European startup funding Jun 2016
Monthly report · 2016-06-01 – 2016-06-30 · vs May 2016
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jun 2016, 305 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €1.2B, down 25.7% versus May 2016. Debt rounds added a further €34M.
Deal count moved +3.4% versus May 2016, with 391 named investors participating.
Israel led by equity raised with €247M (21.3% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €320M in equity (27.6%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 32.4% of disclosed capital, led by SoundCloud's €87M.
49 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €3.4B.
Equity funding
€1.2B
▼ -25.7%excl. debt & grants · +€34M debt
Funding rounds
305
▲ +3.4%Companies funded
302
▲ +3.8%Named investors
391
▲ +5.1%Exits
49
▼ -14.0%Provenance: 83% of 305 rounds disclosed an amount · 48% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -0.88%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jun 2016
by dayFunding within Jun 2016 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.2B | 302 |
| 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 | €3.1M | 3 |
| 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- 1SoundCloudSeries D+ · Germany · Jun 2016€87M
- 2F2GGrowth/Late · UK · Jun 2016€55M
- 3JobandtalentSeries B · Spain · Jun 2016€38M
- 4Number26Series B · Germany · Jun 2016€36M
- 5CRISPR TherapeuticsSeries B · Switzerland · Jun 2016€35M
- 6WekaIOSeries B · Israel · Jun 2016€29M
- 7KlarnaDebt · Sweden · Jun 2016€29M
- 8CondecoSeries A · UK · Jun 2016€27M
- 9AiroboticsSeries B · Israel · Jun 2016€26M
- 10Auro TechnologiesGrowth/Late · Belgium · Jun 2016€26M
Concentration
top 10 deals32.4%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€386M
Period total
€1.2B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJun 2016 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2016 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Israel | €247M |
| Germany | €225M |
| UK | €215M |
| France | €112M |
| Spain | €73M |
| Switzerland | €61M |
| Belgium | €40M |
| Norway | €33M |
| Sweden | €31M |
| Poland | €18M |
Capital by country
share of equityJun 2016 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2016 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Israel | €247M |
| Germany | €225M |
| UK | €215M |
| France | €112M |
| Spain | €73M |
| Switzerland | €61M |
| Belgium | €40M |
| Norway | €33M |
| Sweden | €31M |
| Poland | €18M |
| Other | €103M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJun 2016 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJun 2016 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2016 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €320M |
| Healthtech | €222M |
| Media | €174M |
| Hardware | €142M |
| Fintech | €135M |
| E-commerce | €77M |
| Marketing | €74M |
| Transportation | €70M |
| Consumer | €66M |
| HRtech | €56M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJun 2016 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2016 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €320M |
| Healthtech | €222M |
| Media | €174M |
| Hardware | €142M |
| Fintech | €135M |
| E-commerce | €77M |
| Marketing | €74M |
| Transportation | €70M |
| Other | €462M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJun 2016 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €120M |
| Series A | €241M |
| Series B | €319M |
| Series C | €83M |
| Series D+ | €110M |
| Early VC | €110M |
| Growth/Late | €162M |
| Debt | €34M |
| Grant | €200k |
| Other | €14M |
Exits
Exit activity
49
exits recorded
€3.4B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJun 2016 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2016 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 44 |
| Buyout | 2 |
| Merger | 2 |
| IPO | 1 |