European startup funding Aug 2012
Monthly report · 2012-08-01 – 2012-08-31 · vs Jul 2012
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Aug 2012, 86 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €328M, up 78.1% versus Jul 2012. Debt rounds added a further €500k.
Deal count moved -16.5% versus Jul 2012, with 79 named investors participating.
Germany led by equity raised with €154M (46.8% of equity).
Marketing was the most-funded sector at €103M in equity (31.3%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 78.4% of disclosed capital, led by Falk Realtime's €90M.
4 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €11M.
Equity funding
€328M
▲ +78.1%excl. debt & grants · +€500k debt
Funding rounds
86
▼ -16.5%Companies funded
85
▼ -16.7%Named investors
79
▲ +1.3%Exits
4
▲ +33.3%Provenance: 79% of 86 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -8.90%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Aug 2012
by dayFunding within Aug 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €328M | 86 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
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| 07 | €0 | 0 |
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| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1Falk RealtimeOther · Germany · Aug 2012€90M
- 2Delivery HeroSeries D+ · Germany · Aug 2012€41M
- 3Nasty GalSeries B · Spain · Aug 2012€33M
- 4SumUpSeries A · UK · Aug 2012€16M
- 5CCP GamesGrowth/Late · Iceland · Aug 2012€16M
- 6UbiquisysGrowth/Late · UK · Aug 2012€15M
- 7Dale Power SolutionsGrowth/Late · UK · Aug 2012€13M
- 8OpenGammaSeries C · UK · Aug 2012€12M
- 9PaymillSeed · Germany · Aug 2012€11M
- 10SipartechEarly VC · France · Aug 2012€10M
Concentration
top 10 deals78.4%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€257M
Period total
€328M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedAug 2012 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2012 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €154M |
| UK | €69M |
| Spain | €33M |
| Israel | €21M |
| France | €20M |
| Iceland | €16M |
| Denmark | €5.5M |
| Italy | €4.2M |
| Netherlands | €1.3M |
| Sweden | €937k |
Capital by country
share of equityAug 2012 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2012 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €154M |
| UK | €69M |
| Spain | €33M |
| Israel | €21M |
| France | €20M |
| Iceland | €16M |
| Denmark | €5.5M |
| Italy | €4.2M |
| Netherlands | €1.3M |
| Sweden | €937k |
| Other | €3.0M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryAug 2012 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedAug 2012 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2012 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Marketing | €103M |
| E-commerce | €48M |
| Fintech | €43M |
| Foodtech | €41M |
| Fashion | €39M |
| Telecom | €26M |
| Gaming | €18M |
| Software | €17M |
| Semiconductors | €16M |
| Energy | €13M |
Capital by sector
share of equityAug 2012 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2012 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Marketing | €103M |
| E-commerce | €48M |
| Fintech | €43M |
| Foodtech | €41M |
| Fashion | €39M |
| Telecom | €26M |
| Gaming | €18M |
| Software | €17M |
| Other | €52M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeAug 2012 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €24M |
| Series A | €30M |
| Series B | €33M |
| Series C | €23M |
| Series D+ | €45M |
| Early VC | €22M |
| Growth/Late | €57M |
| Debt | €500k |
| Grant | €16k |
| Other | €93M |
Exits
Exit activity
4
exits recorded
€11M
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeAug 2012 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2012 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 4 |