European startup funding Sep 2017
Monthly report · 2017-09-01 – 2017-09-30 · vs Aug 2017
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Sep 2017, 333 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €2.4B, down 13.7% versus Aug 2017.
Deal count moved +37.6% versus Aug 2017, with 585 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €816M (33.4% of equity).
Fintech was the most-funded sector at €576M in equity (23.6%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 32.6% of disclosed capital, led by Via's €213M.
53 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €2.9B.
Equity funding
€2.4B
▼ -13.7%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
333
▲ +37.6%Companies funded
327
▲ +36.3%Named investors
585
▲ +56.8%Exits
53
▼ -30.3%Provenance: 89% of 333 rounds disclosed an amount · 61% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -5.95%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Sep 2017
by dayFunding within Sep 2017 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €55M | 29 |
| 02 | €286k | 1 |
| 03 | €1.2M | 1 |
| 04 | €200M | 17 |
| 05 | €211M | 16 |
| 06 | €17M | 9 |
| 07 | €187M | 20 |
| 08 | €43M | 4 |
| 09 | €2.0M | 1 |
| 10 | €0 | 0 |
| 11 | €149M | 19 |
| 12 | €137M | 16 |
| 13 | €192M | 19 |
| 14 | €130M | 18 |
| 15 | €10M | 8 |
| 16 | €316k | 1 |
| 17 | €0 | 0 |
| 18 | €71M | 10 |
| 19 | €214M | 29 |
| 20 | €132M | 23 |
| 21 | €118M | 14 |
| 22 | €22M | 9 |
| 23 | €839k | 1 |
| 24 | €33M | 1 |
| 25 | €37M | 8 |
| 26 | €46M | 11 |
| 27 | €64M | 16 |
| 28 | €330M | 21 |
| 29 | €38M | 11 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1ViaOther · Israel · Sep 2017€213M
- 2NeyberOther · UK · Sep 2017€125M
- 3Grupa PracujOther · Poland · Sep 2017€80M
- 4VroomSeries D+ · Israel · Sep 2017€64M
- 5DarktraceSeries D+ · UK · Sep 2017€63M
- 6RevolutSeries B · UK · Sep 2017€55M
- 7TTTechOther · Austria · Sep 2017€55M
- 8StoreDotSeries D+ · Israel · Sep 2017€50M
- 9Rimac AutomobiliOther · Croatia · Sep 2017€50M
- 10NewStoreOther · Germany · Sep 2017€42M
Concentration
top 10 deals32.6%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€796M
Period total
€2.4B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedSep 2017 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2017 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €816M |
| Israel | €497M |
| France | €316M |
| Germany | €183M |
| Poland | €116M |
| Sweden | €100M |
| Ireland | €87M |
| Spain | €64M |
| Austria | €58M |
| Croatia | €50M |
Capital by country
share of equitySep 2017 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2017 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €816M |
| Israel | €497M |
| France | €316M |
| Germany | €183M |
| Poland | €116M |
| Sweden | €100M |
| Ireland | €87M |
| Spain | €64M |
| Austria | €58M |
| Croatia | €50M |
| Other | €155M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countrySep 2017 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedSep 2017 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2017 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €576M |
| Software | €456M |
| Transportation | €411M |
| Healthtech | €207M |
| Cybersecurity | €188M |
| Consumer | €127M |
| HRtech | €120M |
| Media | €118M |
| Hardware | €97M |
| Cleantech | €95M |
Capital by sector
share of equitySep 2017 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2017 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €576M |
| Software | €456M |
| Transportation | €411M |
| Healthtech | €207M |
| Cybersecurity | €188M |
| Consumer | €127M |
| HRtech | €120M |
| Media | €118M |
| Other | €890M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeSep 2017 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €84M |
| Series A | €261M |
| Series B | €311M |
| Series C | €108M |
| Series D+ | €282M |
| Early VC | €11M |
| Other | €1.4B |
Exits
Exit activity
53
exits recorded
€2.9B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeSep 2017 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sep 2017 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 49 |
| ICO | 2 |
| Merger | 1 |
| Pre-ico | 1 |