European startup funding Sep 2014
Monthly report · 2014-09-01 – 2014-09-30 · vs Aug 2014
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Sep 2014, 203 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €902M, up 0.1% versus Aug 2014. Debt rounds added a further €160M.
Deal count moved +37.2% versus Aug 2014, with 144 named investors participating.
Germany led by equity raised with €333M (37.0% of equity).
E-commerce was the most-funded sector at €293M in equity (32.4%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 73.2% of disclosed capital, led by Delivery Hero's €265M.
18 exits were recorded this month.
Equity funding
€902M
▲ +0.1%excl. debt & grants · +€160M debt
Funding rounds
203
▲ +37.2%Companies funded
202
▲ +38.4%Named investors
144
▲ +25.2%Exits
18
▲ +125.0%Leading country
€333M
37.0% of equity
Leading sector
€293M
32.4% of equity
Provenance: 83% of 203 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -13.90%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Sep 2014
by dayFunding within Sep 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €907M | 202 |
| 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 |
| 20 | €0 | 0 |
| 21 | €0 | 0 |
| 22 | €0 | 0 |
| 23 | €155M | 1 |
| 24 | €0 | 0 |
| 25 | €0 | 0 |
| 26 | €0 | 0 |
| 27 | €0 | 0 |
| 28 | €0 | 0 |
| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1Delivery HeroSeries D+ · Germany · Sep 2014€265M
- 24financeDebt · Latvia · Sep 2014€155M
- 3AdaptimmuneSeries A · UK · Sep 2014€79M
- 4VirtusOther · UK · Sep 2014€70M
- 5BiocartisSeries D+ · Switzerland · Sep 2014€65M
- 6FanDuelSeries D+ · UK · Sep 2014€53M
- 7WikimartSeries D+ · Russia · Sep 2014€30M
- 8BrandMakerSeries B · Germany · Sep 2014€23M
- 9QuBitSeries B · UK · Sep 2014€20M
- 10HeliatekSeries C · Germany · Sep 2014€18M
Concentration
top 10 deals73.2%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€777M
Period total
€1.1B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedSep 2014 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2014 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €333M |
| UK | €291M |
| Switzerland | €65M |
| Israel | €38M |
| France | €36M |
| Russia | €33M |
| Netherlands | €31M |
| Sweden | €26M |
| Finland | €18M |
| Italy | €13M |
Capital by country
share of equitySep 2014 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2014 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €333M |
| UK | €291M |
| Switzerland | €65M |
| Israel | €38M |
| France | €36M |
| Russia | €33M |
| Netherlands | €31M |
| Sweden | €26M |
| Finland | €18M |
| Italy | €13M |
| Other | €18M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countrySep 2014 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedSep 2014 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2014 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| E-commerce | €293M |
| Foodtech | €282M |
| Healthtech | €170M |
| Marketing | €79M |
| Software | €77M |
| Cloud | €70M |
| Gaming | €54M |
| Sports | €54M |
| Fintech | €33M |
| Consumer | €31M |
Capital by sector
share of equitySep 2014 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2014 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| E-commerce | €293M |
| Foodtech | €282M |
| Healthtech | €170M |
| Marketing | €79M |
| Software | €77M |
| Cloud | €70M |
| Gaming | €54M |
| Sports | €54M |
| Other | €255M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeSep 2014 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €44M |
| Series A | €180M |
| Series B | €75M |
| Series C | €24M |
| Series D+ | €426M |
| Early VC | €27M |
| Growth/Late | €12M |
| Debt | €160M |
| Other | €114M |
Exits
Exit activity
18
exits recorded
€0
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeSep 2014 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2014 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 17 |
| Buyout | 1 |