European startup funding Mar 2012
Monthly report · 2012-03-01 – 2012-03-31 · vs Feb 2012
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Mar 2012, 109 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €301M, up 174.9% versus Feb 2012.
Deal count moved +28.2% versus Feb 2012, with 114 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €123M (40.9% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €58M in equity (19.3%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 55.8% of disclosed capital, led by Bluewater Bio's €31M.
5 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €5.7B.
Equity funding
€301M
▲ +174.9%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
109
▲ +28.2%Companies funded
109
▲ +28.2%Named investors
114
▲ +128.0%Exits
5
▲ +25.0%Provenance: 83% of 109 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -17.36%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Mar 2012
by dayFunding within Mar 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €301M | 109 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
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Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1Bluewater BioOther · UK · Mar 2012€31M
- 2BokuGrowth/Late · Germany · Mar 2012€26M
- 3Delivery HeroSeries C · Germany · Mar 2012€25M
- 4Tobii TechnologySeries C · Sweden · Mar 2012€16M
- 5Gett (GetTaxi)Series B · Israel · Mar 2012€15M
- 6HailoSeries A · UK · Mar 2012€13M
- 7SilverRailSeries B · UK · Mar 2012€11M
- 8eToroGrowth/Late · UK · Mar 2012€11M
- 9myThingsGrowth/Late · UK · Mar 2012€11M
- 10SongkickSeries B · UK · Mar 2012€9.0M
Concentration
top 10 deals55.8%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€168M
Period total
€301M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedMar 2012 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2012 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €123M |
| Germany | €67M |
| Israel | €35M |
| France | €23M |
| Sweden | €17M |
| Spain | €12M |
| Ireland | €9.8M |
| Belgium | €6.0M |
| Switzerland | €4.1M |
| Netherlands | €1.7M |
Capital by country
share of equityMar 2012 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2012 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €123M |
| Germany | €67M |
| Israel | €35M |
| France | €23M |
| Sweden | €17M |
| Spain | €12M |
| Ireland | €9.8M |
| Belgium | €6.0M |
| Switzerland | €4.1M |
| Netherlands | €1.7M |
| Other | €2.9M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryMar 2012 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedMar 2012 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2012 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €58M |
| Fintech | €46M |
| Travel | €45M |
| Cleantech | €43M |
| E-commerce | €31M |
| Marketing | €31M |
| Foodtech | €29M |
| Hardware | €28M |
| Transportation | €28M |
| Media | €23M |
Capital by sector
share of equityMar 2012 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2012 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €58M |
| Fintech | €46M |
| Travel | €45M |
| Cleantech | €43M |
| E-commerce | €31M |
| Marketing | €31M |
| Foodtech | €29M |
| Hardware | €28M |
| Other | €102M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeMar 2012 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €19M |
| Series A | €41M |
| Series B | €62M |
| Series C | €50M |
| Series D+ | €0 |
| Early VC | €26M |
| Growth/Late | €54M |
| Other | €49M |
Exits
Exit activity
5
exits recorded
€5.7B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeMar 2012 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2012 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 4 |
| Buyout | 1 |