European startup funding May 2014
Monthly report · 2014-05-01 – 2014-05-31 · vs Apr 2014
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn May 2014, 175 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €476M, down 55.5% versus Apr 2014. Debt rounds added a further €1.6M.
Deal count moved -8.4% versus Apr 2014, with 138 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €169M (35.5% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €72M in equity (15.0%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 52.6% of disclosed capital, led by Farfetch's €48M.
11 exits were recorded this month.
Equity funding
€476M
▼ -55.5%excl. debt & grants · +€1.6M debt
Funding rounds
175
▼ -8.4%Companies funded
175
▼ -7.9%Named investors
138
▼ -9.2%Exits
11
▼ -31.3%Provenance: 83% of 175 rounds disclosed an amount · 1% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -19.27%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within May 2014
by dayFunding within May 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €466M | 174 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €0 | 0 |
| 05 | €0 | 0 |
| 06 | €0 | 0 |
| 07 | €0 | 0 |
| 08 | €0 | 0 |
| 09 | €0 | 0 |
| 10 | €0 | 0 |
| 11 | €0 | 0 |
| 12 | €0 | 0 |
| 13 | €12M | 1 |
| 14 | €0 | 0 |
| 15 | €0 | 0 |
| 16 | €0 | 0 |
| 17 | €0 | 0 |
| 18 | €0 | 0 |
| 19 | €0 | 0 |
| 20 | €0 | 0 |
| 21 | €0 | 0 |
| 22 | €0 | 0 |
| 23 | €0 | 0 |
| 24 | €0 | 0 |
| 25 | €0 | 0 |
| 26 | €0 | 0 |
| 27 | €0 | 0 |
| 28 | €0 | 0 |
| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1FarfetchSeries D+ · UK · May 2014€48M
- 2VerafinOther · Türkiye · May 2014€43M
- 3iZettleSeries C · Sweden · May 2014€40M
- 4KymabSeries B · UK · May 2014€29M
- 5Silent CircleGrowth/Late · Switzerland · May 2014€22M
- 6BrandwatchSeries B · UK · May 2014€16M
- 7Windeln.deSeries C · Germany · May 2014€15M
- 8Perfecto MobileSeries D+ · Israel · May 2014€14M
- 9PeopleDocSeries B · France · May 2014€13M
- 10AuxmoneySeries B · Germany · May 2014€12M
Concentration
top 10 deals52.6%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€251M
Period total
€477M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedMay 2014 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2014 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €169M |
| Sweden | €51M |
| France | €50M |
| Türkiye | €44M |
| Germany | €30M |
| Switzerland | €30M |
| Israel | €26M |
| Belgium | €20M |
| Netherlands | €11M |
| Finland | €9.3M |
Capital by country
share of equityMay 2014 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2014 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €169M |
| Sweden | €51M |
| France | €50M |
| Türkiye | €44M |
| Germany | €30M |
| Switzerland | €30M |
| Israel | €26M |
| Belgium | €20M |
| Netherlands | €11M |
| Finland | €9.3M |
| Other | €34M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryMay 2014 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedMay 2014 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2014 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €72M |
| Healthtech | €66M |
| Fintech | €60M |
| Fashion | €53M |
| Marketing | €49M |
| Cybersecurity | €32M |
| Media | €28M |
| Telecom | €27M |
| Consumer | €24M |
| E-commerce | €22M |
Capital by sector
share of equityMay 2014 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2014 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €72M |
| Healthtech | €66M |
| Fintech | €60M |
| Fashion | €53M |
| Marketing | €49M |
| Cybersecurity | €32M |
| Media | €28M |
| Telecom | €27M |
| Other | €127M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeMay 2014 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €31M |
| Series A | €70M |
| Series B | €109M |
| Series C | €60M |
| Series D+ | €62M |
| Early VC | €26M |
| Growth/Late | €32M |
| Debt | €1.6M |
| Crowdfunding | €290k |
| Other | €84M |
Exits
Exit activity
11
exits recorded
€0
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeMay 2014 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2014 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 11 |