European startup funding Sep 2015
Monthly report · 2015-09-01 – 2015-09-30 · vs Aug 2015
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Sep 2015, 248 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €1.6B, up 79.2% versus Aug 2015. Debt rounds added a further €44M.
Deal count moved +45.0% versus Aug 2015, with 275 named investors participating.
France led by equity raised with €361M (22.3% of equity).
Healthtech was the most-funded sector at €397M in equity (24.6%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 47.9% of disclosed capital, led by BlaBlaCar's €178M.
62 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €5.1B.
Equity funding
€1.6B
▲ +79.2%excl. debt & grants · +€44M debt
Funding rounds
248
▲ +45.0%Companies funded
246
▲ +43.9%Named investors
275
▲ +56.3%Exits
62
▲ +47.6%Leading country
€361M
22.3% of equity
Leading sector
€397M
24.6% of equity
Provenance: 80% of 248 rounds disclosed an amount · 21% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -0.91%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Sep 2015
by dayFunding within Sep 2015 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.7B | 247 |
| 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 | €16M | 1 |
| 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 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1BlaBlaCarSeries D+ · France · Sep 2015€178M
- 2AfrimaxGrowth/Late · Netherlands · Sep 2015€107M
- 3CeQurSeries C · Switzerland · Sep 2015€89M
- 4LetgoSeries A · Spain · Sep 2015€89M
- 5KreditechSeries C · Germany · Sep 2015€83M
- 6HelloFreshSeries D+ · Germany · Sep 2015€76M
- 7ADC TherapeuticsGrowth/Late · Switzerland · Sep 2015€71M
- 8Optimal+Growth/Late · Israel · Sep 2015€37M
- 9SanifitSeries C · Spain · Sep 2015€37M
- 10Vestiaire CollectiveSeries D+ · France · Sep 2015€33M
Concentration
top 10 deals47.9%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€800M
Period total
€1.7B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedSep 2015 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2015 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| France | €361M |
| Germany | €239M |
| UK | €213M |
| Switzerland | €194M |
| Spain | €171M |
| Israel | €142M |
| Netherlands | €118M |
| Belgium | €63M |
| Austria | €30M |
| Italy | €24M |
Capital by country
share of equitySep 2015 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2015 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| France | €361M |
| Germany | €239M |
| UK | €213M |
| Switzerland | €194M |
| Spain | €171M |
| Israel | €142M |
| Netherlands | €118M |
| Belgium | €63M |
| Austria | €30M |
| Italy | €24M |
| Other | €62M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countrySep 2015 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedSep 2015 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2015 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €397M |
| Software | €382M |
| Transportation | €226M |
| E-commerce | €159M |
| Telecom | €141M |
| Fintech | €125M |
| Marketing | €101M |
| Foodtech | €99M |
| Fashion | €75M |
| Media | €62M |
Capital by sector
share of equitySep 2015 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2015 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €397M |
| Software | €382M |
| Transportation | €226M |
| E-commerce | €159M |
| Telecom | €141M |
| Fintech | €125M |
| Marketing | €101M |
| Foodtech | €99M |
| Other | €356M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeSep 2015 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €70M |
| Series A | €361M |
| Series B | €195M |
| Series C | €281M |
| Series D+ | €287M |
| Early VC | €87M |
| Growth/Late | €329M |
| Debt | €44M |
| Grant | €11M |
| Crowdfunding | €0 |
| Other | €5.6M |
Exits
Exit activity
62
exits recorded
€5.1B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeSep 2015 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2015 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 56 |
| Buyout | 3 |
| IPO | 2 |
| Merger | 1 |