European startup funding Aug 2017
Monthly report · 2017-08-01 – 2017-08-31 · vs Jul 2017
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Aug 2017, 242 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €2.8B, up 49.2% versus Jul 2017.
Deal count moved -20.9% versus Jul 2017, with 373 named investors participating.
Switzerland led by equity raised with €948M (33.5% of equity).
Healthtech was the most-funded sector at €1.1B in equity (37.1%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 79.0% of disclosed capital, led by Roivant Sciences's €938M.
76 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €2.1B.
Equity funding
€2.8B
▲ +49.2%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
242
▼ -20.9%Companies funded
240
▼ -20.5%Named investors
373
▼ -22.6%Exits
76
▲ +81.0%Leading country
€948M
33.5% of equity
Leading sector
€1.1B
37.1% of equity
Provenance: 84% of 242 rounds disclosed an amount · 57% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -6.27%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Aug 2017
by dayFunding within Aug 2017 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €144M | 23 |
| 02 | €54M | 13 |
| 03 | €41M | 7 |
| 04 | €16M | 5 |
| 05 | €5.1M | 1 |
| 06 | €0 | 0 |
| 07 | €6.6M | 4 |
| 08 | €11M | 7 |
| 09 | €24M | 10 |
| 10 | €394M | 20 |
| 11 | €949M | 8 |
| 12 | €600k | 1 |
| 13 | €0 | 1 |
| 14 | €2.1M | 1 |
| 15 | €7.0M | 7 |
| 16 | €39M | 8 |
| 17 | €102M | 17 |
| 18 | €17M | 6 |
| 19 | €800k | 2 |
| 20 | €1.9M | 2 |
| 21 | €9.1M | 7 |
| 22 | €141M | 16 |
| 23 | €22M | 10 |
| 24 | €52M | 14 |
| 25 | €18M | 9 |
| 26 | €0 | 0 |
| 27 | €0 | 0 |
| 28 | €677M | 15 |
| 29 | €50M | 11 |
| 30 | €9.2M | 6 |
| 31 | €37M | 11 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1Roivant SciencesGrowth/Late · Switzerland · Aug 2017€938M
- 2Delivery HeroOther · Germany · Aug 2017€656M
- 3DeliverooSeries D+ · UK · Aug 2017€328M
- 4HyperopticOther · UK · Aug 2017€85M
- 5ForgeRockSeries D+ · Norway · Aug 2017€75M
- 6MOVE GuidesSeries C · UK · Aug 2017€41M
- 7CSIOther · UK · Aug 2017€39M
- 8CallsignSeries A · UK · Aug 2017€30M
- 9DataikuSeries B · France · Aug 2017€24M
- 10Push DoctorSeries B · UK · Aug 2017€22M
Concentration
top 10 deals79.0%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€2.2B
Period total
€2.8B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedAug 2017 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2017 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Switzerland | €948M |
| UK | €719M |
| Germany | €683M |
| France | €130M |
| Norway | €85M |
| Israel | €62M |
| Finland | €45M |
| Sweden | €26M |
| Netherlands | €25M |
| Russia | €21M |
Capital by country
share of equityAug 2017 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2017 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Switzerland | €948M |
| UK | €719M |
| Germany | €683M |
| France | €130M |
| Norway | €85M |
| Israel | €62M |
| Finland | €45M |
| Sweden | €26M |
| Netherlands | €25M |
| Russia | €21M |
| Other | €85M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryAug 2017 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedAug 2017 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2017 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €1.1B |
| Foodtech | €1.0B |
| E-commerce | €1.0B |
| Software | €254M |
| Cybersecurity | €121M |
| Telecom | €107M |
| Fintech | €101M |
| Hardware | €97M |
| Marketing | €59M |
| HRtech | €55M |
Capital by sector
share of equityAug 2017 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2017 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €1.1B |
| Foodtech | €1.0B |
| E-commerce | €1.0B |
| Software | €254M |
| Cybersecurity | €121M |
| Telecom | €107M |
| Fintech | €101M |
| Hardware | €97M |
| Other | €359M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeAug 2017 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €68M |
| Series A | €148M |
| Series B | €140M |
| Series C | €72M |
| Series D+ | €403M |
| Early VC | €3.4M |
| Growth/Late | €938M |
| Grant | €1.6M |
| Other | €1.1B |
Exits
Exit activity
76
exits recorded
€2.1B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeAug 2017 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2017 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 49 |
| ICO | 12 |
| IPO | 11 |
| Merger | 4 |