European startup funding Aug 2013
Monthly report · 2013-08-01 – 2013-08-31 · vs Jul 2013
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Aug 2013, 133 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €340M, down 14.5% versus Jul 2013.
Deal count moved -24.4% versus Jul 2013, with 72 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €217M (63.8% of equity).
Fintech was the most-funded sector at €90M in equity (26.4%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 79.8% of disclosed capital, led by Buyapowa's €68M.
9 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €508M.
Equity funding
€340M
▼ -14.5%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
133
▼ -24.4%Companies funded
132
▼ -24.6%Named investors
72
▼ -52.3%Exits
9
▼ -10.0%Provenance: 78% of 133 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -16.00%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Aug 2013
by dayFunding within Aug 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €321M | 132 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €0 | 0 |
| 05 | €19M | 1 |
| 06 | €0 | 0 |
| 07 | €0 | 0 |
| 08 | €0 | 0 |
| 09 | €0 | 0 |
| 10 | €0 | 0 |
| 11 | €0 | 0 |
| 12 | €0 | 0 |
| 13 | €0 | 0 |
| 14 | €0 | 0 |
| 15 | €0 | 0 |
| 16 | €0 | 0 |
| 17 | €0 | 0 |
| 18 | €0 | 0 |
| 19 | €0 | 0 |
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| 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- 1BuyapowaOther · UK · Aug 2013€68M
- 2Powa TechnologiesSeries A · UK · Aug 2013€57M
- 3PowaTAGSeries A · UK · Aug 2013€57M
- 4ObsEvaSeries A · Switzerland · Aug 2013€26M
- 5Cash CreditGrowth/Late · Bulgaria · Aug 2013€19M
- 6Gett (GetTaxi)Series C · Israel · Aug 2013€16M
- 7CanonicalOther · UK · Aug 2013€9.0M
- 8Naked WinesOther · UK · Aug 2013€7.5M
- 9Falcon SocialSeries A · Denmark · Aug 2013€6.0M
- 10iPAYstOther · Germany · Aug 2013€5.4M
Concentration
top 10 deals79.8%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€271M
Period total
€340M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedAug 2013 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2013 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €217M |
| Switzerland | €28M |
| Israel | €28M |
| Bulgaria | €19M |
| Germany | €12M |
| Italy | €6.0M |
| Denmark | €6.0M |
| France | €4.7M |
| Spain | €4.1M |
| Ireland | €4.0M |
Capital by country
share of equityAug 2013 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2013 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €217M |
| Switzerland | €28M |
| Israel | €28M |
| Bulgaria | €19M |
| Germany | €12M |
| Italy | €6.0M |
| Denmark | €6.0M |
| France | €4.7M |
| Spain | €4.1M |
| Ireland | €4.0M |
| Other | €11M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryAug 2013 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedAug 2013 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2013 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €90M |
| Software | €78M |
| Marketing | €76M |
| Healthtech | €32M |
| Transportation | €19M |
| Travel | €19M |
| Media | €12M |
| Fashion | €7.8M |
| Foodtech | €7.7M |
| E-commerce | €5.8M |
Capital by sector
share of equityAug 2013 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2013 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €90M |
| Software | €78M |
| Marketing | €76M |
| Healthtech | €32M |
| Transportation | €19M |
| Travel | €19M |
| Media | €12M |
| Fashion | €7.8M |
| Other | €31M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeAug 2013 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €30M |
| Series A | €169M |
| Series C | €18M |
| Series D+ | €75k |
| Early VC | €1.1M |
| Growth/Late | €19M |
| Grant | €34k |
| Other | €102M |
Exits
Exit activity
9
exits recorded
€508M
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeAug 2013 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2013 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 8 |
| IPO | 1 |