European startup funding Mar 2014
Monthly report · 2014-03-01 – 2014-03-31 · vs Feb 2014
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Mar 2014, 211 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €797M, up 61.8% versus Feb 2014. Debt rounds added a further €4.7M.
Deal count moved +28.7% versus Feb 2014, with 195 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €421M (52.9% of equity).
Fintech was the most-funded sector at €419M in equity (52.6%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 59.6% of disclosed capital, led by Monitise's €152M.
11 exits were recorded this month.
Equity funding
€797M
▲ +61.8%excl. debt & grants · +€4.7M debt
Funding rounds
211
▲ +28.7%Companies funded
211
▲ +29.4%Named investors
195
▲ +33.6%Exits
11
▲ +0.0%Provenance: 87% of 211 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -19.36%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Mar 2014
by dayFunding within Mar 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €801M | 211 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
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| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1MonitiseOther · UK · Mar 2014€152M
- 2KlarnaGrowth/Late · Sweden · Mar 2014€90M
- 3borroSeries D+ · UK · Mar 2014€81M
- 4HoccerOther · Germany · Mar 2014€50M
- 5ZepzSeries A · UK · Mar 2014€29M
- 6PayoneerSeries D+ · Israel · Mar 2014€18M
- 7AASA GlobalEarly VC · Estonia · Mar 2014€15M
- 8CorticaOther · Israel · Mar 2014€14M
- 9ShazamSeries D+ · UK · Mar 2014€14M
- 10SIGFOXSeries C · France · Mar 2014€14M
Concentration
top 10 deals59.6%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€478M
Period total
€801M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedMar 2014 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2014 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €421M |
| Sweden | €91M |
| Germany | €85M |
| Israel | €71M |
| France | €38M |
| Estonia | €15M |
| Belgium | €13M |
| Ukraine | €8.7M |
| Russia | €7.6M |
| Austria | €6.4M |
Capital by country
share of equityMar 2014 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2014 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €421M |
| Sweden | €91M |
| Germany | €85M |
| Israel | €71M |
| France | €38M |
| Estonia | €15M |
| Belgium | €13M |
| Ukraine | €8.7M |
| Russia | €7.6M |
| Austria | €6.4M |
| Other | €40M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryMar 2014 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedMar 2014 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2014 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €419M |
| Software | €145M |
| Media | €86M |
| Marketing | €61M |
| E-commerce | €54M |
| Travel | €28M |
| Sports | €28M |
| Healthtech | €23M |
| Hardware | €19M |
| Telecom | €19M |
Capital by sector
share of equityMar 2014 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2014 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €419M |
| Software | €145M |
| Media | €86M |
| Marketing | €61M |
| E-commerce | €54M |
| Travel | €28M |
| Sports | €28M |
| Healthtech | €23M |
| Other | €113M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeMar 2014 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €57M |
| Series A | €108M |
| Series B | €28M |
| Series C | €14M |
| Series D+ | €119M |
| Early VC | €73M |
| Growth/Late | €152M |
| Debt | €4.7M |
| Other | €244M |
Exits
Exit activity
11
exits recorded
€0
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeMar 2014 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2014 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 11 |