European startup funding Dec 2013
Monthly report · 2013-12-01 – 2013-12-31 · vs Nov 2013
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Dec 2013, 147 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €333M, down 51.1% versus Nov 2013.
Deal count moved -17.9% versus Nov 2013, with 114 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €98M (29.3% of equity).
Marketing was the most-funded sector at €62M in equity (18.6%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 45.2% of disclosed capital, led by Luxoft's €31M.
12 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €4.2B.
Equity funding
€333M
▼ -51.1%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
147
▼ -17.9%Companies funded
146
▼ -18.4%Named investors
114
▼ -18.6%Exits
12
▼ -7.7%Provenance: 82% of 147 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -17.76%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Dec 2013
by dayFunding within Dec 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €335M | 147 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €0 | 0 |
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| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1LuxoftOther · Russia · Dec 2013€31M
- 2MoovitSeries B · Israel · Dec 2013€21M
- 3Sequans CommunicationsGrowth/Late · France · Dec 2013€19M
- 4Plain Vanilla GamesSeries B · Iceland · Dec 2013€16M
- 5ProxamaOther · UK · Dec 2013€12M
- 6PlumbeeOther · UK · Dec 2013€12M
- 7XMOSSeries C · UK · Dec 2013€10M
- 8BlacklaneGrowth/Late · Germany · Dec 2013€10M
- 9navabiSeries C · Germany · Dec 2013€10M
- 10Mister-AutoSeries C · France · Dec 2013€10M
Concentration
top 10 deals45.2%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€151M
Period total
€335M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedDec 2013 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2013 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €98M |
| France | €56M |
| Russia | €46M |
| Germany | €44M |
| Israel | €40M |
| Iceland | €16M |
| Netherlands | €12M |
| Finland | €4.0M |
| Greece | €2.9M |
| Spain | €2.8M |
Capital by country
share of equityDec 2013 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2013 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €98M |
| France | €56M |
| Russia | €46M |
| Germany | €44M |
| Israel | €40M |
| Iceland | €16M |
| Netherlands | €12M |
| Finland | €4.0M |
| Greece | €2.9M |
| Spain | €2.8M |
| Other | €11M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryDec 2013 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedDec 2013 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2013 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Marketing | €62M |
| Software | €54M |
| Transportation | €48M |
| Semiconductors | €38M |
| Fashion | €35M |
| Gaming | €34M |
| Media | €32M |
| Travel | €29M |
| Fintech | €29M |
| Telecom | €28M |
Capital by sector
share of equityDec 2013 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2013 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Marketing | €62M |
| Software | €54M |
| Transportation | €48M |
| Semiconductors | €38M |
| Fashion | €35M |
| Gaming | €34M |
| Media | €32M |
| Travel | €29M |
| Other | €134M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeDec 2013 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €27M |
| Series A | €32M |
| Series B | €47M |
| Series C | €40M |
| Early VC | €27M |
| Growth/Late | €35M |
| Debt | €0 |
| Grant | €1.3M |
| Crowdfunding | €0 |
| Other | €125M |
Exits
Exit activity
12
exits recorded
€4.2B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeDec 2013 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2013 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 10 |
| Buyout | 1 |
| IPO | 1 |