European startup funding Sep 2016
Monthly report · 2016-09-01 – 2016-09-30 · vs Aug 2016
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Sep 2016, 330 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €1.2B, up 27.4% versus Aug 2016. Debt rounds added a further €22M.
Deal count moved +46.7% versus Aug 2016, with 405 named investors participating.
Israel led by equity raised with €320M (26.9% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €279M in equity (23.5%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 30.2% of disclosed capital, led by OurCrowd's €65M.
69 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €20B.
Equity funding
€1.2B
▲ +27.4%excl. debt & grants · +€22M debt
Funding rounds
330
▲ +46.7%Companies funded
326
▲ +47.5%Named investors
405
▲ +39.2%Exits
69
▲ +43.8%Provenance: 81% of 330 rounds disclosed an amount · 44% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -1.39%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Sep 2016
by dayFunding within Sep 2016 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.2B | 330 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
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Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1OurCrowdSeries C · Israel · Sep 2016€65M
- 2RoboteamSeries B · Israel · Sep 2016€46M
- 3HeliatekSeries D+ · Germany · Sep 2016€42M
- 4IOmx TherapeuticsSeries A · Germany · Sep 2016€40M
- 5CelenoSeries D+ · Israel · Sep 2016€35M
- 6smavaSeries D+ · Germany · Sep 2016€31M
- 7SpineartGrowth/Late · Switzerland · Sep 2016€30M
- 8ArtiosSeries A · UK · Sep 2016€29M
- 9ClarotyGrowth/Late · Israel · Sep 2016€29M
- 10Cato NetworksSeries B · Israel · Sep 2016€27M
Concentration
top 10 deals30.2%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€372M
Period total
€1.2B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedSep 2016 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2016 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Israel | €320M |
| France | €278M |
| Germany | €188M |
| UK | €131M |
| Switzerland | €47M |
| Ireland | €36M |
| Sweden | €36M |
| Belgium | €30M |
| Finland | €24M |
| Spain | €21M |
Capital by country
share of equitySep 2016 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2016 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Israel | €320M |
| France | €278M |
| Germany | €188M |
| UK | €131M |
| Switzerland | €47M |
| Ireland | €36M |
| Sweden | €36M |
| Belgium | €30M |
| Finland | €24M |
| Spain | €21M |
| Other | €80M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countrySep 2016 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedSep 2016 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2016 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €279M |
| Fintech | €218M |
| Healthtech | €181M |
| Marketing | €133M |
| Cybersecurity | €85M |
| Transportation | €76M |
| E-commerce | €68M |
| Robotics | €57M |
| Media | €55M |
| Gaming | €46M |
Capital by sector
share of equitySep 2016 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2016 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €279M |
| Fintech | €218M |
| Healthtech | €181M |
| Marketing | €133M |
| Cybersecurity | €85M |
| Transportation | €76M |
| E-commerce | €68M |
| Robotics | €57M |
| Other | €523M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeSep 2016 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €70M |
| Series A | €357M |
| Series B | €224M |
| Series C | €88M |
| Series D+ | €130M |
| Early VC | €127M |
| Growth/Late | €180M |
| Debt | €22M |
| Grant | €19M |
| Crowdfunding | €1.9M |
| Other | €12M |
Exits
Exit activity
69
exits recorded
€20B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeSep 2016 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2016 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 61 |
| Merger | 4 |
| Buyout | 2 |
| IPO | 2 |