European startup funding Jul 2014
Monthly report · 2014-07-01 – 2014-07-31 · vs Jun 2014
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jul 2014, 189 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €1.2B, up 92.5% versus Jun 2014. Debt rounds added a further €2.5M.
Deal count moved -13.3% versus Jun 2014, with 183 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €811M (66.1% of equity).
Telecom was the most-funded sector at €463M in equity (37.7%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 69.9% of disclosed capital, led by Helios Towers Africa's €461M.
15 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €540M.
Equity funding
€1.2B
▲ +92.5%excl. debt & grants · +€2.5M debt
Funding rounds
189
▼ -13.3%Companies funded
189
▼ -13.3%Named investors
183
▲ +23.6%Exits
15
▼ -46.4%Provenance: 83% of 189 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -14.52%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jul 2014
by dayFunding within Jul 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.2B | 189 |
| 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 | €0 | 0 |
| 14 | €0 | 0 |
| 15 | €0 | 0 |
| 16 | €0 | 0 |
| 17 | €0 | 0 |
| 18 | €0 | 0 |
| 19 | €0 | 0 |
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| 21 | €0 | 0 |
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| 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- 1Helios Towers AfricaGrowth/Late · UK · Jul 2014€461M
- 2The Hut GroupGrowth/Late · UK · Jul 2014€125M
- 3BlaBlaCarSeries C · France · Jul 2014€73M
- 4Funding CircleSeries D+ · UK · Jul 2014€48M
- 5NewVoiceMediaSeries D+ · UK · Jul 2014€37M
- 6AVITO.ruGrowth/Late · Russia · Jul 2014€29M
- 7AbzenaOther · UK · Jul 2014€28M
- 8Social PointSeries C · Spain · Jul 2014€22M
- 9XMOSSeries D+ · UK · Jul 2014€19M
- 10QuandooSeries C · Germany · Jul 2014€18M
Concentration
top 10 deals69.9%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€860M
Period total
€1.2B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJul 2014 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2014 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €811M |
| France | €82M |
| Germany | €80M |
| Israel | €67M |
| Spain | €65M |
| Russia | €40M |
| Netherlands | €16M |
| Sweden | €15M |
| Switzerland | €14M |
| Denmark | €8.4M |
Capital by country
share of equityJul 2014 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2014 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €811M |
| France | €82M |
| Germany | €80M |
| Israel | €67M |
| Spain | €65M |
| Russia | €40M |
| Netherlands | €16M |
| Sweden | €15M |
| Switzerland | €14M |
| Denmark | €8.4M |
| Other | €30M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJul 2014 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJul 2014 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2014 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Telecom | €463M |
| Fashion | €148M |
| Fintech | €121M |
| Transportation | €119M |
| Software | €84M |
| Marketing | €61M |
| Media | €51M |
| Consumer | €39M |
| Cybersecurity | €36M |
| E-commerce | €36M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJul 2014 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2014 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Telecom | €463M |
| Fashion | €148M |
| Fintech | €121M |
| Transportation | €119M |
| Software | €84M |
| Marketing | €61M |
| Media | €51M |
| Consumer | €39M |
| Other | €312M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJul 2014 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €34M |
| Series A | €90M |
| Series B | €131M |
| Series C | €152M |
| Series D+ | €103M |
| Early VC | €17M |
| Growth/Late | €630M |
| Debt | €2.5M |
| Grant | €1.5M |
| Crowdfunding | €0 |
| Other | €70M |
Exits
Exit activity
15
exits recorded
€540M
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJul 2014 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2014 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 13 |
| Buyout | 2 |