European startup funding Mar 2015
Monthly report · 2015-03-01 – 2015-03-31 · vs Feb 2015
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Mar 2015, 241 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €859M, down 43.1% versus Feb 2015. Debt rounds added a further €33M.
Deal count moved +16.4% versus Feb 2015, with 223 named investors participating.
Germany led by equity raised with €330M (38.4% of equity).
E-commerce was the most-funded sector at €179M in equity (20.8%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 51.6% of disclosed capital, led by Foodpanda's €104M.
58 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €15B.
Equity funding
€859M
▼ -43.1%excl. debt & grants · +€33M debt
Funding rounds
241
▲ +16.4%Companies funded
241
▲ +17.0%Named investors
223
▲ +16.8%Exits
58
▼ -4.9%Leading country
€330M
38.4% of equity
Leading sector
€179M
20.8% of equity
Provenance: 80% of 241 rounds disclosed an amount · 16% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within +1.95%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Mar 2015
by dayFunding within Mar 2015 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €868M | 240 |
| 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 | €0 | 0 |
| 24 | €0 | 0 |
| 25 | €0 | 0 |
| 26 | €0 | 0 |
| 27 | €24M | 1 |
| 28 | €0 | 0 |
| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1FoodpandaSeries D+ · Germany · Mar 2015€104M
- 2Delivery HeroSeries D+ · Germany · Mar 2015€52M
- 3TTTechGrowth/Late · Austria · Mar 2015€50M
- 4CureVacSeries D+ · Germany · Mar 2015€46M
- 5AuctionataSeries C · Germany · Mar 2015€42M
- 6BlipparSeries C · UK · Mar 2015€40M
- 7HelplingSeries B · Germany · Mar 2015€40M
- 8WorldStoresSeries D+ · UK · Mar 2015€34M
- 9RateSetterGrowth/Late · UK · Mar 2015€27M
- 104financeDebt · Latvia · Mar 2015€24M
Concentration
top 10 deals51.6%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€460M
Period total
€892M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedMar 2015 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2015 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €330M |
| UK | €217M |
| Israel | €71M |
| Austria | €54M |
| France | €52M |
| Netherlands | €32M |
| Denmark | €22M |
| Spain | €19M |
| Switzerland | €14M |
| Sweden | €11M |
Capital by country
share of equityMar 2015 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2015 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €330M |
| UK | €217M |
| Israel | €71M |
| Austria | €54M |
| France | €52M |
| Netherlands | €32M |
| Denmark | €22M |
| Spain | €19M |
| Switzerland | €14M |
| Sweden | €11M |
| Other | €38M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryMar 2015 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedMar 2015 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2015 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| E-commerce | €179M |
| Foodtech | €162M |
| Software | €110M |
| Fintech | €101M |
| Marketing | €99M |
| Consumer | €94M |
| Media | €93M |
| Cybersecurity | €80M |
| Healthtech | €79M |
| Proptech | €51M |
Capital by sector
share of equityMar 2015 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2015 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| E-commerce | €179M |
| Foodtech | €162M |
| Software | €110M |
| Fintech | €101M |
| Marketing | €99M |
| Consumer | €94M |
| Media | €93M |
| Cybersecurity | €80M |
| Other | €363M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeMar 2015 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €66M |
| Series A | €144M |
| Series B | €96M |
| Series C | €90M |
| Series D+ | €246M |
| Early VC | €35M |
| Growth/Late | €94M |
| Debt | €33M |
| Grant | €547k |
| Crowdfunding | €440k |
| Other | €87M |
Exits
Exit activity
58
exits recorded
€15B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeMar 2015 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mar 2015 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 47 |
| IPO | 4 |
| Merger | 4 |
| Buyout | 3 |