European startup funding Nov 2015
Monthly report · 2015-11-01 – 2015-11-30 · vs Oct 2015
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Nov 2015, 251 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €1.4B, up 32.0% versus Oct 2015. Debt rounds added a further €35M.
Deal count moved +6.4% versus Oct 2015, with 273 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €546M (38.3% of equity).
Healthtech was the most-funded sector at €344M in equity (24.1%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 41.9% of disclosed capital, led by Atom Bank's €114M.
60 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €15B.
Equity funding
€1.4B
▲ +32.0%excl. debt & grants · +€35M debt
Funding rounds
251
▲ +6.4%Companies funded
249
▲ +6.0%Named investors
273
▲ +5.4%Exits
60
▲ +0.0%Leading country
€546M
38.3% of equity
Leading sector
€344M
24.1% of equity
Provenance: 80% of 251 rounds disclosed an amount · 25% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within +3.19%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Nov 2015
by dayFunding within Nov 2015 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.5B | 247 |
| 02 | €20k | 1 |
| 03 | €20k | 1 |
| 04 | €10k | 1 |
| 05 | €50k | 1 |
| 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 | €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 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1Atom BankGrowth/Late · UK · Nov 2015€114M
- 2CureVacSeries D+ · Germany · Nov 2015€100M
- 3DeliverooSeries D+ · UK · Nov 2015€91M
- 4EburyGrowth/Late · UK · Nov 2015€75M
- 5ObsEvaSeries B · Switzerland · Nov 2015€54M
- 6GetYourGuideSeries C · Germany · Nov 2015€45M
- 7DNAe LTDDebt · UK · Nov 2015€35M
- 8ParrotGrowth/Late · France · Nov 2015€33M
- 9Perfecto MobileSeries D+ · Israel · Nov 2015€32M
- 10NightstaRxSeries B · UK · Nov 2015€32M
Concentration
top 10 deals41.9%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€611M
Period total
€1.5B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedNov 2015 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2015 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €546M |
| Germany | €220M |
| Israel | €203M |
| France | €122M |
| Switzerland | €68M |
| Spain | €35M |
| Sweden | €33M |
| Iceland | €30M |
| Finland | €28M |
| Italy | €22M |
Capital by country
share of equityNov 2015 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2015 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €546M |
| Germany | €220M |
| Israel | €203M |
| France | €122M |
| Switzerland | €68M |
| Spain | €35M |
| Sweden | €33M |
| Iceland | €30M |
| Finland | €28M |
| Italy | €22M |
| Other | €115M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryNov 2015 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedNov 2015 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2015 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €344M |
| Fintech | €250M |
| Software | €150M |
| E-commerce | €122M |
| Foodtech | €113M |
| Transportation | €105M |
| Telecom | €80M |
| Travel | €80M |
| Consumer | €73M |
| Hardware | €71M |
Capital by sector
share of equityNov 2015 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2015 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €344M |
| Fintech | €250M |
| Software | €150M |
| E-commerce | €122M |
| Foodtech | €113M |
| Transportation | €105M |
| Telecom | €80M |
| Travel | €80M |
| Other | €560M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeNov 2015 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €86M |
| Series A | €295M |
| Series B | €171M |
| Series C | €114M |
| Series D+ | €263M |
| Early VC | €94M |
| Growth/Late | €386M |
| Debt | €35M |
| Other | €15M |
Exits
Exit activity
60
exits recorded
€15B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeNov 2015 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Nov 2015 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 58 |
| Buyout | 1 |
| IPO | 1 |