European startup funding Apr 2013
Monthly report · 2013-04-01 – 2013-04-30 · vs Mar 2013
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Apr 2013, 149 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €516M, up 58.8% versus Mar 2013. Debt rounds added a further €2.3M.
Deal count moved +9.6% versus Mar 2013, with 141 named investors participating.
Finland led by equity raised with €115M (22.2% of equity).
Healthtech was the most-funded sector at €153M in equity (29.7%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 57.7% of disclosed capital, led by Supercell's €102M.
9 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €1.8B.
Equity funding
€516M
▲ +58.8%excl. debt & grants · +€2.3M debt
Funding rounds
149
▲ +9.6%Companies funded
147
▲ +9.7%Named investors
141
▲ +16.5%Exits
9
▲ +28.6%Leading country
€115M
22.2% of equity
Leading sector
€153M
29.7% of equity
Provenance: 85% of 149 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -13.15%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Apr 2013
by dayFunding within Apr 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
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| 01 | €518M | 149 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
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Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1SupercellSeries B · Finland · Apr 2013€102M
- 2Auris MedicalSeries C · Switzerland · Apr 2013€40M
- 3OpsonaSeries C · Ireland · Apr 2013€33M
- 4GenSight BiologicsSeries A · France · Apr 2013€32M
- 5WISeKeyGrowth/Late · Switzerland · Apr 2013€20M
- 6GenticelSeries D+ · France · Apr 2013€18M
- 7FoodpandaSeries A · Germany · Apr 2013€16M
- 8AuctionataOther · Germany · Apr 2013€15M
- 9ClickTaleSeries B · Israel · Apr 2013€13M
- 10TreatoSeries B · Israel · Apr 2013€11M
Concentration
top 10 deals57.7%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€299M
Period total
€518M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedApr 2013 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2013 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Finland | €115M |
| France | €89M |
| Switzerland | €64M |
| Germany | €61M |
| UK | €51M |
| Ireland | €45M |
| Israel | €37M |
| Norway | €11M |
| Italy | €9.4M |
| Spain | €9.3M |
Capital by country
share of equityApr 2013 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2013 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Finland | €115M |
| France | €89M |
| Switzerland | €64M |
| Germany | €61M |
| UK | €51M |
| Ireland | €45M |
| Israel | €37M |
| Norway | €11M |
| Italy | €9.4M |
| Spain | €9.3M |
| Other | €24M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryApr 2013 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedApr 2013 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2013 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €153M |
| Gaming | €107M |
| Software | €84M |
| Consumer | €31M |
| E-commerce | €29M |
| Cybersecurity | €29M |
| Fintech | €28M |
| Telecom | €24M |
| Cleantech | €24M |
| Media | €19M |
Capital by sector
share of equityApr 2013 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2013 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €153M |
| Gaming | €107M |
| Software | €84M |
| Consumer | €31M |
| E-commerce | €29M |
| Cybersecurity | €29M |
| Fintech | €28M |
| Telecom | €24M |
| Other | €161M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeApr 2013 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €23M |
| Series A | €116M |
| Series B | €138M |
| Series C | €73M |
| Series D+ | €25M |
| Early VC | €53M |
| Growth/Late | €44M |
| Debt | €2.3M |
| Grant | €78k |
| Crowdfunding | €0 |
| Other | €44M |
Exits
Exit activity
9
exits recorded
€1.8B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeApr 2013 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2013 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 7 |
| Buyout | 1 |
| IPO | 1 |