European startup funding Aug 2016
Monthly report · 2016-08-01 – 2016-08-31 · vs Jul 2016
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Aug 2016, 225 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €934M, down 24.9% versus Jul 2016. Debt rounds added a further €573M.
Deal count moved -7.0% versus Jul 2016, with 291 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €453M (48.5% of equity).
E-commerce was the most-funded sector at €287M in equity (30.8%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 65.2% of disclosed capital, led by Masmovil's €481M.
48 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €1.2B.
Equity funding
€934M
▼ -24.9%excl. debt & grants · +€573M debt
Funding rounds
225
▼ -7.0%Companies funded
221
▼ -7.5%Named investors
291
▼ -10.2%Exits
48
▼ -9.4%Leading country
€453M
48.5% of equity
Leading sector
€287M
30.8% of equity
Provenance: 78% of 225 rounds disclosed an amount · 32% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -1.03%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Aug 2016
by dayFunding within Aug 2016 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.5B | 223 |
| 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 | €0 | 0 |
| 17 | €0 | 0 |
| 18 | €0 | 0 |
| 19 | €0 | 0 |
| 20 | €0 | 0 |
| 21 | €0 | 0 |
| 22 | €0 | 0 |
| 23 | €0 | 0 |
| 24 | €2.7M | 1 |
| 25 | €2.4M | 1 |
| 26 | €0 | 0 |
| 27 | €0 | 0 |
| 28 | €0 | 0 |
| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1MasmovilDebt · Spain · Aug 2016€481M
- 2DeliverooSeries D+ · UK · Aug 2016€247M
- 3KalturaSeries D+ · Israel · Aug 2016€46M
- 4ByBoxGrowth/Late · UK · Aug 2016€44M
- 5TeadsDebt · France · Aug 2016€43M
- 6SoftlineGrowth/Late · Russia · Aug 2016€36M
- 7NotonthehighstreetSeries D+ · UK · Aug 2016€25M
- 8Westwing Home & LivingDebt · Germany · Aug 2016€24M
- 9VelocitySeries B · UK · Aug 2016€21M
- 10OutfitterySeries D+ · Germany · Aug 2016€20M
Concentration
top 10 deals65.2%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€1.0B
Period total
€1.5B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedAug 2016 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2016 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €453M |
| Israel | €142M |
| Germany | €84M |
| Russia | €39M |
| Netherlands | €38M |
| Sweden | €35M |
| Denmark | €24M |
| Ireland | €19M |
| France | €18M |
| Estonia | €15M |
Capital by country
share of equityAug 2016 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2016 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €453M |
| Israel | €142M |
| Germany | €84M |
| Russia | €39M |
| Netherlands | €38M |
| Sweden | €35M |
| Denmark | €24M |
| Ireland | €19M |
| France | €18M |
| Estonia | €15M |
| Other | €66M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryAug 2016 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedAug 2016 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2016 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| E-commerce | €287M |
| Foodtech | €256M |
| Software | €167M |
| Marketing | €120M |
| Transportation | €102M |
| Media | €90M |
| Fintech | €81M |
| Fashion | €50M |
| Consumer | €46M |
| Travel | €43M |
Capital by sector
share of equityAug 2016 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2016 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| E-commerce | €287M |
| Foodtech | €256M |
| Software | €167M |
| Marketing | €120M |
| Transportation | €102M |
| Media | €90M |
| Fintech | €81M |
| Fashion | €50M |
| Other | €350M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeAug 2016 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €63M |
| Series A | €208M |
| Series B | €58M |
| Series C | €54M |
| Series D+ | €379M |
| Early VC | €39M |
| Growth/Late | €115M |
| Debt | €573M |
| Grant | €8.0M |
| Crowdfunding | €3.3M |
| Other | €14M |
Exits
Exit activity
48
exits recorded
€1.2B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeAug 2016 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2016 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 45 |
| IPO | 2 |
| Merger | 1 |