European startup funding Sep 2012
Monthly report · 2012-09-01 – 2012-09-30 · vs Aug 2012
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Sep 2012, 125 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €547M, up 66.7% versus Aug 2012.
Deal count moved +45.3% versus Aug 2012, with 108 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €183M (33.5% of equity).
Healthtech was the most-funded sector at €115M in equity (21.0%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 64.9% of disclosed capital, led by CureVac's €80M.
6 exits were recorded this month.
Equity funding
€547M
▲ +66.7%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
125
▲ +45.3%Companies funded
125
▲ +47.1%Named investors
108
▲ +36.7%Exits
6
▲ +50.0%Leading country
€183M
33.5% of equity
Leading sector
€115M
21.0% of equity
Provenance: 80% of 125 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -11.37%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Sep 2012
by dayFunding within Sep 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €546M | 124 |
| 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 | €387k | 1 |
| 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 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1CureVacSeries D+ · Germany · Sep 2012€80M
- 2MimecastSeries C · UK · Sep 2012€49M
- 3LamodaSeries D+ · Russia · Sep 2012€44M
- 4CRITEOSeries D+ · France · Sep 2012€32M
- 5ivi.ru MediaSeries D+ · Russia · Sep 2012€32M
- 6SkyDoxOther · UK · Sep 2012€28M
- 7F2GGrowth/Late · UK · Sep 2012€27M
- 8WorkshareGrowth/Late · UK · Sep 2012€25M
- 9NebulaSeries B · Finland · Sep 2012€20M
- 10CelenoSeries D+ · Israel · Sep 2012€19M
Concentration
top 10 deals64.9%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€355M
Period total
€547M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedSep 2012 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2012 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €183M |
| Germany | €110M |
| Russia | €90M |
| France | €56M |
| Israel | €46M |
| Finland | €35M |
| Spain | €8.5M |
| Sweden | €7.8M |
| Belgium | €4.8M |
| Denmark | €2.9M |
Capital by country
share of equitySep 2012 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2012 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €183M |
| Germany | €110M |
| Russia | €90M |
| France | €56M |
| Israel | €46M |
| Finland | €35M |
| Spain | €8.5M |
| Sweden | €7.8M |
| Belgium | €4.8M |
| Denmark | €2.9M |
| Other | €2.0M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countrySep 2012 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedSep 2012 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2012 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €115M |
| Software | €82M |
| Fashion | €67M |
| Cybersecurity | €58M |
| Media | €52M |
| Marketing | €46M |
| Cloud | €28M |
| Telecom | €27M |
| Fintech | €22M |
| Semiconductors | €21M |
Capital by sector
share of equitySep 2012 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2012 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €115M |
| Software | €82M |
| Fashion | €67M |
| Cybersecurity | €58M |
| Media | €52M |
| Marketing | €46M |
| Cloud | €28M |
| Telecom | €27M |
| Other | €118M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeSep 2012 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €25M |
| Series A | €33M |
| Series B | €51M |
| Series C | €67M |
| Series D+ | €206M |
| Early VC | €41M |
| Growth/Late | €82M |
| Grant | €230k |
| Other | €42M |
Exits
Exit activity
6
exits recorded
€0
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeSep 2012 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2012 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 6 |