European startup funding Apr 2015
Monthly report · 2015-04-01 – 2015-04-30 · vs Mar 2015
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Apr 2015, 189 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €1.2B, up 34.0% versus Mar 2015. Debt rounds added a further €25M.
Deal count moved -21.6% versus Mar 2015, with 179 named investors participating.
Germany led by equity raised with €355M (30.8% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €241M in equity (21.0%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 60.0% of disclosed capital, led by INFINIDAT's €139M.
67 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €1.6B.
Equity funding
€1.2B
▲ +34.0%excl. debt & grants · +€25M debt
Funding rounds
189
▼ -21.6%Companies funded
189
▼ -21.6%Named investors
179
▼ -19.7%Exits
67
▲ +15.5%Provenance: 85% of 189 rounds disclosed an amount · 18% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within +2.45%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Apr 2015
by dayFunding within Apr 2015 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.2B | 188 |
| 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 | €370k | 1 |
| 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 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1INFINIDATSeries B · Israel · Apr 2015€139M
- 2Funding CircleSeries D+ · UK · Apr 2015€139M
- 3Auto1 GroupSeries D+ · Germany · Apr 2015€109M
- 4FoodpandaSeries D+ · Germany · Apr 2015€93M
- 5CRISPR TherapeuticsSeries B · Switzerland · Apr 2015€59M
- 6MovidiusSeries D+ · Ireland · Apr 2015€37M
- 7LystSeries C · UK · Apr 2015€37M
- 8Global Fashion GroupGrowth/Late · Germany · Apr 2015€33M
- 9EchosensGrowth/Late · France · Apr 2015€31M
- 10Westwing Home & LivingSeries C · Germany · Apr 2015€30M
Concentration
top 10 deals60.0%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€708M
Period total
€1.2B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedApr 2015 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2015 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €355M |
| UK | €259M |
| Israel | €219M |
| Switzerland | €84M |
| France | €68M |
| Ireland | €48M |
| Sweden | €21M |
| Netherlands | €16M |
| Spain | €14M |
| Belgium | €14M |
Capital by country
share of equityApr 2015 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2015 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €355M |
| UK | €259M |
| Israel | €219M |
| Switzerland | €84M |
| France | €68M |
| Ireland | €48M |
| Sweden | €21M |
| Netherlands | €16M |
| Spain | €14M |
| Belgium | €14M |
| Other | €53M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryApr 2015 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedApr 2015 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2015 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €241M |
| Fintech | €241M |
| Healthtech | €166M |
| E-commerce | €164M |
| Transportation | €158M |
| Foodtech | €102M |
| Fashion | €88M |
| Consumer | €54M |
| Media | €43M |
| Marketing | €38M |
Capital by sector
share of equityApr 2015 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2015 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €241M |
| Fintech | €241M |
| Healthtech | €166M |
| E-commerce | €164M |
| Transportation | €158M |
| Foodtech | €102M |
| Fashion | €88M |
| Consumer | €54M |
| Other | €238M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeApr 2015 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | €370k |
| Seed | €69M |
| Series A | €123M |
| Series B | €272M |
| Series C | €108M |
| Series D+ | €386M |
| Early VC | €36M |
| Growth/Late | €121M |
| Debt | €25M |
| Grant | €4.8M |
| Crowdfunding | €200k |
| Other | €34M |
Exits
Exit activity
67
exits recorded
€1.6B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeApr 2015 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2015 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 60 |
| Buyout | 4 |
| IPO | 2 |
| Merger | 1 |