European startup funding Jul 2016
Monthly report · 2016-07-01 – 2016-07-31 · vs Jun 2016
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jul 2016, 242 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €1.2B, up 7.3% versus Jun 2016. Debt rounds added a further €179M.
Deal count moved -20.7% versus Jun 2016, with 324 named investors participating.
France led by equity raised with €406M (32.7% of equity).
Cloud was the most-funded sector at €313M in equity (25.2%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 53.7% of disclosed capital, led by OVH's €250M.
53 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €2.5B.
Equity funding
€1.2B
▲ +7.3%excl. debt & grants · +€179M debt
Funding rounds
242
▼ -20.7%Companies funded
239
▼ -20.9%Named investors
324
▼ -17.1%Exits
53
▲ +8.2%Provenance: 81% of 242 rounds disclosed an amount · 45% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -0.23%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jul 2016
by dayFunding within Jul 2016 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.4B | 242 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €0 | 0 |
| 05 | €0 | 0 |
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| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1OVHGrowth/Late · France · Jul 2016€250M
- 2MasmovilDebt · Spain · Jul 2016€165M
- 3SabioGrowth/Late · UK · Jul 2016€60M
- 4DarktraceSeries C · UK · Jul 2016€58M
- 5LINKBYNETGrowth/Late · France · Jul 2016€50M
- 6Jumia (Africa Internet Group)Growth/Late · France · Jul 2016€50M
- 7Silent CircleSeries C · Switzerland · Jul 2016€46M
- 8Brillen.deGrowth/Late · Germany · Jul 2016€45M
- 9CaprizaSeries C · Israel · Jul 2016€21M
- 10Cambridge Medical RoboticsSeries A · UK · Jul 2016€18M
Concentration
top 10 deals53.7%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€763M
Period total
€1.4B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJul 2016 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2016 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| France | €406M |
| UK | €278M |
| Israel | €191M |
| Germany | €120M |
| Switzerland | €74M |
| Sweden | €41M |
| Spain | €41M |
| Russia | €20M |
| Belgium | €19M |
| Netherlands | €18M |
Capital by country
share of equityJul 2016 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2016 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| France | €406M |
| UK | €278M |
| Israel | €191M |
| Germany | €120M |
| Switzerland | €74M |
| Sweden | €41M |
| Spain | €41M |
| Russia | €20M |
| Belgium | €19M |
| Netherlands | €18M |
| Other | €33M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJul 2016 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJul 2016 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2016 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Cloud | €313M |
| Software | €209M |
| Cybersecurity | €189M |
| Healthtech | €181M |
| Telecom | €134M |
| Marketing | €105M |
| Fashion | €101M |
| Fintech | €80M |
| Foodtech | €55M |
| Transportation | €45M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJul 2016 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2016 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Cloud | €313M |
| Software | €209M |
| Cybersecurity | €189M |
| Healthtech | €181M |
| Telecom | €134M |
| Marketing | €105M |
| Fashion | €101M |
| Fintech | €80M |
| Other | €425M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJul 2016 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €63M |
| Series A | €154M |
| Series B | €227M |
| Series C | €143M |
| Early VC | €90M |
| Growth/Late | €533M |
| Debt | €179M |
| Grant | €90k |
| Crowdfunding | €8.0M |
| Other | €25M |
Exits
Exit activity
53
exits recorded
€2.5B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJul 2016 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2016 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 48 |
| IPO | 5 |