European startup funding Jun 2014
Monthly report · 2014-06-01 – 2014-06-30 · vs May 2014
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jun 2014, 218 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €638M, up 34.1% versus May 2014. Debt rounds added a further €35M.
Deal count moved +24.6% versus May 2014, with 148 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €141M (22.1% of equity).
Fintech was the most-funded sector at €156M in equity (24.4%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 44.1% of disclosed capital, led by Sarenza's €74M.
28 exits were recorded this month.
Equity funding
€638M
▲ +34.1%excl. debt & grants · +€35M debt
Funding rounds
218
▲ +24.6%Companies funded
218
▲ +24.6%Named investors
148
▲ +7.2%Exits
28
▲ +154.5%Provenance: 88% of 218 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -16.22%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jun 2014
by dayFunding within Jun 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €674M | 218 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
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| 30 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1SarenzaGrowth/Late · France · Jun 2014€74M
- 2HelloFreshSeries D+ · Germany · Jun 2014€37M
- 3KreditechSeries B · Germany · Jun 2014€29M
- 4NutmegSeries B · UK · Jun 2014€29M
- 5RovioDebt · Finland · Jun 2014€25M
- 6WebtrekkOther · Germany · Jun 2014€25M
- 7EburyGrowth/Late · UK · Jun 2014€22M
- 8MyOptiqueSeries C · UK · Jun 2014€20M
- 9onefinestaySeries C · UK · Jun 2014€18M
- 10Saltside TechnologiesGrowth/Late · Sweden · Jun 2014€18M
Concentration
top 10 deals44.1%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€298M
Period total
€674M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJun 2014 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2014 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €141M |
| Germany | €128M |
| France | €103M |
| Israel | €65M |
| Spain | €29M |
| Netherlands | €28M |
| Sweden | €24M |
| Russia | €20M |
| Estonia | €18M |
| Ireland | €18M |
Capital by country
share of equityJun 2014 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2014 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €141M |
| Germany | €128M |
| France | €103M |
| Israel | €65M |
| Spain | €29M |
| Netherlands | €28M |
| Sweden | €24M |
| Russia | €20M |
| Estonia | €18M |
| Ireland | €18M |
| Other | €63M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJun 2014 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJun 2014 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2014 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €156M |
| Software | €140M |
| Fashion | €103M |
| Marketing | €54M |
| Foodtech | €48M |
| Travel | €46M |
| E-commerce | €46M |
| Media | €41M |
| Cybersecurity | €25M |
| Semiconductors | €22M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJun 2014 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2014 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €156M |
| Software | €140M |
| Fashion | €103M |
| Marketing | €54M |
| Foodtech | €48M |
| Travel | €46M |
| E-commerce | €46M |
| Media | €41M |
| Other | €131M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJun 2014 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €48M |
| Series A | €99M |
| Series B | €123M |
| Series C | €47M |
| Series D+ | €60M |
| Early VC | €24M |
| Growth/Late | €133M |
| Debt | €35M |
| Grant | €1.7M |
| Other | €103M |
Exits
Exit activity
28
exits recorded
€0
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJun 2014 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2014 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 27 |
| Leveraged buyout | 1 |