European startup funding Feb 2013
Monthly report · 2013-02-01 – 2013-02-28 · vs Jan 2013
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Feb 2013, 110 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €239M, up 25.9% versus Jan 2013. Debt rounds added a further €16M.
Deal count moved -30.4% versus Jan 2013, with 96 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €134M (56.1% of equity).
Telecom was the most-funded sector at €96M in equity (40.2%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 69.3% of disclosed capital, led by Truphone's €87M.
8 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €5.3B.
Equity funding
€239M
▲ +25.9%excl. debt & grants · +€16M debt
Funding rounds
110
▼ -30.4%Companies funded
110
▼ -30.4%Named investors
96
▼ -13.5%Exits
8
▲ +33.3%Provenance: 84% of 110 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -17.72%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Feb 2013
by dayFunding within Feb 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €256M | 110 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
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| 06 | €0 | 0 |
| 07 | €0 | 0 |
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| 24 | €0 | 0 |
| 25 | €0 | 0 |
| 26 | €0 | 0 |
| 27 | €0 | 0 |
| 28 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1TruphoneGrowth/Late · UK · Feb 2013€87M
- 2Game InsightSeries A · Lithuania · Feb 2013€18M
- 3Windeln.deSeries B · Germany · Feb 2013€14M
- 4StateSeed · UK · Feb 2013€10M
- 5FiberZone NetworksGrowth/Late · Israel · Feb 2013€8.4M
- 6EbuzzingDebt · UK · Feb 2013€8.1M
- 7TeadsDebt · France · Feb 2013€8.0M
- 8AveillantSeries B · UK · Feb 2013€7.9M
- 9FortumoSeries A · Estonia · Feb 2013€7.4M
- 10Recommerce SolutionsEarly VC · France · Feb 2013€7.1M
Concentration
top 10 deals69.3%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€177M
Period total
€256M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedFeb 2013 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Feb 2013 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €134M |
| Germany | €25M |
| France | €22M |
| Lithuania | €19M |
| Israel | €14M |
| Estonia | €7.4M |
| Spain | €6.9M |
| Russia | €6.9M |
| Italy | €1.6M |
| Netherlands | €1.0M |
Capital by country
share of equityFeb 2013 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Feb 2013 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €134M |
| Germany | €25M |
| France | €22M |
| Lithuania | €19M |
| Israel | €14M |
| Estonia | €7.4M |
| Spain | €6.9M |
| Russia | €6.9M |
| Italy | €1.6M |
| Netherlands | €1.0M |
| Other | €1.9M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryFeb 2013 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedFeb 2013 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Feb 2013 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Telecom | €96M |
| Hardware | €88M |
| Gaming | €23M |
| Software | €19M |
| Consumer | €15M |
| Fintech | €15M |
| Marketing | €14M |
| Media | €12M |
| Healthtech | €6.3M |
| Wellness & Beauty | €5.7M |
Capital by sector
share of equityFeb 2013 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Feb 2013 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Telecom | €96M |
| Hardware | €88M |
| Gaming | €23M |
| Software | €19M |
| Consumer | €15M |
| Fintech | €15M |
| Marketing | €14M |
| Media | €12M |
| Other | €28M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeFeb 2013 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €21M |
| Series A | €47M |
| Series B | €43M |
| Series C | €111k |
| Early VC | €24M |
| Growth/Late | €98M |
| Debt | €16M |
| Grant | €500k |
| Other | €6.6M |
Exits
Exit activity
8
exits recorded
€5.3B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeFeb 2013 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Feb 2013 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 8 |