European startup funding Dec 2017
Monthly report · 2017-12-01 – 2017-12-31 · vs Nov 2017
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Dec 2017, 6 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €91M, down 93.2% versus Nov 2017.
Deal count moved -96.2% versus Nov 2017, with 4 named investors participating.
Estonia led by equity raised with €44M (47.8% of equity).
Fintech was the most-funded sector at €70M in equity (77.4%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 100.0% of disclosed capital, led by Crypterium's €44M.
Equity funding
€91M
▼ -93.2%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
6
▼ -96.2%Companies funded
6
▼ -96.2%Named investors
4
▼ -98.3%Exits
0
Provenance: 100% of 6 rounds disclosed an amount · 17% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within +2.46%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Dec 2017
by dayFunding within Dec 2017 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €2.0M | 1 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €17M | 1 |
| 05 | €44M | 1 |
| 06 | €0 | 0 |
| 07 | €0 | 0 |
| 08 | €0 | 0 |
| 09 | €0 | 0 |
| 10 | €0 | 0 |
| 11 | €0 | 0 |
| 12 | €3.3M | 2 |
| 13 | €0 | 0 |
| 14 | €0 | 0 |
| 15 | €0 | 0 |
| 16 | €25M | 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 amountConcentration
top 10 deals100.0%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€91M
Period total
€91M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedDec 2017 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2017 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Estonia | €44M |
| Ethiopia | €25M |
| Ukraine | €17M |
| Ireland | €2.0M |
| Denmark | €1.8M |
| Slovenia | €1.5M |
Capital by country
share of equityDec 2017 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2017 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Estonia | €44M |
| Ethiopia | €25M |
| Ukraine | €17M |
| Ireland | €2.0M |
| Denmark | €1.8M |
| Slovenia | €1.5M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryDec 2017 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedDec 2017 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2017 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €70M |
| Cybersecurity | €17M |
| Software | €3.8M |
| Sports | €2.0M |
Capital by sector
share of equityDec 2017 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Dec 2017 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €70M |
| Cybersecurity | €17M |
| Software | €3.8M |
| Sports | €2.0M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeDec 2017 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €1.5M |
| Early VC | €2.0M |
| ICO | €86M |
| Other | €1.8M |
Exits
Exit activity
No exits recorded in this period.
Exits breakdown
by typeNo exits to break down.