European startup funding Sep 2013
Monthly report · 2013-09-01 – 2013-09-30 · vs Aug 2013
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Sep 2013, 198 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €379M, up 11.5% versus Aug 2013. Debt rounds added a further €4.3M.
Deal count moved +48.9% versus Aug 2013, with 173 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €101M (26.5% of equity).
Healthtech was the most-funded sector at €78M in equity (20.6%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 43.5% of disclosed capital, led by Evotec's €30M.
9 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €2.6B.
Equity funding
€379M
▲ +11.5%excl. debt & grants · +€4.3M debt
Funding rounds
198
▲ +48.9%Companies funded
197
▲ +49.2%Named investors
173
▲ +140.3%Exits
9
▲ +0.0%Leading country
€101M
26.5% of equity
Leading sector
€78M
20.6% of equity
Provenance: 87% of 198 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -15.96%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Sep 2013
by dayFunding within Sep 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €381M | 197 |
| 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 | €0 | 0 |
| 13 | €0 | 0 |
| 14 | €0 | 0 |
| 15 | €0 | 0 |
| 16 | €0 | 0 |
| 17 | €0 | 0 |
| 18 | €2.5M | 1 |
| 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 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1EvotecGrowth/Late · Germany · Sep 2013€30M
- 2NewVoiceMediaSeries C · UK · Sep 2013€26M
- 3CeQurSeries B · Switzerland · Sep 2013€20M
- 4Vestiaire CollectiveSeries C · France · Sep 2013€15M
- 5TalentSoftSeries B · France · Sep 2013€15M
- 6CalastoneSeries B · UK · Sep 2013€14M
- 7SwiftKeySeries B · UK · Sep 2013€13M
- 8Argo Medical TechnologiesGrowth/Late · Germany · Sep 2013€13M
- 9PlaxicaOther · UK · Sep 2013€11M
- 10EruditorSeries B · Russia · Sep 2013€9.1M
Concentration
top 10 deals43.5%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€167M
Period total
€384M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedSep 2013 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2013 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €101M |
| Germany | €64M |
| France | €53M |
| Israel | €28M |
| Switzerland | €25M |
| Spain | €17M |
| Finland | €14M |
| Russia | €13M |
| Ireland | €11M |
| Netherlands | €10M |
Capital by country
share of equitySep 2013 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2013 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €101M |
| Germany | €64M |
| France | €53M |
| Israel | €28M |
| Switzerland | €25M |
| Spain | €17M |
| Finland | €14M |
| Russia | €13M |
| Ireland | €11M |
| Netherlands | €10M |
| Other | €43M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countrySep 2013 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedSep 2013 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2013 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €78M |
| Software | €70M |
| Marketing | €61M |
| Fintech | €34M |
| Foodtech | €27M |
| Media | €26M |
| Fashion | €25M |
| Cleantech | €22M |
| E-commerce | €20M |
| HRtech | €16M |
Capital by sector
share of equitySep 2013 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2013 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €78M |
| Software | €70M |
| Marketing | €61M |
| Fintech | €34M |
| Foodtech | €27M |
| Media | €26M |
| Fashion | €25M |
| Cleantech | €22M |
| Other | €80M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeSep 2013 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €47M |
| Series A | €62M |
| Series B | €117M |
| Series C | €47M |
| Early VC | €28M |
| Growth/Late | €51M |
| Debt | €4.3M |
| Grant | €232k |
| Crowdfunding | €0 |
| Other | €28M |
Exits
Exit activity
9
exits recorded
€2.6B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeSep 2013 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2013 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 9 |