European startup funding Oct 2012
Monthly report · 2012-10-01 – 2012-10-31 · vs Sep 2012
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Oct 2012, 118 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €379M, down 30.6% versus Sep 2012.
Deal count moved -5.6% versus Sep 2012, with 102 named investors participating.
France led by equity raised with €136M (36.0% of equity).
Media was the most-funded sector at €115M in equity (30.3%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 70.1% of disclosed capital, led by Deezer's €101M.
4 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €3.9B.
Equity funding
€379M
▼ -30.6%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
118
▼ -5.6%Companies funded
118
▼ -5.6%Named investors
102
▼ -5.6%Exits
4
▼ -33.3%Provenance: 86% of 118 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -13.49%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Oct 2012
by dayFunding within Oct 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €386M | 118 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
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Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1DeezerSeries D+ · France · Oct 2012€101M
- 2HouseTripSeries C · UK · Oct 2012€31M
- 3SpartooSeries C · France · Oct 2012€25M
- 4smartFOCUSGrowth/Late · UK · Oct 2012€23M
- 5NetbiscuitsGrowth/Late · Germany · Oct 2012€21M
- 6borroSeries C · UK · Oct 2012€20M
- 7AuctionataSeries A · Germany · Oct 2012€13M
- 8broadbandchoicesGrowth/Late · UK · Oct 2012€13M
- 9OneTwoTripSeries B · Russia · Oct 2012€12M
- 10Perfecto MobileSeries C · Israel · Oct 2012€12M
Concentration
top 10 deals70.1%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€270M
Period total
€386M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedOct 2012 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2012 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| France | €136M |
| UK | €127M |
| Germany | €47M |
| Israel | €21M |
| Russia | €17M |
| Netherlands | €10M |
| Denmark | €7.4M |
| Switzerland | €3.8M |
| Belgium | €2.0M |
| Spain | €2.0M |
Capital by country
share of equityOct 2012 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2012 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| France | €136M |
| UK | €127M |
| Germany | €47M |
| Israel | €21M |
| Russia | €17M |
| Netherlands | €10M |
| Denmark | €7.4M |
| Switzerland | €3.8M |
| Belgium | €2.0M |
| Spain | €2.0M |
| Other | €5.2M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryOct 2012 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedOct 2012 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2012 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Media | €115M |
| Software | €61M |
| Travel | €56M |
| Fintech | €48M |
| Marketing | €47M |
| E-commerce | €40M |
| Proptech | €31M |
| Fashion | €26M |
| Consumer | €13M |
| Telecom | €9.9M |
Capital by sector
share of equityOct 2012 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2012 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Media | €115M |
| Software | €61M |
| Travel | €56M |
| Fintech | €48M |
| Marketing | €47M |
| E-commerce | €40M |
| Proptech | €31M |
| Fashion | €26M |
| Other | €53M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeOct 2012 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €17M |
| Series A | €24M |
| Series B | €17M |
| Series C | €88M |
| Series D+ | €101M |
| Early VC | €53M |
| Growth/Late | €75M |
| Grant | €6.5M |
| Other | €4.3M |
Exits
Exit activity
4
exits recorded
€3.9B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeOct 2012 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2012 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 3 |
| IPO | 1 |