European startup funding Jul 2012
Monthly report · 2012-07-01 – 2012-07-31 · vs Jun 2012
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jul 2012, 103 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €184M, down 45.5% versus Jun 2012.
Deal count moved +4.0% versus Jun 2012, with 78 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €73M (39.7% of equity).
Healthtech was the most-funded sector at €54M in equity (29.4%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 62.7% of disclosed capital, led by Cell Medica's €24M.
3 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €9.1M.
Equity funding
€184M
▼ -45.5%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
103
▲ +4.0%Companies funded
102
▲ +3.0%Named investors
78
▼ -17.9%Exits
3
▼ -57.1%Leading country
€73M
39.7% of equity
Leading sector
€54M
29.4% of equity
Provenance: 77% of 103 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -10.20%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jul 2012
by dayFunding within Jul 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €184M | 103 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €0 | 0 |
| 05 | €0 | 0 |
| 06 | €0 | 0 |
| 07 | €0 | 0 |
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| 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- 1Cell MedicaOther · UK · Jul 2012€24M
- 2GenKyoTexSeries C · Switzerland · Jul 2012€21M
- 3MysportgroupSeries B · Germany · Jul 2012€14M
- 4Six Degrees GroupOther · UK · Jul 2012€11M
- 5ZooplaSeries C · UK · Jul 2012€9.6M
- 6Piranha DesignsOther · UK · Jul 2012€8.1M
- 7SeoPultSeries A · Russia · Jul 2012€7.9M
- 8CartiHealEarly VC · Israel · Jul 2012€7.9M
- 9carpooling.comSeries B · Germany · Jul 2012€7.9M
- 10Antares VisionEarly VC · Italy · Jul 2012€5.0M
Concentration
top 10 deals62.7%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€115M
Period total
€184M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJul 2012 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2012 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €73M |
| Germany | €29M |
| Switzerland | €23M |
| Israel | €19M |
| Russia | €8.9M |
| Italy | €8.2M |
| France | €6.0M |
| Sweden | €5.1M |
| Spain | €3.9M |
| Hungary | €3.2M |
Capital by country
share of equityJul 2012 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2012 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €73M |
| Germany | €29M |
| Switzerland | €23M |
| Israel | €19M |
| Russia | €8.9M |
| Italy | €8.2M |
| France | €6.0M |
| Sweden | €5.1M |
| Spain | €3.9M |
| Hungary | €3.2M |
| Other | €5.5M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJul 2012 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJul 2012 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2012 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €54M |
| Marketing | €21M |
| Media | €21M |
| Software | €18M |
| E-commerce | €16M |
| Cloud | €14M |
| Travel | €14M |
| Sports | €14M |
| Transportation | €10M |
| Proptech | €9.8M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJul 2012 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2012 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €54M |
| Marketing | €21M |
| Media | €21M |
| Software | €18M |
| E-commerce | €16M |
| Cloud | €14M |
| Travel | €14M |
| Sports | €14M |
| Other | €46M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJul 2012 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €20M |
| Series A | €29M |
| Series B | €22M |
| Series C | €37M |
| Early VC | €29M |
| Debt | €0 |
| Crowdfunding | €0 |
| Other | €48M |
Exits
Exit activity
3
exits recorded
€9.1M
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJul 2012 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2012 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 3 |