European startup funding Dec 2015
Monthly report · 2015-12-01 – 2015-12-31 · vs Nov 2015
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Dec 2015, 251 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €1.4B, down 3.6% versus Nov 2015. Debt rounds added a further €10.0M.
Deal count moved +0.0% versus Nov 2015, with 246 named investors participating.
Netherlands led by equity raised with €463M (33.7% of equity).
Telecom was the most-funded sector at €450M in equity (32.7%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 55.5% of disclosed capital, led by O3b Networks's €435M.
55 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €4.1B.
Equity funding
€1.4B
▼ -3.6%excl. debt & grants · +€10.0M debt
Funding rounds
251
▲ +0.0%Companies funded
250
▲ +0.4%Named investors
246
▼ -9.9%Exits
55
▼ -8.3%Leading country
€463M
33.7% of equity
Leading sector
€450M
32.7% of equity
Provenance: 78% of 251 rounds disclosed an amount · 26% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within +6.95%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Dec 2015
by dayFunding within Dec 2015 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.4B | 250 |
| 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 | €0 | 0 |
| 17 | €4.4M | 1 |
| 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- 1O3b NetworksGrowth/Late · Netherlands · Dec 2015€435M
- 2SiteimproveGrowth/Late · Denmark · Dec 2015€52M
- 3Younicos AGGrowth/Late · Germany · Dec 2015€47M
- 4AvectoGrowth/Late · UK · Dec 2015€45M
- 5GoEuroSeries B · Germany · Dec 2015€43M
- 6easyPropertySeries C · UK · Dec 2015€35M
- 7SignavioGrowth/Late · Germany · Dec 2015€31M
- 8KioskedSeries B · Finland · Dec 2015€28M
- 9Kesios TherapeuticsSeries A · UK · Dec 2015€27M
- 10NeonessGrowth/Late · France · Dec 2015€26M
Concentration
top 10 deals55.5%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€770M
Period total
€1.4B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedDec 2015 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2015 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | €463M |
| UK | €272M |
| Germany | €158M |
| Israel | €117M |
| France | €84M |
| Denmark | €78M |
| Switzerland | €48M |
| Finland | €32M |
| Belgium | €31M |
| Lithuania | €26M |
Capital by country
share of equityDec 2015 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2015 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | €463M |
| UK | €272M |
| Germany | €158M |
| Israel | €117M |
| France | €84M |
| Denmark | €78M |
| Switzerland | €48M |
| Finland | €32M |
| Belgium | €31M |
| Lithuania | €26M |
| Other | €65M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryDec 2015 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedDec 2015 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2015 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Telecom | €450M |
| Software | €303M |
| Marketing | €106M |
| Healthtech | €98M |
| Transportation | €90M |
| Cybersecurity | €78M |
| Energy | €67M |
| Media | €63M |
| Travel | €52M |
| Proptech | €47M |
Capital by sector
share of equityDec 2015 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2015 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Telecom | €450M |
| Software | €303M |
| Marketing | €106M |
| Healthtech | €98M |
| Transportation | €90M |
| Cybersecurity | €78M |
| Energy | €67M |
| Media | €63M |
| Other | €440M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeDec 2015 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €94M |
| Series A | €130M |
| Series B | €172M |
| Series C | €89M |
| Early VC | €111M |
| Growth/Late | €769M |
| Debt | €10.0M |
| Grant | €3.1M |
| Other | €8.5M |
Exits
Exit activity
55
exits recorded
€4.1B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeDec 2015 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2015 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 49 |
| Merger | 3 |
| Buyout | 2 |
| IPO | 1 |