European startup funding Jun 2015
Monthly report · 2015-06-01 – 2015-06-30 · vs May 2015
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jun 2015, 230 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €2.1B, up 138.1% versus May 2015. Debt rounds added a further €33M.
Deal count moved +28.5% versus May 2015, with 241 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €760M (36.7% of equity).
Media was the most-funded sector at €608M in equity (29.4%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 67.5% of disclosed capital, led by Spotify's €479M.
56 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €2.1B.
Equity funding
€2.1B
▲ +138.1%excl. debt & grants · +€33M debt
Funding rounds
230
▲ +28.5%Companies funded
227
▲ +29.0%Named investors
241
▲ +13.1%Exits
56
▲ +9.8%Provenance: 83% of 230 rounds disclosed an amount · 19% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within +1.40%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jun 2015
by dayFunding within Jun 2015 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €2.1B | 230 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
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Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1SpotifySeries D+ · Sweden · Jun 2015€479M
- 2OneWebSeries A · UK · Jun 2015€456M
- 3Home24Growth/Late · Germany · Jun 2015€120M
- 4Delivery HeroGrowth/Late · Germany · Jun 2015€100M
- 5CheckmarxGrowth/Late · Israel · Jun 2015€77M
- 6WahandaSeries D+ · UK · Jun 2015€65M
- 7onefinestaySeries D+ · UK · Jun 2015€36M
- 8LendInvestSeries A · UK · Jun 2015€31M
- 9ProdwaysGrowth/Late · France · Jun 2015€30M
- 10AlediaSeries B · France · Jun 2015€28M
Concentration
top 10 deals67.5%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€1.4B
Period total
€2.1B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJun 2015 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2015 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €760M |
| Sweden | €521M |
| Germany | €270M |
| France | €220M |
| Israel | €179M |
| Ireland | €23M |
| Netherlands | €20M |
| Finland | €18M |
| Estonia | €11M |
| Denmark | €10M |
Capital by country
share of equityJun 2015 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2015 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €760M |
| Sweden | €521M |
| Germany | €270M |
| France | €220M |
| Israel | €179M |
| Ireland | €23M |
| Netherlands | €20M |
| Finland | €18M |
| Estonia | €11M |
| Denmark | €10M |
| Other | €40M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJun 2015 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJun 2015 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2015 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Media | €608M |
| Telecom | €479M |
| E-commerce | €330M |
| Consumer | €188M |
| Software | €134M |
| Foodtech | €110M |
| Marketing | €94M |
| Fintech | €88M |
| Cybersecurity | €87M |
| Energy | €71M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJun 2015 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2015 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Media | €608M |
| Telecom | €479M |
| E-commerce | €330M |
| Consumer | €188M |
| Software | €134M |
| Foodtech | €110M |
| Marketing | €94M |
| Fintech | €88M |
| Other | €621M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJun 2015 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €65M |
| Series A | €604M |
| Series B | €180M |
| Series C | €47M |
| Series D+ | €601M |
| Early VC | €129M |
| Growth/Late | €442M |
| Debt | €33M |
| Grant | €2.8M |
| Other | €4.2M |
Exits
Exit activity
56
exits recorded
€2.1B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJun 2015 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2015 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 46 |
| Buyout | 4 |
| IPO | 3 |
| Merger | 3 |