European startup funding Mar 2013
Monthly report · 2013-03-01 – 2013-03-31 · vs Feb 2013
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Mar 2013, 136 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €325M, up 35.9% versus Feb 2013. Debt rounds added a further €914k.
Deal count moved +23.6% versus Feb 2013, with 121 named investors participating.
Germany led by equity raised with €60M (18.4% of equity).
Marketing was the most-funded sector at €55M in equity (17.0%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 53.1% of disclosed capital, led by AVITO.ru's €38M.
7 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €283M.
Equity funding
€325M
▲ +35.9%excl. debt & grants · +€914k debt
Funding rounds
136
▲ +23.6%Companies funded
134
▲ +21.8%Named investors
121
▲ +26.0%Exits
7
▼ -12.5%Provenance: 87% of 136 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -15.84%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Mar 2013
by dayFunding within Mar 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €317M | 135 |
| 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 | €9.2M | 1 |
| 13 | €0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1AVITO.ruSeries D+ · Russia · Mar 2013€38M
- 2HybrisGrowth/Late · Germany · Mar 2013€23M
- 33V Transaction ServicesSeries A · Ireland · Mar 2013€19M
- 4OstrovokSeries B · Russia · Mar 2013€19M
- 5FarfetchSeries C · UK · Mar 2013€15M
- 6vitrolife.comGrowth/Late · Denmark · Mar 2013€15M
- 7ProfitBricksSeries A · Germany · Mar 2013€15M
- 8EyeTechCareSeries C · France · Mar 2013€10M
- 9AuxmoneySeries A · Germany · Mar 2013€9.2M
- 10Vasona NetworksSeries B · Israel · Mar 2013€9.1M
Concentration
top 10 deals53.1%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€173M
Period total
€326M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedMar 2013 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2013 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €60M |
| Russia | €59M |
| UK | €58M |
| Israel | €34M |
| Ireland | €27M |
| Denmark | €19M |
| France | €16M |
| Finland | €11M |
| Netherlands | €11M |
| Estonia | €7.6M |
Capital by country
share of equityMar 2013 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2013 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €60M |
| Russia | €59M |
| UK | €58M |
| Israel | €34M |
| Ireland | €27M |
| Denmark | €19M |
| France | €16M |
| Finland | €11M |
| Netherlands | €11M |
| Estonia | €7.6M |
| Other | €20M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryMar 2013 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedMar 2013 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2013 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Marketing | €55M |
| Software | €55M |
| Transportation | €44M |
| Healthtech | €40M |
| Proptech | €39M |
| Fintech | €37M |
| Media | €27M |
| Travel | €25M |
| Fashion | €21M |
| Semiconductors | €17M |
Capital by sector
share of equityMar 2013 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2013 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Marketing | €55M |
| Software | €55M |
| Transportation | €44M |
| Healthtech | €40M |
| Proptech | €39M |
| Fintech | €37M |
| Media | €27M |
| Travel | €25M |
| Other | €120M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeMar 2013 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €30M |
| Series A | €75M |
| Series B | €50M |
| Series C | €49M |
| Series D+ | €38M |
| Early VC | €9.5M |
| Growth/Late | €54M |
| Debt | €914k |
| Grant | €39k |
| Other | €18M |
Exits
Exit activity
7
exits recorded
€283M
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeMar 2013 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2013 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 7 |