European startup funding Jan 2015
Monthly report · 2015-01-01 – 2015-01-31 · vs Dec 2014
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jan 2015, 245 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €1.0B, up 18.7% versus Dec 2014. Debt rounds added a further €15M.
Deal count moved +49.4% versus Dec 2014, with 213 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €206M (21.6% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €156M in equity (16.3%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 40.6% of disclosed capital, led by Verne Global's €81M.
44 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €8.6B.
Equity funding
€1.0B
▲ +18.7%excl. debt & grants · +€15M debt
Funding rounds
245
▲ +49.4%Companies funded
243
▲ +48.2%Named investors
213
▲ +34.8%Exits
44
▲ +300.0%Provenance: 84% of 245 rounds disclosed an amount · 17% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -8.11%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jan 2015
by dayFunding within Jan 2015 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.0B | 245 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
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| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1Verne GlobalSeries D+ · UK · Jan 2015€81M
- 2WiseSeries C · Estonia · Jan 2015€48M
- 3Windeln.deSeries D+ · Germany · Jan 2015€45M
- 4MoovitSeries C · Israel · Jan 2015€41M
- 5TalanGrowth/Late · France · Jan 2015€35M
- 6Mister SpexGrowth/Late · Germany · Jan 2015€33M
- 7Saltside TechnologiesSeries C · Sweden · Jan 2015€33M
- 8ClickTaleSeries C · Israel · Jan 2015€29M
- 9Westwing Home & LivingSeries B · Germany · Jan 2015€25M
- 10navabiSeries D+ · Germany · Jan 2015€25M
Concentration
top 10 deals40.6%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€394M
Period total
€1.0B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJan 2015 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2015 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €206M |
| Israel | €205M |
| Germany | €194M |
| France | €76M |
| Estonia | €68M |
| Sweden | €50M |
| Spain | €30M |
| Ireland | €24M |
| Switzerland | €23M |
| Denmark | €20M |
Capital by country
share of equityJan 2015 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2015 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €206M |
| Israel | €205M |
| Germany | €194M |
| France | €76M |
| Estonia | €68M |
| Sweden | €50M |
| Spain | €30M |
| Ireland | €24M |
| Switzerland | €23M |
| Denmark | €20M |
| Other | €59M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJan 2015 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJan 2015 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2015 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €156M |
| Fintech | €134M |
| Marketing | €123M |
| E-commerce | €122M |
| Consumer | €118M |
| Healthtech | €102M |
| Cleantech | €91M |
| Cloud | €81M |
| Media | €71M |
| Fashion | €65M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJan 2015 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2015 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €156M |
| Fintech | €134M |
| Marketing | €123M |
| E-commerce | €122M |
| Consumer | €118M |
| Healthtech | €102M |
| Cleantech | €91M |
| Cloud | €81M |
| Other | €340M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJan 2015 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €60M |
| Series A | €65M |
| Series B | €141M |
| Series C | €185M |
| Series D+ | €250M |
| Early VC | €33M |
| Growth/Late | €131M |
| Debt | €15M |
| Grant | €795k |
| Other | €90M |
Exits
Exit activity
44
exits recorded
€8.6B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJan 2015 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2015 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 38 |
| IPO | 3 |
| Buyout | 2 |
| Merger | 1 |