European startup funding Jan 2017
Monthly report · 2017-01-01 – 2017-01-31 · vs Dec 2016
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jan 2017, 299 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €1.8B, up 121.5% versus Dec 2016. Debt rounds added a further €1.6B.
Deal count moved +32.9% versus Dec 2016, with 520 named investors participating.
Israel led by equity raised with €325M (18.2% of equity).
Fintech was the most-funded sector at €505M in equity (28.2%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 66.1% of disclosed capital, led by Auxmoney's €1.5B.
49 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €25B.
Equity funding
€1.8B
▲ +121.5%excl. debt & grants · +€1.6B debt
Funding rounds
299
▲ +32.9%Companies funded
294
▲ +33.6%Named investors
520
▲ +84.4%Exits
49
▼ -21.0%Provenance: 90% of 299 rounds disclosed an amount · 58% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within +5.49%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jan 2017
by dayFunding within Jan 2017 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.8B | 293 |
| 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 | €30M | 2 |
| 18 | €16M | 1 |
| 19 | €0 | 1 |
| 20 | €0 | 0 |
| 21 | €0 | 0 |
| 22 | €0 | 0 |
| 23 | €0 | 0 |
| 24 | €0 | 0 |
| 25 | €0 | 0 |
| 26 | €15M | 1 |
| 27 | €1.5B | 1 |
| 28 | €0 | 0 |
| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1AuxmoneyDebt · Germany · Jan 2017€1.5B
- 2LetgoSeries C · Spain · Jan 2017€159M
- 3TricentisSeries B · Austria · Jan 2017€150M
- 4Funding CircleSeries D+ · UK · Jan 2017€91M
- 5KaminarioSeries D+ · Israel · Jan 2017€68M
- 6SentinelOneSeries C · Israel · Jan 2017€64M
- 7Vestiaire CollectiveGrowth/Late · France · Jan 2017€58M
- 8Studio71Growth/Late · Germany · Jan 2017€53M
- 9AppsFlyerSeries C · Israel · Jan 2017€51M
- 10CollibraSeries C · Belgium · Jan 2017€46M
Concentration
top 10 deals66.1%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€2.2B
Period total
€3.4B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJan 2017 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2017 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Israel | €325M |
| UK | €279M |
| Germany | €214M |
| France | €211M |
| Spain | €192M |
| Austria | €162M |
| Sweden | €81M |
| Belgium | €70M |
| Netherlands | €51M |
| Estonia | €34M |
Capital by country
share of equityJan 2017 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2017 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Israel | €325M |
| UK | €279M |
| Germany | €214M |
| France | €211M |
| Spain | €192M |
| Austria | €162M |
| Sweden | €81M |
| Belgium | €70M |
| Netherlands | €51M |
| Estonia | €34M |
| Other | €171M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJan 2017 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJan 2017 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2017 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €505M |
| Software | €482M |
| E-commerce | €266M |
| Marketing | €161M |
| Healthtech | €158M |
| Media | €133M |
| Cybersecurity | €118M |
| Transportation | €87M |
| Fashion | €83M |
| Consumer | €42M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJan 2017 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2017 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €505M |
| Software | €482M |
| E-commerce | €266M |
| Marketing | €161M |
| Healthtech | €158M |
| Media | €133M |
| Cybersecurity | €118M |
| Transportation | €87M |
| Other | €397M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJan 2017 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €116M |
| Series A | €215M |
| Series B | €246M |
| Series C | €444M |
| Series D+ | €221M |
| Early VC | €203M |
| Growth/Late | €312M |
| Debt | €1.6B |
| Other | €32M |
Exits
Exit activity
49
exits recorded
€25B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJan 2017 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2017 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 38 |
| IPO | 8 |
| Merger | 3 |