European startup funding Jul 2015
Monthly report · 2015-07-01 – 2015-07-31 · vs Jun 2015
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jul 2015, 241 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €1.7B, down 20.2% versus Jun 2015.
Deal count moved +4.8% versus Jun 2015, with 248 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €837M (50.6% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €404M in equity (24.5%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 54.7% of disclosed capital, led by FanDuel's €246M.
89 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €13B.
Equity funding
€1.7B
▼ -20.2%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
241
▲ +4.8%Companies funded
241
▲ +6.2%Named investors
248
▲ +2.9%Exits
89
▲ +58.9%Provenance: 79% of 241 rounds disclosed an amount · 18% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within +1.75%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jul 2015
by dayFunding within Jul 2015 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.7B | 241 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €0 | 0 |
| 05 | €0 | 0 |
| 06 | €0 | 0 |
| 07 | €0 | 0 |
| 08 | €0 | 0 |
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| 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 |
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| 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- 1FanDuelSeries D+ · UK · Jul 2015€246M
- 2Reward GatewayGrowth/Late · UK · Jul 2015€169M
- 3Global Fashion GroupGrowth/Late · Germany · Jul 2015€150M
- 4CatawikiSeries C · Netherlands · Jul 2015€73M
- 5DeliverooSeries C · UK · Jul 2015€63M
- 6Secret EscapesSeries C · UK · Jul 2015€54M
- 7made.comSeries C · UK · Jul 2015€54M
- 8CarPriceSeries B · Russia · Jul 2015€36M
- 9BimaSeries C · Sweden · Jul 2015€34M
- 10GenSight BiologicsSeries B · France · Jul 2015€32M
Concentration
top 10 deals54.7%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€910M
Period total
€1.7B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJul 2015 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2015 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €837M |
| Germany | €240M |
| France | €147M |
| Sweden | €102M |
| Israel | €100M |
| Netherlands | €91M |
| Russia | €36M |
| Spain | €20M |
| Switzerland | €18M |
| Ireland | €17M |
Capital by country
share of equityJul 2015 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2015 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €837M |
| Germany | €240M |
| France | €147M |
| Sweden | €102M |
| Israel | €100M |
| Netherlands | €91M |
| Russia | €36M |
| Spain | €20M |
| Switzerland | €18M |
| Ireland | €17M |
| Other | €44M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJul 2015 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJul 2015 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2015 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €404M |
| E-commerce | €377M |
| Gaming | €280M |
| Sports | €261M |
| Fashion | €218M |
| Wellness & Beauty | €211M |
| Fintech | €195M |
| Consumer | €158M |
| Healthtech | €117M |
| Travel | €95M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJul 2015 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2015 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €404M |
| E-commerce | €377M |
| Gaming | €280M |
| Sports | €261M |
| Fashion | €218M |
| Wellness & Beauty | €211M |
| Fintech | €195M |
| Consumer | €158M |
| Other | €627M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJul 2015 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €67M |
| Series A | €219M |
| Series B | €290M |
| Series C | €335M |
| Series D+ | €276M |
| Early VC | €58M |
| Growth/Late | €399M |
| Debt | €0 |
| Grant | €8.8M |
| Crowdfunding | €7.0M |
| Other | €2.3M |
Exits
Exit activity
89
exits recorded
€13B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJul 2015 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2015 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 77 |
| Buyout | 8 |
| IPO | 3 |
| Merger | 1 |