European startup funding Jun 2012
Monthly report · 2012-06-01 – 2012-06-30 · vs May 2012
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jun 2012, 99 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €337M, down 26.3% versus May 2012.
Deal count moved -6.6% versus May 2012, with 95 named investors participating.
Germany led by equity raised with €85M (25.1% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €103M in equity (30.5%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 63.3% of disclosed capital, led by Luxoft's €48M.
7 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €592M.
Equity funding
€337M
▼ -26.3%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
99
▼ -6.6%Companies funded
99
▼ -6.6%Named investors
95
▲ +9.2%Exits
7
▲ +133.3%Provenance: 80% of 99 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -10.09%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jun 2012
by dayFunding within Jun 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €337M | 99 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
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| 30 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1LuxoftSeries C · Russia · Jun 2012€48M
- 2Westwing Home & LivingGrowth/Late · Germany · Jun 2012€40M
- 3iZettleSeries B · Sweden · Jun 2012€25M
- 4FlatFrog LaboratoriesGrowth/Late · Sweden · Jun 2012€20M
- 5OpenetSeries D+ · Ireland · Jun 2012€17M
- 6YourdeliveryOther · Germany · Jun 2012€15M
- 7LieferandoSeries A · Germany · Jun 2012€15M
- 8CloudOnSeries B · Israel · Jun 2012€13M
- 9Intelligent AppsSeries B · Germany · Jun 2012€10M
- 10onefinestaySeries B · UK · Jun 2012€9.8M
Concentration
top 10 deals63.3%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€214M
Period total
€337M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJun 2012 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2012 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €85M |
| Sweden | €69M |
| Russia | €55M |
| UK | €40M |
| Ireland | €25M |
| Israel | €16M |
| France | €15M |
| Spain | €8.4M |
| Netherlands | €8.1M |
| Italy | €6.3M |
Capital by country
share of equityJun 2012 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2012 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €85M |
| Sweden | €69M |
| Russia | €55M |
| UK | €40M |
| Ireland | €25M |
| Israel | €16M |
| France | €15M |
| Spain | €8.4M |
| Netherlands | €8.1M |
| Italy | €6.3M |
| Other | €9.6M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJun 2012 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJun 2012 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2012 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €103M |
| Marketing | €67M |
| E-commerce | €66M |
| Fintech | €54M |
| Consumer | €43M |
| Foodtech | €30M |
| Semiconductors | €20M |
| Telecom | €19M |
| Gaming | €15M |
| Healthtech | €14M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJun 2012 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2012 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €103M |
| Marketing | €67M |
| E-commerce | €66M |
| Fintech | €54M |
| Consumer | €43M |
| Foodtech | €30M |
| Semiconductors | €20M |
| Telecom | €19M |
| Other | €62M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJun 2012 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €27M |
| Series A | €35M |
| Series B | €84M |
| Series C | €55M |
| Series D+ | €17M |
| Early VC | €32M |
| Growth/Late | €63M |
| Other | €26M |
Exits
Exit activity
7
exits recorded
€592M
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJun 2012 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2012 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 7 |