European startup funding Feb 2015
Monthly report · 2015-02-01 – 2015-02-28 · vs Jan 2015
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Feb 2015, 207 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €1.5B, up 58.0% versus Jan 2015. Debt rounds added a further €610k.
Deal count moved -15.5% versus Jan 2015, with 191 named investors participating.
Germany led by equity raised with €688M (45.6% of equity).
Foodtech was the most-funded sector at €624M in equity (41.3%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 69.5% of disclosed capital, led by Delivery Hero's €496M.
61 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €3.5B.
Equity funding
€1.5B
▲ +58.0%excl. debt & grants · +€610k debt
Funding rounds
207
▼ -15.5%Companies funded
206
▼ -15.2%Named investors
191
▼ -10.3%Exits
61
▲ +38.6%Provenance: 81% of 207 rounds disclosed an amount · 15% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -1.80%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Feb 2015
by dayFunding within Feb 2015 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.5B | 207 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €0 | 0 |
| 05 | €0 | 0 |
| 06 | €0 | 0 |
| 07 | €0 | 0 |
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| 25 | €0 | 0 |
| 26 | €0 | 0 |
| 27 | €0 | 0 |
| 28 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1Delivery HeroSeries D+ · Germany · Feb 2015€496M
- 2HelloFreshSeries D+ · Germany · Feb 2015€110M
- 3SIGFOXSeries D+ · France · Feb 2015€102M
- 4ZepzSeries B · UK · Feb 2015€88M
- 5FarfetchSeries D+ · UK · Feb 2015€78M
- 6Believe DigitalOther · France · Feb 2015€53M
- 7Silent CircleGrowth/Late · Switzerland · Feb 2015€44M
- 8MoventasOther · Finland · Feb 2015€32M
- 9Blue SphereOther · Israel · Feb 2015€24M
- 10CarmudiSeries B · Germany · Feb 2015€22M
Concentration
top 10 deals69.5%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€1.0B
Period total
€1.5B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedFeb 2015 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Feb 2015 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €688M |
| UK | €273M |
| France | €177M |
| Israel | €107M |
| Switzerland | €66M |
| Finland | €46M |
| Netherlands | €45M |
| Norway | €27M |
| Sweden | €17M |
| Luxembourg | €15M |
Capital by country
share of equityFeb 2015 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Feb 2015 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €688M |
| UK | €273M |
| France | €177M |
| Israel | €107M |
| Switzerland | €66M |
| Finland | €46M |
| Netherlands | €45M |
| Norway | €27M |
| Sweden | €17M |
| Luxembourg | €15M |
| Other | €50M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryFeb 2015 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedFeb 2015 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Feb 2015 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Foodtech | €624M |
| E-commerce | €506M |
| Software | €189M |
| Telecom | €149M |
| Fintech | €143M |
| Fashion | €106M |
| Hardware | €104M |
| Marketing | €83M |
| Cybersecurity | €81M |
| Media | €80M |
Capital by sector
share of equityFeb 2015 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Feb 2015 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Foodtech | €624M |
| E-commerce | €506M |
| Software | €189M |
| Telecom | €149M |
| Fintech | €143M |
| Fashion | €106M |
| Hardware | €104M |
| Marketing | €83M |
| Other | €409M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeFeb 2015 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €53M |
| Series A | €126M |
| Series B | €145M |
| Series C | €32M |
| Series D+ | €803M |
| Early VC | €28M |
| Growth/Late | €101M |
| Debt | €610k |
| Grant | €480k |
| Other | €222M |
Exits
Exit activity
61
exits recorded
€3.5B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeFeb 2015 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Feb 2015 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 54 |
| IPO | 3 |
| Merger | 3 |
| Buyout | 1 |