European startup funding Apr 2014
Monthly report · 2014-04-01 – 2014-04-30 · vs Mar 2014
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Apr 2014, 191 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €1.1B, up 34.1% versus Mar 2014. Debt rounds added a further €8.5M.
Deal count moved -9.5% versus Mar 2014, with 152 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €342M (32.0% of equity).
E-commerce was the most-funded sector at €326M in equity (30.5%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 65.0% of disclosed capital, led by Seven Energy's €230M.
16 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €5.3B.
Equity funding
€1.1B
▲ +34.1%excl. debt & grants · +€8.5M debt
Funding rounds
191
▼ -9.5%Companies funded
190
▼ -10.0%Named investors
152
▼ -22.1%Exits
16
▲ +45.5%Leading country
€342M
32.0% of equity
Leading sector
€326M
30.5% of equity
Provenance: 90% of 191 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -19.93%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Apr 2014
by dayFunding within Apr 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.1B | 191 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
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| 30 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1Seven EnergyOther · UK · Apr 2014€230M
- 2OzonGrowth/Late · Russia · Apr 2014€109M
- 3Takeaway.comSeries B · Netherlands · Apr 2014€75M
- 4Westwing Home & LivingGrowth/Late · Germany · Apr 2014€72M
- 5Delivery HeroSeries D+ · Germany · Apr 2014€62M
- 6O3b NetworksGrowth/Late · Netherlands · Apr 2014€36M
- 7Wilson TherapeuticsOther · Sweden · Apr 2014€36M
- 8ScytlSeries C · Spain · Apr 2014€29M
- 9SilverRailSeries C · UK · Apr 2014€29M
- 10CRISPR TherapeuticsSeries A · Switzerland · Apr 2014€23M
Concentration
top 10 deals65.0%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€699M
Period total
€1.1B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedApr 2014 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2014 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €342M |
| Germany | €190M |
| Netherlands | €114M |
| Russia | €112M |
| Sweden | €70M |
| France | €62M |
| Israel | €61M |
| Switzerland | €46M |
| Spain | €40M |
| Finland | €18M |
Capital by country
share of equityApr 2014 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2014 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €342M |
| Germany | €190M |
| Netherlands | €114M |
| Russia | €112M |
| Sweden | €70M |
| France | €62M |
| Israel | €61M |
| Switzerland | €46M |
| Spain | €40M |
| Finland | €18M |
| Other | €13M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryApr 2014 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedApr 2014 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2014 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| E-commerce | €326M |
| Energy | €236M |
| Consumer | €207M |
| Software | €155M |
| Healthtech | €151M |
| Cybersecurity | €148M |
| Foodtech | €143M |
| Media | €134M |
| Marketing | €85M |
| Fintech | €52M |
Capital by sector
share of equityApr 2014 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2014 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| E-commerce | €326M |
| Energy | €236M |
| Consumer | €207M |
| Software | €155M |
| Healthtech | €151M |
| Cybersecurity | €148M |
| Foodtech | €143M |
| Media | €134M |
| Other | €383M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeApr 2014 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €34M |
| Series A | €72M |
| Series B | €163M |
| Series C | €100M |
| Series D+ | €97M |
| Early VC | €25M |
| Growth/Late | €258M |
| Debt | €8.5M |
| Crowdfunding | €600k |
| Other | €317M |
Exits
Exit activity
16
exits recorded
€5.3B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeApr 2014 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2014 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 16 |