European startup funding May 2013
Monthly report · 2013-05-01 – 2013-05-31 · vs Apr 2013
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn May 2013, 146 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €309M, down 40.2% versus Apr 2013.
Deal count moved -2.0% versus Apr 2013, with 122 named investors participating.
Spain led by equity raised with €54M (17.6% of equity).
Healthtech was the most-funded sector at €79M in equity (25.5%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 58.6% of disclosed capital, led by Symphogen's €41M.
7 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €91M.
Equity funding
€309M
▼ -40.2%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
146
▼ -2.0%Companies funded
145
▼ -1.4%Named investors
122
▼ -13.5%Exits
7
▼ -22.2%Leading country
€54M
17.6% of equity
Leading sector
€79M
25.5% of equity
Provenance: 84% of 146 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -15.81%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within May 2013
by dayFunding within May 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €309M | 146 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
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| 27 | €0 | 0 |
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| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1SymphogenGrowth/Late · Denmark · May 2013€41M
- 2PrivaliaGrowth/Late · Spain · May 2013€25M
- 3STAT-DiagnosticaSeries B · Spain · May 2013€22M
- 4FlexenclosureSeries A · Sweden · May 2013€18M
- 5Mister SpexSeries C · Germany · May 2013€16M
- 6PhagenesisSeries B · UK · May 2013€15M
- 7Pet ParadisioSeries A · Italy · May 2013€11M
- 8InterludeSeries B · Israel · May 2013€11M
- 9UrturnSeries A · Switzerland · May 2013€10M
- 10BonitaSoftSeries C · France · May 2013€9.9M
Concentration
top 10 deals58.6%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€181M
Period total
€309M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedMay 2013 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2013 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Spain | €54M |
| UK | €51M |
| Denmark | €43M |
| Israel | €29M |
| Germany | €28M |
| Sweden | €26M |
| France | €21M |
| Ireland | €14M |
| Italy | €14M |
| Switzerland | €10M |
Capital by country
share of equityMay 2013 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2013 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Spain | €54M |
| UK | €51M |
| Denmark | €43M |
| Israel | €29M |
| Germany | €28M |
| Sweden | €26M |
| France | €21M |
| Ireland | €14M |
| Italy | €14M |
| Switzerland | €10M |
| Other | €20M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryMay 2013 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedMay 2013 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2013 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €79M |
| Fashion | €44M |
| Media | €34M |
| Software | €33M |
| Marketing | €24M |
| E-commerce | €20M |
| Consumer | €15M |
| Sports | €9.6M |
| Fintech | €8.9M |
| Travel | €8.8M |
Capital by sector
share of equityMay 2013 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2013 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €79M |
| Fashion | €44M |
| Media | €34M |
| Software | €33M |
| Marketing | €24M |
| E-commerce | €20M |
| Consumer | €15M |
| Sports | €9.6M |
| Other | €56M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeMay 2013 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €25M |
| Series A | €84M |
| Series B | €76M |
| Series C | €26M |
| Early VC | €17M |
| Growth/Late | €66M |
| Grant | €29k |
| Crowdfunding | €0 |
| Other | €15M |
Exits
Exit activity
7
exits recorded
€91M
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeMay 2013 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2013 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 5 |
| Buyout | 2 |