European startup funding Nov 2013
Monthly report · 2013-11-01 – 2013-11-30 · vs Oct 2013
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Nov 2013, 179 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €682M, up 55.2% versus Oct 2013. Debt rounds added a further €11M.
Deal count moved -0.6% versus Oct 2013, with 140 named investors participating.
Sweden led by equity raised with €188M (27.6% of equity).
Media was the most-funded sector at €240M in equity (35.2%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 63.7% of disclosed capital, led by Spotify's €183M.
13 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €19B.
Equity funding
€682M
▲ +55.2%excl. debt & grants · +€11M debt
Funding rounds
179
▼ -0.6%Companies funded
179
▼ -0.6%Named investors
140
▼ -9.7%Exits
13
▲ +0.0%Provenance: 85% of 179 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -17.92%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Nov 2013
by dayFunding within Nov 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
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| 01 | €696M | 179 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
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Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1SpotifySeries D+ · Sweden · Nov 2013€183M
- 2MobliSeries C · Israel · Nov 2013€44M
- 3AfrimaxGrowth/Late · Netherlands · Nov 2013€41M
- 4GameAccount NetworkGrowth/Late · UK · Nov 2013€31M
- 5BiocartisSeries D+ · Switzerland · Nov 2013€30M
- 6Arria NLGGrowth/Late · UK · Nov 2013€30M
- 7MetaPackOther · France · Nov 2013€28M
- 8MISSION TherapeuticsSeries B · UK · Nov 2013€24M
- 9SIRIN LabsGrowth/Late · Israel · Nov 2013€18M
- 10Pixium VisionOther · France · Nov 2013€15M
Concentration
top 10 deals63.7%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€443M
Period total
€696M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedNov 2013 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2013 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Sweden | €188M |
| UK | €140M |
| France | €83M |
| Israel | €81M |
| Switzerland | €45M |
| Netherlands | €44M |
| Germany | €33M |
| Austria | €17M |
| Finland | €13M |
| Belgium | €13M |
Capital by country
share of equityNov 2013 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2013 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Sweden | €188M |
| UK | €140M |
| France | €83M |
| Israel | €81M |
| Switzerland | €45M |
| Netherlands | €44M |
| Germany | €33M |
| Austria | €17M |
| Finland | €13M |
| Belgium | €13M |
| Other | €25M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryNov 2013 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedNov 2013 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2013 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Media | €240M |
| Software | €107M |
| Healthtech | €77M |
| Telecom | €59M |
| Marketing | €56M |
| Gaming | €54M |
| Fintech | €26M |
| Travel | €17M |
| Transportation | €16M |
| Cleantech | €15M |
Capital by sector
share of equityNov 2013 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2013 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Media | €240M |
| Software | €107M |
| Healthtech | €77M |
| Telecom | €59M |
| Marketing | €56M |
| Gaming | €54M |
| Fintech | €26M |
| Travel | €17M |
| Other | €78M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeNov 2013 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €39M |
| Series A | €80M |
| Series B | €49M |
| Series C | €54M |
| Series D+ | €213M |
| Early VC | €48M |
| Growth/Late | €130M |
| Debt | €11M |
| Grant | €3.0M |
| Other | €68M |
Exits
Exit activity
13
exits recorded
€19B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeNov 2013 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2013 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 11 |
| Buyout | 1 |
| IPO | 1 |