European startup funding Aug 2014
Monthly report · 2014-08-01 – 2014-08-31 · vs Jul 2014
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Aug 2014, 148 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €901M, down 26.6% versus Jul 2014. Debt rounds added a further €175k.
Deal count moved -21.7% versus Jul 2014, with 115 named investors participating.
Germany led by equity raised with €422M (46.8% of equity).
Foodtech was the most-funded sector at €383M in equity (42.5%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 77.1% of disclosed capital, led by Rocket Internet SE's €333M.
8 exits were recorded this month.
Equity funding
€901M
▼ -26.6%excl. debt & grants · +€175k debt
Funding rounds
148
▼ -21.7%Companies funded
146
▼ -22.8%Named investors
115
▼ -37.2%Exits
8
▼ -46.7%Provenance: 84% of 148 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -17.12%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Aug 2014
by dayFunding within Aug 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €901M | 148 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €0 | 0 |
| 05 | €0 | 0 |
| 06 | €0 | 0 |
| 07 | €0 | 0 |
| 08 | €0 | 0 |
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| 12 | €0 | 0 |
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| 14 | €0 | 0 |
| 15 | €0 | 0 |
| 16 | €0 | 0 |
| 17 | €0 | 0 |
| 18 | €0 | 0 |
| 19 | €0 | 0 |
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| 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- 1Rocket Internet SEGrowth/Late · Germany · Aug 2014€333M
- 2Gett (GetTaxi)Series D+ · Israel · Aug 2014€112M
- 3ironSourceSeries A · Israel · Aug 2014€64M
- 4FoodpandaSeries D+ · Germany · Aug 2014€45M
- 5AlfrescoSeries D+ · UK · Aug 2014€34M
- 6ScytlSeries C · Spain · Aug 2014€33M
- 7Gamida CellGrowth/Late · Israel · Aug 2014€26M
- 8GoEuroSeries A · Germany · Aug 2014€20M
- 9ZvooqSeries A · Russia · Aug 2014€15M
- 10MagForceOther · Germany · Aug 2014€14M
Concentration
top 10 deals77.1%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€694M
Period total
€901M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedAug 2014 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2014 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €422M |
| Israel | €239M |
| UK | €107M |
| Spain | €36M |
| Sweden | €28M |
| Russia | €25M |
| Finland | €16M |
| Poland | €9.0M |
| France | €4.8M |
| Ireland | €3.0M |
Capital by country
share of equityAug 2014 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2014 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €422M |
| Israel | €239M |
| UK | €107M |
| Spain | €36M |
| Sweden | €28M |
| Russia | €25M |
| Finland | €16M |
| Poland | €9.0M |
| France | €4.8M |
| Ireland | €3.0M |
| Other | €12M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryAug 2014 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedAug 2014 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2014 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Foodtech | €383M |
| Fashion | €336M |
| Software | €165M |
| Transportation | €142M |
| Travel | €138M |
| Marketing | €83M |
| Healthtech | €58M |
| E-commerce | €47M |
| Cybersecurity | €45M |
| Media | €25M |
Capital by sector
share of equityAug 2014 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2014 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Foodtech | €383M |
| Fashion | €336M |
| Software | €165M |
| Transportation | €142M |
| Travel | €138M |
| Marketing | €83M |
| Healthtech | €58M |
| E-commerce | €47M |
| Other | €195M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeAug 2014 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €38M |
| Series A | €184M |
| Series B | €215k |
| Series C | €54M |
| Series D+ | €202M |
| Early VC | €17M |
| Growth/Late | €385M |
| Debt | €175k |
| Grant | €30k |
| Other | €21M |
Exits
Exit activity
8
exits recorded
€0
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeAug 2014 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2014 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 8 |