European startup funding May 2016
Monthly report · 2016-05-01 – 2016-05-31 · vs Apr 2016
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn May 2016, 295 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €1.6B, up 1.9% versus Apr 2016. Debt rounds added a further €134M.
Deal count moved +13.9% versus Apr 2016, with 372 named investors participating.
Israel led by equity raised with €463M (29.7% of equity).
Transportation was the most-funded sector at €302M in equity (19.4%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 45.3% of disclosed capital, led by Gett (GetTaxi)'s €263M.
57 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €12B.
Equity funding
€1.6B
▲ +1.9%excl. debt & grants · +€134M debt
Funding rounds
295
▲ +13.9%Companies funded
291
▲ +13.7%Named investors
372
▲ +24.0%Exits
57
▼ -6.6%Leading country
€463M
29.7% of equity
Leading sector
€302M
19.4% of equity
Provenance: 88% of 295 rounds disclosed an amount · 43% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -3.43%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within May 2016
by dayFunding within May 2016 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.6B | 293 |
| 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 | €27M | 1 |
| 17 | €0 | 0 |
| 18 | €0 | 0 |
| 19 | €100M | 1 |
| 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- 1Gett (GetTaxi)Growth/Late · Israel · May 2016€263M
- 24financeDebt · Latvia · May 2016€100M
- 3FarfetchSeries D+ · UK · May 2016€96M
- 4LetgoSeries B · Spain · May 2016€88M
- 5ShowpadSeries C · Belgium · May 2016€45M
- 6NexeonGrowth/Late · UK · May 2016€42M
- 7AC ImmuneSeries D+ · Switzerland · May 2016€40M
- 8Fairstone GroupGrowth/Late · UK · May 2016€35M
- 9TandemSeries B · UK · May 2016€31M
- 10Impulse DynamicsGrowth/Late · Israel · May 2016€30M
Concentration
top 10 deals45.3%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€770M
Period total
€1.7B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedMay 2016 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2016 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Israel | €463M |
| UK | €367M |
| Spain | €120M |
| Germany | €107M |
| Sweden | €98M |
| France | €92M |
| Switzerland | €79M |
| Belgium | €56M |
| Netherlands | €50M |
| Italy | €32M |
Capital by country
share of equityMay 2016 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2016 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Israel | €463M |
| UK | €367M |
| Spain | €120M |
| Germany | €107M |
| Sweden | €98M |
| France | €92M |
| Switzerland | €79M |
| Belgium | €56M |
| Netherlands | €50M |
| Italy | €32M |
| Other | €94M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryMay 2016 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedMay 2016 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2016 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Transportation | €302M |
| Travel | €302M |
| Fintech | €276M |
| Healthtech | €246M |
| Software | €233M |
| Fashion | €129M |
| E-commerce | €117M |
| Cybersecurity | €83M |
| Hardware | €71M |
| Media | €67M |
Capital by sector
share of equityMay 2016 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2016 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Transportation | €302M |
| Travel | €302M |
| Fintech | €276M |
| Healthtech | €246M |
| Software | €233M |
| Fashion | €129M |
| E-commerce | €117M |
| Cybersecurity | €83M |
| Other | €497M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeMay 2016 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €99M |
| Series A | €155M |
| Series B | €219M |
| Series C | €223M |
| Series D+ | €160M |
| Early VC | €90M |
| Growth/Late | €563M |
| Debt | €134M |
| Grant | €5.4M |
| Crowdfunding | €0 |
| Other | €50M |
Exits
Exit activity
57
exits recorded
€12B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeMay 2016 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2016 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 55 |
| IPO | 2 |