European startup funding Jan 2013
Monthly report · 2013-01-01 – 2013-01-31 · vs Dec 2012
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jan 2013, 158 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €190M, down 24.6% versus Dec 2012. Debt rounds added a further €5.8M.
Deal count moved +36.2% versus Dec 2012, with 111 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €75M (39.6% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €47M in equity (24.8%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 52.3% of disclosed capital, led by KeepVision's €18M.
6 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €5.3B.
Equity funding
€190M
▼ -24.6%excl. debt & grants · +€5.8M debt
Funding rounds
158
▲ +36.2%Companies funded
158
▲ +37.4%Named investors
111
▲ +16.8%Exits
6
▼ -33.3%Provenance: 75% of 158 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -14.07%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jan 2013
by dayFunding within Jan 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €198M | 158 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €0 | 0 |
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| 06 | €0 | 0 |
| 07 | €0 | 0 |
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| 27 | €0 | 0 |
| 28 | €0 | 0 |
| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1KeepVisionOther · UK · Jan 2013€18M
- 2NewVoiceMediaSeries B · UK · Jan 2013€15M
- 3PanayaSeries D+ · Israel · Jan 2013€12M
- 4GetYourGuideSeries A · Germany · Jan 2013€11M
- 5AppGratisSeries A · France · Jan 2013€10M
- 6The New MotionSeries C · Netherlands · Jan 2013€8.5M
- 7FanDuelSeries C · UK · Jan 2013€8.3M
- 8DelfMEMSSeries B · France · Jan 2013€8.0M
- 9eZonoEarly VC · Germany · Jan 2013€7.6M
- 10VintedSeries A · Lithuania · Jan 2013€5.2M
Concentration
top 10 deals52.3%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€104M
Period total
€198M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJan 2013 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2013 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €75M |
| France | €23M |
| Germany | €22M |
| Israel | €22M |
| Netherlands | €15M |
| Finland | €6.8M |
| Lithuania | €5.4M |
| Belgium | €5.4M |
| Ireland | €4.1M |
| Sweden | €3.8M |
Capital by country
share of equityJan 2013 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2013 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €75M |
| France | €23M |
| Germany | €22M |
| Israel | €22M |
| Netherlands | €15M |
| Finland | €6.8M |
| Lithuania | €5.4M |
| Belgium | €5.4M |
| Ireland | €4.1M |
| Sweden | €3.8M |
| Other | €7.5M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJan 2013 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJan 2013 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2013 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €47M |
| Marketing | €38M |
| Fintech | €21M |
| Wellness & Beauty | €19M |
| Media | €15M |
| Consumer | €14M |
| E-commerce | €14M |
| Cleantech | €13M |
| Healthtech | €12M |
| Travel | €12M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJan 2013 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2013 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €47M |
| Marketing | €38M |
| Fintech | €21M |
| Wellness & Beauty | €19M |
| Media | €15M |
| Consumer | €14M |
| E-commerce | €14M |
| Cleantech | €13M |
| Other | €105M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJan 2013 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €17M |
| Series A | €37M |
| Series B | €27M |
| Series C | €17M |
| Series D+ | €12M |
| Early VC | €40M |
| Debt | €5.8M |
| Grant | €2.6M |
| Crowdfunding | €0 |
| Other | €40M |
Exits
Exit activity
6
exits recorded
€5.3B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJan 2013 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2013 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 5 |
| Buyout | 1 |