European startup funding May 2015
Monthly report · 2015-05-01 – 2015-05-31 · vs Apr 2015
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn May 2015, 179 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €870M, down 24.4% versus Apr 2015. Debt rounds added a further €22M.
Deal count moved -5.3% versus Apr 2015, with 213 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €227M (26.1% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €231M in equity (26.6%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 51.4% of disclosed capital, led by UNFRAUD's €89M.
51 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €5.6B.
Equity funding
€870M
▼ -24.4%excl. debt & grants · +€22M debt
Funding rounds
179
▼ -5.3%Companies funded
176
▼ -6.9%Named investors
213
▲ +19.0%Exits
51
▼ -23.9%Provenance: 87% of 179 rounds disclosed an amount · 14% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -0.53%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within May 2015
by dayFunding within May 2015 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €889M | 178 |
| 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 | €2.4M | 1 |
| 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 | €0 | 0 |
| 28 | €0 | 0 |
| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1UNFRAUDSeed · Italy · May 2015€89M
- 2WallapopSeries C · Spain · May 2015€89M
- 3TrustpilotSeries D+ · Denmark · May 2015€66M
- 4KymabSeries B · UK · May 2015€45M
- 5WahandaSeries D+ · UK · May 2015€41M
- 6GigaclearGrowth/Late · UK · May 2015€41M
- 7JobandtalentSeries A · Spain · May 2015€22M
- 8CybereasonSeries B · Israel · May 2015€22M
- 9Actual Experience LtdGrowth/Late · UK · May 2015€22M
- 10OmadaSeries C · Denmark · May 2015€21M
Concentration
top 10 deals51.4%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€458M
Period total
€892M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedMay 2015 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2015 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €227M |
| Spain | €138M |
| Israel | €104M |
| Italy | €99M |
| Denmark | €87M |
| Sweden | €53M |
| Germany | €35M |
| Netherlands | €24M |
| Ireland | €19M |
| France | €19M |
Capital by country
share of equityMay 2015 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2015 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €227M |
| Spain | €138M |
| Israel | €104M |
| Italy | €99M |
| Denmark | €87M |
| Sweden | €53M |
| Germany | €35M |
| Netherlands | €24M |
| Ireland | €19M |
| France | €19M |
| Other | €65M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryMay 2015 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedMay 2015 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2015 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €231M |
| E-commerce | €185M |
| Cybersecurity | €143M |
| Marketing | €115M |
| Media | €101M |
| Healthtech | €81M |
| Fintech | €74M |
| Wellness & Beauty | €50M |
| Telecom | €41M |
| Travel | €34M |
Capital by sector
share of equityMay 2015 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2015 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €231M |
| E-commerce | €185M |
| Cybersecurity | €143M |
| Marketing | €115M |
| Media | €101M |
| Healthtech | €81M |
| Fintech | €74M |
| Wellness & Beauty | €50M |
| Other | €279M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeMay 2015 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €147M |
| Series A | €160M |
| Series B | €112M |
| Series C | €152M |
| Series D+ | €107M |
| Early VC | €61M |
| Growth/Late | €131M |
| Debt | €22M |
| Grant | €0 |
| Other | €1.0M |
Exits
Exit activity
51
exits recorded
€5.6B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeMay 2015 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2015 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 49 |
| Buyout | 2 |