European startup funding Nov 2014
Monthly report · 2014-11-01 – 2014-11-30 · vs Oct 2014
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Nov 2014, 161 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €778M, up 26.0% versus Oct 2014. Debt rounds added a further €12M.
Deal count moved -12.0% versus Oct 2014, with 136 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €372M (47.7% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €216M in equity (27.8%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 55.6% of disclosed capital, led by Buyapowa's €72M.
15 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €4.5B.
Equity funding
€778M
▲ +26.0%excl. debt & grants · +€12M debt
Funding rounds
161
▼ -12.0%Companies funded
159
▼ -12.6%Named investors
136
▼ -35.5%Exits
15
▼ -25.0%Provenance: 87% of 161 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -7.03%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Nov 2014
by dayFunding within Nov 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €745M | 159 |
| 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 | €700k | 1 |
| 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 | €45M | 1 |
| 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 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1BuyapowaOther · UK · Nov 2014€72M
- 2PowaTAGSeries B · UK · Nov 2014€64M
- 3Powa TechnologiesSeries C · UK · Nov 2014€64M
- 4Cell MedicaSeries B · UK · Nov 2014€64M
- 5PreziGrowth/Late · Hungary · Nov 2014€45M
- 6Quanta Fluid SolutionsSeries B · UK · Nov 2014€34M
- 7StratoscaleSeries B · Israel · Nov 2014€26M
- 8FinsecurGrowth/Late · France · Nov 2014€25M
- 9TrustlyGrowth/Late · Sweden · Nov 2014€23M
- 10MenlookSeries D+ · France · Nov 2014€23M
Concentration
top 10 deals55.6%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€440M
Period total
€791M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedNov 2014 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2014 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €372M |
| France | €114M |
| Germany | €69M |
| Israel | €61M |
| Hungary | €45M |
| Sweden | €43M |
| Netherlands | €29M |
| Italy | €9.2M |
| Finland | €9.1M |
| Belgium | €7.0M |
Capital by country
share of equityNov 2014 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2014 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €372M |
| France | €114M |
| Germany | €69M |
| Israel | €61M |
| Hungary | €45M |
| Sweden | €43M |
| Netherlands | €29M |
| Italy | €9.2M |
| Finland | €9.1M |
| Belgium | €7.0M |
| Other | €20M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryNov 2014 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedNov 2014 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2014 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €216M |
| Healthtech | €129M |
| Fintech | €115M |
| Marketing | €108M |
| E-commerce | €68M |
| Travel | €54M |
| Cybersecurity | €42M |
| Fashion | €35M |
| Consumer | €30M |
| Proptech | €22M |
Capital by sector
share of equityNov 2014 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2014 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €216M |
| Healthtech | €129M |
| Fintech | €115M |
| Marketing | €108M |
| E-commerce | €68M |
| Travel | €54M |
| Cybersecurity | €42M |
| Fashion | €35M |
| Other | €150M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeNov 2014 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €47M |
| Series A | €67M |
| Series B | €264M |
| Series C | €94M |
| Series D+ | €35M |
| Early VC | €37M |
| Growth/Late | €120M |
| Debt | €12M |
| Grant | €410k |
| Other | €115M |
Exits
Exit activity
15
exits recorded
€4.5B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeNov 2014 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2014 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 13 |
| IPO | 1 |
| Merger | 1 |