European startup funding Jan 2018
Monthly report · 2018-01-01 – 2018-01-31 · vs Dec 2017
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jan 2018, 780 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €5.5B, up 5968.4% versus Dec 2017. Debt rounds added a further €54M.
Deal count moved +12900.0% versus Dec 2017, with 1,074 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €1.2B (21.5% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €1.2B in equity (22.3%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 27.0% of disclosed capital, led by Auto1's €460M.
3 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €1.0B.
Equity funding
€5.5B
▲ +5968.4%excl. debt & grants · +€54M debt
Funding rounds
780
▲ +12900.0%Companies funded
777
▲ +12850.0%Named investors
1,074
▲ +26750.0%Exits
3
Provenance: 87% of 780 rounds disclosed an amount · 66% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -5.89%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jan 2018
by dayFunding within Jan 2018 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €5.5B | 776 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €48M | 1 |
| 05 | €0 | 0 |
| 06 | €0 | 0 |
| 07 | €0 | 0 |
| 08 | €1.7M | 1 |
| 09 | €0 | 0 |
| 10 | €0 | 0 |
| 11 | €0 | 0 |
| 12 | €0 | 0 |
| 13 | €0 | 0 |
| 14 | €0 | 0 |
| 15 | €18M | 1 |
| 16 | €0 | 0 |
| 17 | €0 | 0 |
| 18 | €18M | 1 |
| 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 amount- 1Auto1Other · Germany · Jan 2018€460M
- 2Atom BankOther · UK · Jan 2018€168M
- 3N26Series C · Germany · Jan 2018€133M
- 4CabifyOther · Spain · Jan 2018€133M
- 5UiPathSeries B · Romania · Jan 2018€128M
- 6InsightecSeries D+ · Israel · Jan 2018€125M
- 7IntercomSeries D+ · Ireland · Jan 2018€104M
- 8OrbsOther · Israel · Jan 2018€88M
- 9NanoporeOther · UK · Jan 2018€83M
- 10eToroSeries D+ · UK · Jan 2018€83M
Concentration
top 10 deals27.0%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€1.5B
Period total
€5.6B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJan 2018 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2018 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €1.2B |
| Germany | €1.1B |
| France | €776M |
| Israel | €755M |
| Spain | €285M |
| Ireland | €228M |
| Sweden | €215M |
| Romania | €131M |
| Denmark | €102M |
| Belgium | €99M |
Capital by country
share of equityJan 2018 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2018 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €1.2B |
| Germany | €1.1B |
| France | €776M |
| Israel | €755M |
| Spain | €285M |
| Ireland | €228M |
| Sweden | €215M |
| Romania | €131M |
| Denmark | €102M |
| Belgium | €99M |
| Other | €618M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJan 2018 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJan 2018 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2018 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €1.2B |
| Fintech | €1.1B |
| Transportation | €924M |
| Healthtech | €684M |
| Cybersecurity | €421M |
| Consumer | €271M |
| Media | €264M |
| Travel | €262M |
| Robotics | €235M |
| Marketing | €226M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJan 2018 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2018 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €1.2B |
| Fintech | €1.1B |
| Transportation | €924M |
| Healthtech | €684M |
| Cybersecurity | €421M |
| Consumer | €271M |
| Media | €264M |
| Travel | €262M |
| Other | €2.1B |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJan 2018 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €59M |
| Series A | €271M |
| Series B | €446M |
| Series C | €459M |
| Series D+ | €371M |
| Debt | €54M |
| ICO | €36M |
| Other | €3.9B |
Exits
Exit activity
3
exits recorded
€1.0B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJan 2018 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2018 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 3 |