European startup funding Oct 2013
Monthly report · 2013-10-01 – 2013-10-31 · vs Sep 2013
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Oct 2013, 180 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €439M, up 15.9% versus Sep 2013.
Deal count moved -9.1% versus Sep 2013, with 155 named investors participating.
Israel led by equity raised with €91M (20.7% of equity).
Healthtech was the most-funded sector at €100M in equity (22.8%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 55.0% of disclosed capital, led by Bonial International Group's €61M.
13 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €1.6B.
Equity funding
€439M
▲ +15.9%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
180
▼ -9.1%Companies funded
180
▼ -8.6%Named investors
155
▼ -10.4%Exits
13
▲ +44.4%Leading country
€91M
20.7% of equity
Leading sector
€100M
22.8% of equity
Provenance: 81% of 180 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -18.06%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Oct 2013
by dayFunding within Oct 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €439M | 180 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
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| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1Bonial International GroupOther · Germany · Oct 2013€61M
- 2MerusSeries B · Netherlands · Oct 2013€31M
- 3ADC TherapeuticsGrowth/Late · Switzerland · Oct 2013€30M
- 4Funding CircleSeries C · UK · Oct 2013€27M
- 5WilocityGrowth/Late · Israel · Oct 2013€26M
- 6MariaDBSeries B · Finland · Oct 2013€15M
- 7Dauria AerospaceSeries B · Russia · Oct 2013€15M
- 8THERAVECTYSOther · France · Oct 2013€15M
- 9MagistoSeries B · Israel · Oct 2013€11M
- 10Morria BiopharmaceuticalsOther · UK · Oct 2013€11M
Concentration
top 10 deals55.0%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€242M
Period total
€439M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedOct 2013 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2013 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Israel | €91M |
| UK | €81M |
| Germany | €77M |
| France | €39M |
| Netherlands | €37M |
| Switzerland | €35M |
| Russia | €33M |
| Finland | €16M |
| Spain | €9.4M |
| Ireland | €6.5M |
Capital by country
share of equityOct 2013 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2013 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Israel | €91M |
| UK | €81M |
| Germany | €77M |
| France | €39M |
| Netherlands | €37M |
| Switzerland | €35M |
| Russia | €33M |
| Finland | €16M |
| Spain | €9.4M |
| Ireland | €6.5M |
| Other | €14M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryOct 2013 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedOct 2013 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2013 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €100M |
| Software | €56M |
| Media | €52M |
| Fintech | €40M |
| Marketing | €35M |
| Telecom | €27M |
| Transportation | €16M |
| Gaming | €15M |
| Cybersecurity | €13M |
| Cleantech | €12M |
Capital by sector
share of equityOct 2013 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2013 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €100M |
| Software | €56M |
| Media | €52M |
| Fintech | €40M |
| Marketing | €35M |
| Telecom | €27M |
| Transportation | €16M |
| Gaming | €15M |
| Other | €81M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeOct 2013 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €49M |
| Series A | €44M |
| Series B | €115M |
| Series C | €43M |
| Early VC | €17M |
| Growth/Late | €64M |
| Crowdfunding | €0 |
| Other | €108M |
Exits
Exit activity
13
exits recorded
€1.6B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeOct 2013 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2013 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 12 |
| Buyout | 1 |