European startup funding Oct 2014
Monthly report · 2014-10-01 – 2014-10-31 · vs Sep 2014
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Oct 2014, 183 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €617M, down 31.6% versus Sep 2014. Debt rounds added a further €6.5M.
Deal count moved -9.9% versus Sep 2014, with 211 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €205M (33.3% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €157M in equity (25.4%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 47.4% of disclosed capital, led by euNetworks's €70M.
20 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €7.2B.
Equity funding
€617M
▼ -31.6%excl. debt & grants · +€6.5M debt
Funding rounds
183
▼ -9.9%Companies funded
182
▼ -9.9%Named investors
211
▲ +46.5%Exits
20
▲ +11.1%Provenance: 86% of 183 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -11.27%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Oct 2014
by dayFunding within Oct 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €617M | 182 |
| 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 | €7.1M | 1 |
| 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- 1euNetworksOther · UK · Oct 2014€70M
- 2TruecallerSeries C · Sweden · Oct 2014€48M
- 3NeoenSeries C · France · Oct 2014€42M
- 4StoreDotSeries B · Israel · Oct 2014€33M
- 5BlockchainSeries A · Luxembourg · Oct 2014€24M
- 6CaprizaSeries C · Israel · Oct 2014€21M
- 7WahandaSeries C · UK · Oct 2014€21M
- 8SpotcapSeries A · Spain · Oct 2014€13M
- 9Reduxio SystemsOther · Israel · Oct 2014€12M
- 10B2X Care SolutionsSeries B · Germany · Oct 2014€12M
Concentration
top 10 deals47.4%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€296M
Period total
€624M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedOct 2014 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2014 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €205M |
| Israel | €122M |
| Germany | €71M |
| France | €64M |
| Sweden | €49M |
| Spain | €29M |
| Luxembourg | €26M |
| Netherlands | €18M |
| Finland | €7.3M |
| Poland | €7.1M |
Capital by country
share of equityOct 2014 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2014 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €205M |
| Israel | €122M |
| Germany | €71M |
| France | €64M |
| Sweden | €49M |
| Spain | €29M |
| Luxembourg | €26M |
| Netherlands | €18M |
| Finland | €7.3M |
| Poland | €7.1M |
| Other | €19M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryOct 2014 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedOct 2014 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2014 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €157M |
| Fintech | €91M |
| Cleantech | €85M |
| Energy | €76M |
| Cloud | €74M |
| Marketing | €57M |
| Telecom | €57M |
| Consumer | €54M |
| Healthtech | €40M |
| E-commerce | €31M |
Capital by sector
share of equityOct 2014 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2014 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €157M |
| Fintech | €91M |
| Cleantech | €85M |
| Energy | €76M |
| Cloud | €74M |
| Marketing | €57M |
| Telecom | €57M |
| Consumer | €54M |
| Other | €214M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeOct 2014 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €43M |
| Series A | €138M |
| Series B | €77M |
| Series C | €136M |
| Series D+ | €5.2M |
| Early VC | €38M |
| Growth/Late | €15M |
| Debt | €6.5M |
| Grant | €209k |
| Other | €166M |
Exits
Exit activity
20
exits recorded
€7.2B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeOct 2014 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2014 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 17 |
| Buyout | 1 |
| IPO | 1 |
| Merger | 1 |