European startup funding Apr 2016
Monthly report · 2016-04-01 – 2016-04-30 · vs Mar 2016
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Apr 2016, 259 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €1.5B, up 10.4% versus Mar 2016. Debt rounds added a further €16M.
Deal count moved -17.8% versus Mar 2016, with 300 named investors participating.
Germany led by equity raised with €436M (28.5% of equity).
Fashion was the most-funded sector at €411M in equity (26.9%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 55.4% of disclosed capital, led by Global Fashion Group's €330M.
61 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €2.9B.
Equity funding
€1.5B
▲ +10.4%excl. debt & grants · +€16M debt
Funding rounds
259
▼ -17.8%Companies funded
256
▼ -17.4%Named investors
300
▼ -0.7%Exits
61
▲ +1.7%Provenance: 87% of 259 rounds disclosed an amount · 1% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -1.30%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Apr 2016
by dayFunding within Apr 2016 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.5B | 258 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €0 | 0 |
| 05 | €0 | 0 |
| 06 | €5.0M | 1 |
| 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- 1Global Fashion GroupGrowth/Late · Germany · Apr 2016€330M
- 2Oxford Nanopore TechnologiesGrowth/Late · UK · Apr 2016€111M
- 3CabifySeries C · Spain · Apr 2016€105M
- 4Jumia (Africa Internet Group)Growth/Late · France · Apr 2016€75M
- 5SIRIN LabsGrowth/Late · Israel · Apr 2016€63M
- 6Yota DevicesGrowth/Late · Russia · Apr 2016€41M
- 7NexthinkSeries D+ · Switzerland · Apr 2016€35M
- 8MedDaySeries B · France · Apr 2016€34M
- 9Finanzcheck.deSeries C · Germany · Apr 2016€33M
- 10DrivySeries C · France · Apr 2016€31M
Concentration
top 10 deals55.4%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€858M
Period total
€1.5B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedApr 2016 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2016 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €436M |
| France | €222M |
| UK | €215M |
| Israel | €206M |
| Spain | €152M |
| Russia | €54M |
| Switzerland | €49M |
| Netherlands | €39M |
| Sweden | €30M |
| Jersey | €25M |
Capital by country
share of equityApr 2016 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2016 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €436M |
| France | €222M |
| UK | €215M |
| Israel | €206M |
| Spain | €152M |
| Russia | €54M |
| Switzerland | €49M |
| Netherlands | €39M |
| Sweden | €30M |
| Jersey | €25M |
| Other | €101M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryApr 2016 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedApr 2016 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2016 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fashion | €411M |
| E-commerce | €402M |
| Healthtech | €266M |
| Software | €190M |
| Transportation | €189M |
| Telecom | €143M |
| Travel | €138M |
| Foodtech | €93M |
| Fintech | €87M |
| Cybersecurity | €67M |
Capital by sector
share of equityApr 2016 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2016 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Fashion | €411M |
| E-commerce | €402M |
| Healthtech | €266M |
| Software | €190M |
| Transportation | €189M |
| Telecom | €143M |
| Travel | €138M |
| Foodtech | €93M |
| Other | €498M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeApr 2016 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €87M |
| Series A | €217M |
| Series B | €170M |
| Series C | €264M |
| Series D+ | €48M |
| Early VC | €68M |
| Growth/Late | €666M |
| Debt | €16M |
| Grant | €3.1M |
| Crowdfunding | €3.0M |
| Other | €5.9M |
Exits
Exit activity
61
exits recorded
€2.9B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeApr 2016 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2016 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 53 |
| Merger | 7 |
| IPO | 1 |