European startup funding Oct 2015
Monthly report · 2015-10-01 – 2015-10-31 · vs Sep 2015
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Oct 2015, 236 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €1.1B, down 33.2% versus Sep 2015. Debt rounds added a further €75M.
Deal count moved -4.8% versus Sep 2015, with 259 named investors participating.
Israel led by equity raised with €221M (20.5% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €295M in equity (27.4%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 46.4% of disclosed capital, led by Auxmoney's €150M.
60 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €2.0B.
Equity funding
€1.1B
▼ -33.2%excl. debt & grants · +€75M debt
Funding rounds
236
▼ -4.8%Companies funded
235
▼ -4.5%Named investors
259
▼ -5.8%Exits
60
▼ -3.2%Provenance: 76% of 236 rounds disclosed an amount · 27% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -0.97%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Oct 2015
by dayFunding within Oct 2015 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.0B | 235 |
| 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 | €150M | 1 |
| 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 |
| 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- 1AuxmoneySeries C · Germany · Oct 2015€150M
- 2Virtus.proSeed · Russia · Oct 2015€89M
- 3SymphogenDebt · Denmark · Oct 2015€68M
- 4CybereasonSeries C · Israel · Oct 2015€53M
- 5Sportradar AGGrowth/Late · Switzerland · Oct 2015€39M
- 6UserZoomSeries A · Spain · Oct 2015€30M
- 7BrandwatchSeries C · UK · Oct 2015€29M
- 8Pyramid AnalyticsSeries B · Netherlands · Oct 2015€27M
- 9TalentSoftSeries C · France · Oct 2015€25M
- 10PeopleDocSeries C · France · Oct 2015€25M
Concentration
top 10 deals46.4%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€535M
Period total
€1.2B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedOct 2015 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2015 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Israel | €221M |
| Germany | €208M |
| UK | €120M |
| France | €96M |
| Russia | €89M |
| Spain | €74M |
| Switzerland | €72M |
| Sweden | €52M |
| Belgium | €38M |
| Netherlands | €34M |
Capital by country
share of equityOct 2015 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2015 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Israel | €221M |
| Germany | €208M |
| UK | €120M |
| France | €96M |
| Russia | €89M |
| Spain | €74M |
| Switzerland | €72M |
| Sweden | €52M |
| Belgium | €38M |
| Netherlands | €34M |
| Other | €75M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryOct 2015 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedOct 2015 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2015 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €295M |
| Fintech | €217M |
| Media | €156M |
| Sports | €155M |
| Cybersecurity | €143M |
| Healthtech | €116M |
| Marketing | €102M |
| E-commerce | €79M |
| HRtech | €46M |
| Consumer | €24M |
Capital by sector
share of equityOct 2015 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2015 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €295M |
| Fintech | €217M |
| Media | €156M |
| Sports | €155M |
| Cybersecurity | €143M |
| Healthtech | €116M |
| Marketing | €102M |
| E-commerce | €79M |
| Other | €231M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeOct 2015 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €142M |
| Series A | €158M |
| Series B | €198M |
| Series C | €290M |
| Series D+ | €29M |
| Early VC | €131M |
| Growth/Late | €124M |
| Debt | €75M |
| Grant | €1.4M |
| Crowdfunding | €0 |
| Other | €5.3M |
Exits
Exit activity
60
exits recorded
€2.0B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeOct 2015 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Oct 2015 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 54 |
| Merger | 3 |
| Buyout | 2 |
| IPO | 1 |