European startup funding Apr 2017
Monthly report · 2017-04-01 – 2017-04-30 · vs Mar 2017
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Apr 2017, 572 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €3.5B, up 99.7% versus Mar 2017. Debt rounds added a further €3.1M.
Deal count moved +127.0% versus Mar 2017, with 778 named investors participating.
Sweden led by equity raised with €752M (21.5% of equity).
Healthtech was the most-funded sector at €799M in equity (22.8%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 29.9% of disclosed capital, led by Com Hem's €384M.
47 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €2.6B.
Equity funding
€3.5B
▲ +99.7%excl. debt & grants · +€3.1M debt
Funding rounds
572
▲ +127.0%Companies funded
560
▲ +124.9%Named investors
778
▲ +54.4%Exits
47
▲ +0.0%Leading country
€752M
21.5% of equity
Leading sector
€799M
22.8% of equity
Provenance: 85% of 572 rounds disclosed an amount · 65% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within +4.50%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Apr 2017
by dayFunding within Apr 2017 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €2.0B | 345 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €9.2M | 6 |
| 04 | €16M | 3 |
| 05 | €58M | 16 |
| 06 | €158M | 32 |
| 07 | €5.9M | 6 |
| 08 | €0 | 0 |
| 09 | €0 | 0 |
| 10 | €37M | 9 |
| 11 | €112M | 14 |
| 12 | €124M | 13 |
| 13 | €29M | 6 |
| 14 | €100k | 2 |
| 15 | €0 | 0 |
| 16 | €6.8M | 11 |
| 17 | €44M | 9 |
| 18 | €21M | 5 |
| 19 | €32M | 10 |
| 20 | €21M | 13 |
| 21 | €9.7M | 4 |
| 22 | €0 | 0 |
| 23 | €0 | 0 |
| 24 | €83M | 14 |
| 25 | €634M | 29 |
| 26 | €12M | 2 |
| 27 | €57M | 12 |
| 28 | €19M | 7 |
| 29 | €0 | 1 |
| 30 | €16M | 3 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1Com HemOther · Sweden · Apr 2017€384M
- 2InsightecSeries D+ · Israel · Apr 2017€140M
- 3BimaOther · Sweden · Apr 2017€91M
- 4BiocartisOther · Switzerland · Apr 2017€80M
- 5ActilitySeries D+ · France · Apr 2017€71M
- 6IvaluaOther · France · Apr 2017€65M
- 7MarketInvoiceOther · UK · Apr 2017€63M
- 8Valens SemiconductorOther · Israel · Apr 2017€56M
- 9BabylonOther · UK · Apr 2017€56M
- 10Huuuge GamesSeries C · Poland · Apr 2017€47M
Concentration
top 10 deals29.9%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€1.1B
Period total
€3.5B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedApr 2017 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2017 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Sweden | €752M |
| UK | €705M |
| Israel | €577M |
| France | €406M |
| Germany | €249M |
| Switzerland | €185M |
| Netherlands | €108M |
| Belgium | €83M |
| Finland | €73M |
| Spain | €53M |
Capital by country
share of equityApr 2017 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2017 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Sweden | €752M |
| UK | €705M |
| Israel | €577M |
| France | €406M |
| Germany | €249M |
| Switzerland | €185M |
| Netherlands | €108M |
| Belgium | €83M |
| Finland | €73M |
| Spain | €53M |
| Other | €313M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryApr 2017 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedApr 2017 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2017 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €799M |
| Software | €783M |
| Fintech | €675M |
| Telecom | €482M |
| Hardware | €280M |
| Marketing | €243M |
| Media | €149M |
| Semiconductors | €129M |
| Transportation | €125M |
| Fashion | €112M |
Capital by sector
share of equityApr 2017 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2017 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €799M |
| Software | €783M |
| Fintech | €675M |
| Telecom | €482M |
| Hardware | €280M |
| Marketing | €243M |
| Media | €149M |
| Semiconductors | €129M |
| Other | €1.3B |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeApr 2017 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €20M |
| Series A | €279M |
| Series B | €195M |
| Series C | €347M |
| Series D+ | €211M |
| Early VC | €1.2M |
| Debt | €3.1M |
| Grant | €11M |
| Other | €2.5B |
Exits
Exit activity
47
exits recorded
€2.6B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeApr 2017 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2017 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 44 |
| Merger | 2 |
| IPO | 1 |