European startup funding Feb 2012
Monthly report · 2012-02-01 – 2012-02-29 · vs Jan 2012
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Feb 2012, 85 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €109M, down 64.6% versus Jan 2012. Debt rounds added a further €5.3M.
Deal count moved -48.2% versus Jan 2012, with 50 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €42M (38.0% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €26M in equity (23.6%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 58.9% of disclosed capital, led by Videoplaza's €9.1M.
4 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €15B.
Equity funding
€109M
▼ -64.6%excl. debt & grants · +€5.3M debt
Funding rounds
85
▼ -48.2%Companies funded
85
▼ -46.9%Named investors
50
▼ -56.9%Exits
4
▼ -33.3%Provenance: 74% of 85 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -13.25%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Feb 2012
by dayFunding within Feb 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €118M | 85 |
| 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 | €0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1VideoplazaSeries B · UK · Feb 2012€9.1M
- 2StylistpickSeries B · UK · Feb 2012€8.3M
- 3PharnextOther · France · Feb 2012€8.0M
- 4SecretSalesSeries B · UK · Feb 2012€7.5M
- 5NumaresSeries B · Germany · Feb 2012€7.2M
- 6Omek InteractiveGrowth/Late · Israel · Feb 2012€6.8M
- 7AmplidataSeries C · Belgium · Feb 2012€6.1M
- 8FlaregamesEarly VC · Germany · Feb 2012€6.0M
- 9Cambridge Broadband NetworksDebt · UK · Feb 2012€5.3M
- 10PearltreesEarly VC · France · Feb 2012€5.0M
Concentration
top 10 deals58.9%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€69M
Period total
€118M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedFeb 2012 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Feb 2012 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €42M |
| Israel | €15M |
| France | €14M |
| Germany | €13M |
| Belgium | €6.1M |
| Sweden | €4.9M |
| Netherlands | €3.9M |
| Norway | €3.3M |
| Italy | €2.9M |
| Spain | €1.6M |
Capital by country
share of equityFeb 2012 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Feb 2012 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €42M |
| Israel | €15M |
| France | €14M |
| Germany | €13M |
| Belgium | €6.1M |
| Sweden | €4.9M |
| Netherlands | €3.9M |
| Norway | €3.3M |
| Italy | €2.9M |
| Spain | €1.6M |
| Other | €2.6M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryFeb 2012 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedFeb 2012 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Feb 2012 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €26M |
| Healthtech | €19M |
| Marketing | €18M |
| Fashion | €16M |
| Media | €10M |
| Edtech | €8.2M |
| E-commerce | €8.0M |
| Gaming | €7.1M |
| Hardware | €4.6M |
| Transportation | €3.8M |
Capital by sector
share of equityFeb 2012 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Feb 2012 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €26M |
| Healthtech | €19M |
| Marketing | €18M |
| Fashion | €16M |
| Media | €10M |
| Edtech | €8.2M |
| E-commerce | €8.0M |
| Gaming | €7.1M |
| Other | €18M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeFeb 2012 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €9.2M |
| Series A | €8.1M |
| Series B | €34M |
| Series C | €8.7M |
| Early VC | €31M |
| Growth/Late | €6.8M |
| Debt | €5.3M |
| Grant | €3.1M |
| Other | €12M |
Exits
Exit activity
4
exits recorded
€15B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeFeb 2012 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Feb 2012 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| IPO | 2 |
| Acquisition | 1 |
| Merger | 1 |