European startup funding Dec 2016
Monthly report · 2016-12-01 – 2016-12-31 · vs Nov 2016
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Dec 2016, 225 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €808M, down 24.6% versus Nov 2016. Debt rounds added a further €240M.
Deal count moved -32.8% versus Nov 2016, with 282 named investors participating.
France led by equity raised with €154M (19.0% of equity).
Fintech was the most-funded sector at €115M in equity (14.2%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 51.9% of disclosed capital, led by Auxmoney's €150M.
62 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €733M.
Equity funding
€808M
▼ -24.6%excl. debt & grants · +€240M debt
Funding rounds
225
▼ -32.8%Companies funded
220
▼ -33.3%Named investors
282
▼ -22.5%Exits
62
▲ +51.2%Provenance: 84% of 225 rounds disclosed an amount · 54% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -2.51%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Dec 2016
by dayFunding within Dec 2016 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €914M | 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 | €150M | 1 |
| 12 | €0 | 0 |
| 13 | €0 | 0 |
| 14 | €0 | 0 |
| 15 | €0 | 0 |
| 16 | €110k | 1 |
| 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 |
| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1AuxmoneyDebt · Germany · Dec 2016€150M
- 2HelloFreshSeries D+ · Germany · Dec 2016€85M
- 3Giesecke & DevrientDebt · Germany · Dec 2016€80M
- 4Life On Air - HousepartyEarly VC · Israel · Dec 2016€47M
- 5NaPopravkuEarly VC · Russia · Dec 2016€46M
- 6LumusSeries C · Israel · Dec 2016€41M
- 7EcoVadisGrowth/Late · France · Dec 2016€30M
- 8BillfrontSeries A · UK · Dec 2016€30M
- 9MolotovSeries B · France · Dec 2016€23M
- 10Skill & YouEarly VC · France · Dec 2016€21M
Concentration
top 10 deals51.9%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€553M
Period total
€1.1B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedDec 2016 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2016 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| France | €154M |
| Israel | €154M |
| Germany | €140M |
| UK | €92M |
| Russia | €63M |
| Sweden | €62M |
| Finland | €44M |
| Switzerland | €17M |
| Denmark | €12M |
| Ireland | €9.4M |
Capital by country
share of equityDec 2016 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2016 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| France | €154M |
| Israel | €154M |
| Germany | €140M |
| UK | €92M |
| Russia | €63M |
| Sweden | €62M |
| Finland | €44M |
| Switzerland | €17M |
| Denmark | €12M |
| Ireland | €9.4M |
| Other | €62M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryDec 2016 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedDec 2016 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2016 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €115M |
| Media | €111M |
| Foodtech | €105M |
| Software | €96M |
| Healthtech | €92M |
| E-commerce | €82M |
| Cleantech | €66M |
| Transportation | €62M |
| Hardware | €60M |
| Marketing | €49M |
Capital by sector
share of equityDec 2016 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2016 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €115M |
| Media | €111M |
| Foodtech | €105M |
| Software | €96M |
| Healthtech | €92M |
| E-commerce | €82M |
| Cleantech | €66M |
| Transportation | €62M |
| Other | €335M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeDec 2016 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €43M |
| Series A | €98M |
| Series B | €63M |
| Series C | €107M |
| Series D+ | €109M |
| Early VC | €328M |
| Growth/Late | €59M |
| Debt | €240M |
| Grant | €17M |
| Other | €1.4M |
Exits
Exit activity
62
exits recorded
€733M
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeDec 2016 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2016 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 60 |
| IPO | 2 |