European startup funding Nov 2012
Monthly report · 2012-11-01 – 2012-11-30 · vs Oct 2012
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Nov 2012, 110 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €382M, up 0.7% versus Oct 2012.
Deal count moved -6.8% versus Oct 2012, with 100 named investors participating.
Israel led by equity raised with €91M (23.8% of equity).
Media was the most-funded sector at €151M in equity (39.5%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 65.4% of disclosed capital, led by Spotify's €77M.
5 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €1.1B.
Equity funding
€382M
▲ +0.7%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
110
▼ -6.8%Companies funded
110
▼ -6.8%Named investors
100
▼ -2.0%Exits
5
▲ +25.0%Provenance: 85% of 110 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -13.61%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Nov 2012
by dayFunding within Nov 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €379M | 108 |
| 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 | €0 | 0 |
| 14 | €0 | 0 |
| 15 | €0 | 0 |
| 16 | €0 | 0 |
| 17 | €0 | 0 |
| 18 | €0 | 0 |
| 19 | €4.7M | 1 |
| 20 | €0 | 0 |
| 21 | €0 | 0 |
| 22 | €0 | 1 |
| 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- 1SpotifySeries D+ · Sweden · Nov 2012€77M
- 2EndosenseSeries C · Switzerland · Nov 2012€31M
- 3MATCHESFASHION.COMSeries A · UK · Nov 2012€25M
- 4Bravofly Rumbo GroupGrowth/Late · Switzerland · Nov 2012€20M
- 5Everything.meSeries C · Israel · Nov 2012€19M
- 6MyHeritageSeries D+ · Israel · Nov 2012€19M
- 7KalturaSeries D+ · Israel · Nov 2012€19M
- 8DevialetSeries A · France · Nov 2012€15M
- 9STYLEPITOther · Denmark · Nov 2012€14M
- 10TrademobSeries B · Germany · Nov 2012€12M
Concentration
top 10 deals65.4%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€251M
Period total
€384M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedNov 2012 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2012 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Israel | €91M |
| Sweden | €80M |
| UK | €63M |
| Switzerland | €53M |
| France | €37M |
| Germany | €22M |
| Denmark | €17M |
| Czech Republic | €4.7M |
| Russia | €4.2M |
| Spain | €4.0M |
Capital by country
share of equityNov 2012 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2012 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Israel | €91M |
| Sweden | €80M |
| UK | €63M |
| Switzerland | €53M |
| France | €37M |
| Germany | €22M |
| Denmark | €17M |
| Czech Republic | €4.7M |
| Russia | €4.2M |
| Spain | €4.0M |
| Other | €5.8M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryNov 2012 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedNov 2012 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2012 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Media | €151M |
| Healthtech | €58M |
| Marketing | €44M |
| E-commerce | €41M |
| Fashion | €41M |
| Travel | €25M |
| Software | €22M |
| Consumer | €21M |
| Hardware | €12M |
| Gaming | €6.2M |
Capital by sector
share of equityNov 2012 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2012 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Media | €151M |
| Healthtech | €58M |
| Marketing | €44M |
| E-commerce | €41M |
| Fashion | €41M |
| Travel | €25M |
| Software | €22M |
| Consumer | €21M |
| Other | €40M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeNov 2012 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €20M |
| Series A | €66M |
| Series B | €21M |
| Series C | €61M |
| Series D+ | €136M |
| Early VC | €18M |
| Growth/Late | €20M |
| Debt | €0 |
| Grant | €1.5M |
| Other | €40M |
Exits
Exit activity
5
exits recorded
€1.1B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeNov 2012 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2012 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 3 |
| IPO | 2 |