European startup funding Aug 2015
Monthly report · 2015-08-01 – 2015-08-31 · vs Jul 2015
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Aug 2015, 171 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €902M, down 45.5% versus Jul 2015. Debt rounds added a further €6.0M.
Deal count moved -29.0% versus Jul 2015, with 176 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €352M (39.0% of equity).
Fintech was the most-funded sector at €271M in equity (30.0%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 58.3% of disclosed capital, led by Prodigy Finance's €91M.
42 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €21B.
Equity funding
€902M
▼ -45.5%excl. debt & grants · +€6.0M debt
Funding rounds
171
▼ -29.0%Companies funded
171
▼ -29.0%Named investors
176
▼ -29.0%Exits
42
▼ -52.8%Provenance: 75% of 171 rounds disclosed an amount · 16% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within +2.64%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Aug 2015
by dayFunding within Aug 2015 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €910M | 171 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
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| 27 | €0 | 0 |
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| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1Prodigy FinanceGrowth/Late · UK · Aug 2015€91M
- 2BenevolentGrowth/Late · UK · Aug 2015€80M
- 3MerusSeries C · Netherlands · Aug 2015€73M
- 4iZettleSeries D+ · Sweden · Aug 2015€60M
- 5Cambridge Quantum ComputingSeries A · UK · Aug 2015€46M
- 6PayoneerSeries D+ · Israel · Aug 2015€46M
- 7Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems - AMCS GroupGrowth/Late · Ireland · Aug 2015€41M
- 8ScalitySeries D+ · France · Aug 2015€41M
- 9MyOptiqueGrowth/Late · UK · Aug 2015€28M
- 10LifeBondSeries D+ · Israel · Aug 2015€25M
Concentration
top 10 deals58.3%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€530M
Period total
€910M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedAug 2015 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2015 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €352M |
| Israel | €131M |
| Germany | €82M |
| Sweden | €79M |
| Netherlands | €77M |
| France | €44M |
| Ireland | €41M |
| Finland | €28M |
| Switzerland | €19M |
| Denmark | €14M |
Capital by country
share of equityAug 2015 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2015 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €352M |
| Israel | €131M |
| Germany | €82M |
| Sweden | €79M |
| Netherlands | €77M |
| France | €44M |
| Ireland | €41M |
| Finland | €28M |
| Switzerland | €19M |
| Denmark | €14M |
| Other | €33M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryAug 2015 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedAug 2015 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2015 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €271M |
| Healthtech | €204M |
| Software | €144M |
| Cleantech | €70M |
| Fashion | €41M |
| Consumer | €40M |
| Transportation | €37M |
| Marketing | €36M |
| Telecom | €27M |
| Gaming | €25M |
Capital by sector
share of equityAug 2015 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2015 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €271M |
| Healthtech | €204M |
| Software | €144M |
| Cleantech | €70M |
| Fashion | €41M |
| Consumer | €40M |
| Transportation | €37M |
| Marketing | €36M |
| Other | €128M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeAug 2015 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €57M |
| Series A | €138M |
| Series B | €27M |
| Series C | €89M |
| Series D+ | €198M |
| Early VC | €50M |
| Growth/Late | €331M |
| Debt | €6.0M |
| Grant | €2.9M |
| Other | €14M |
Exits
Exit activity
42
exits recorded
€21B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeAug 2015 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2015 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 32 |
| IPO | 6 |
| Buyout | 3 |
| Merger | 1 |