164 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -13.53%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jan 2012
by dayFunding within Jan 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
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| 01 | €310M | 164 |
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Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1SoundCloudSeries C · Germany · Jan 2012€39M
- 2Amplitude TechnologiesSeries B · France · Jan 2012€30M
- 3NeolaneGrowth/Late · France · Jan 2012€21M
- 4UnrulySeries A · UK · Jan 2012€19M
- 5FarfetchSeries B · UK · Jan 2012€14M
- 6Takeaway.comSeries A · Netherlands · Jan 2012€13M
- 7VisualDNAOther · UK · Jan 2012€9.0M
- 8GlySureSeries C · UK · Jan 2012€8.4M
- 9CloudMadeOther · UK · Jan 2012€8.3M
- 10WeFiGrowth/Late · Israel · Jan 2012€7.7M
Concentration
top 10 deals54.6%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€169M
Period total
€310M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJan 2012 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2012 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €97M |
| France | €63M |
| Germany | €48M |
| Israel | €23M |
| Netherlands | €22M |
| Spain | €13M |
| Russia | €8.3M |
| Sweden | €7.6M |
| Finland | €6.2M |
| Italy | €4.9M |
Capital by country
share of equityJan 2012 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2012 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €97M |
| France | €63M |
| Germany | €48M |
| Israel | €23M |
| Netherlands | €22M |
| Spain | €13M |
| Russia | €8.3M |
| Sweden | €7.6M |
| Finland | €6.2M |
| Italy | €4.9M |
| Other | €16M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJan 2012 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJan 2012 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2012 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Media | €68M |
| Marketing | €65M |
| Software | €25M |
| Transportation | €23M |
| Healthtech | €21M |
| E-commerce | €20M |
| Fashion | €20M |
| Foodtech | €14M |
| Consumer | €13M |
| Fintech | €12M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJan 2012 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2012 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Media | €68M |
| Marketing | €65M |
| Software | €25M |
| Transportation | €23M |
| Healthtech | €21M |
| E-commerce | €20M |
| Fashion | €20M |
| Foodtech | €14M |
| Other | €75M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJan 2012 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €26M |
| Series A | €78M |
| Series B | €63M |
| Series C | €47M |
| Early VC | €24M |
| Growth/Late | €29M |
| Grant | €97k |
| Other | €43M |
Exits
Exit activity
6
exits recorded
€18B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJan 2012 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2012 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 4 |
| IPO | 2 |