European startup funding Jan 2014
Monthly report · 2014-01-01 – 2014-01-31 · vs Dec 2013
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jan 2014, 238 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €640M, up 92.2% versus Dec 2013. Debt rounds added a further €9.2M.
Deal count moved +61.9% versus Dec 2013, with 189 named investors participating.
Germany led by equity raised with €137M (21.4% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €137M in equity (21.5%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 47.9% of disclosed capital, led by Delivery Hero's €64M.
18 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €70M.
Equity funding
€640M
▲ +92.2%excl. debt & grants · +€9.2M debt
Funding rounds
238
▲ +61.9%Companies funded
236
▲ +61.6%Named investors
189
▲ +65.8%Exits
18
▲ +50.0%Provenance: 84% of 238 rounds disclosed an amount · 1% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -19.71%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jan 2014
by dayFunding within Jan 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
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| 01 | €652M | 238 |
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Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1Delivery HeroSeries D+ · Germany · Jan 2014€64M
- 2SoundCloudSeries D+ · Germany · Jan 2014€44M
- 3HailoSeries C · UK · Jan 2014€36M
- 4Avantium TechnologiesGrowth/Late · Netherlands · Jan 2014€36M
- 5uTest_VamsiSeries D+ · France · Jan 2014€31M
- 6Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems - AMCS GroupGrowth/Late · Ireland · Jan 2014€24M
- 7VocalComOther · France · Jan 2014€23M
- 8VintedSeries B · Lithuania · Jan 2014€19M
- 9TrustpilotSeries C · Denmark · Jan 2014€18M
- 10MendixSeries B · Netherlands · Jan 2014€18M
Concentration
top 10 deals47.9%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€312M
Period total
€652M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJan 2014 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2014 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €137M |
| UK | €114M |
| France | €84M |
| Israel | €60M |
| Netherlands | €60M |
| Ireland | €59M |
| Denmark | €21M |
| Lithuania | €20M |
| Switzerland | €19M |
| Spain | €15M |
Capital by country
share of equityJan 2014 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2014 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €137M |
| UK | €114M |
| France | €84M |
| Israel | €60M |
| Netherlands | €60M |
| Ireland | €59M |
| Denmark | €21M |
| Lithuania | €20M |
| Switzerland | €19M |
| Spain | €15M |
| Other | €51M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJan 2014 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJan 2014 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2014 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €137M |
| Media | €104M |
| Marketing | €100M |
| E-commerce | €94M |
| Foodtech | €74M |
| Healthtech | €64M |
| Cleantech | €62M |
| Fashion | €57M |
| Travel | €53M |
| Hardware | €39M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJan 2014 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2014 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €137M |
| Media | €104M |
| Marketing | €100M |
| E-commerce | €94M |
| Foodtech | €74M |
| Healthtech | €64M |
| Cleantech | €62M |
| Fashion | €57M |
| Other | €237M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJan 2014 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €54M |
| Series A | €32M |
| Series B | €75M |
| Series C | €93M |
| Series D+ | €156M |
| Early VC | €30M |
| Growth/Late | €132M |
| Debt | €9.2M |
| Grant | €2.2M |
| Other | €68M |
Exits
Exit activity
18
exits recorded
€70M
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJan 2014 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2014 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 18 |