European startup funding Jan 2016
Monthly report · 2016-01-01 – 2016-01-31 · vs Dec 2015
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jan 2016, 321 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €1.4B, up 2.9% versus Dec 2015. Debt rounds added a further €84M.
Deal count moved +27.9% versus Dec 2015, with 242 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €572M (40.5% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €352M in equity (24.9%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 43.5% of disclosed capital, led by Skyscanner's €174M.
52 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €40B.
Equity funding
€1.4B
▲ +2.9%excl. debt & grants · +€84M debt
Funding rounds
321
▲ +27.9%Companies funded
315
▲ +26.0%Named investors
242
▼ -1.6%Exits
52
▼ -5.5%Provenance: 80% of 321 rounds disclosed an amount · 11% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within +5.11%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jan 2016
by dayFunding within Jan 2016 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.5B | 319 |
| 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 | €550k | 2 |
| 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- 1SkyscannerSeries C · UK · Jan 2016€174M
- 2DeezerSeries D+ · France · Jan 2016€100M
- 3Starling BankSeries A · UK · Jan 2016€65M
- 4WISeKeyGrowth/Late · Switzerland · Jan 2016€55M
- 5MUBISeries D+ · UK · Jan 2016€46M
- 6HighQGrowth/Late · UK · Jan 2016€46M
- 7PhinergyGrowth/Late · Israel · Jan 2016€46M
- 8JFrogSeries C · Israel · Jan 2016€46M
- 9Starbreeze StudiosGrowth/Late · Sweden · Jan 2016€37M
- 10CitymapperSeries B · UK · Jan 2016€37M
Concentration
top 10 deals43.5%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€652M
Period total
€1.5B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJan 2016 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2016 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €572M |
| Israel | €253M |
| France | €208M |
| Switzerland | €84M |
| Germany | €65M |
| Sweden | €59M |
| Denmark | €34M |
| Finland | €26M |
| Ireland | €18M |
| Belgium | €15M |
Capital by country
share of equityJan 2016 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2016 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €572M |
| Israel | €253M |
| France | €208M |
| Switzerland | €84M |
| Germany | €65M |
| Sweden | €59M |
| Denmark | €34M |
| Finland | €26M |
| Ireland | €18M |
| Belgium | €15M |
| Other | €77M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJan 2016 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJan 2016 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2016 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €352M |
| E-commerce | €254M |
| Travel | €215M |
| Fintech | €188M |
| Media | €177M |
| Cybersecurity | €117M |
| Healthtech | €91M |
| Marketing | €86M |
| Gaming | €70M |
| Energy | €68M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJan 2016 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2016 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €352M |
| E-commerce | €254M |
| Travel | €215M |
| Fintech | €188M |
| Media | €177M |
| Cybersecurity | €117M |
| Healthtech | €91M |
| Marketing | €86M |
| Other | €491M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJan 2016 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €91M |
| Series A | €289M |
| Series B | €178M |
| Series C | €265M |
| Series D+ | €211M |
| Early VC | €103M |
| Growth/Late | €257M |
| Debt | €84M |
| Grant | €778k |
| Other | €19M |
Exits
Exit activity
52
exits recorded
€40B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJan 2016 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2016 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 48 |
| Buyout | 2 |
| Merger | 2 |