European startup funding Apr 2018
Monthly report · 2018-04-01 – 2018-04-30 · vs Mar 2018
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Apr 2018, 2 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €100M, down 92.2% versus Mar 2018. Debt rounds added a further €223M.
Deal count moved -98.9% versus Mar 2018, with 4 named investors participating.
Netherlands led by equity raised with €100M (100.0% of equity).
E-commerce was the most-funded sector at €100M in equity (100.0%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 100.0% of disclosed capital, led by INEA's €223M.
65 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €8.9B.
Equity funding
€100M
▼ -92.2%excl. debt & grants · +€223M debt
Funding rounds
2
▼ -98.9%Companies funded
2
▼ -98.9%Named investors
4
▼ -98.2%Exits
65
▼ -33.7%Leading country
€100M
100.0% of equity
Leading sector
€100M
100.0% of equity
Provenance: 100% of 2 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within +9.47%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Apr 2018
by dayFunding within Apr 2018 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €100M | 1 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €0 | 0 |
| 05 | €0 | 0 |
| 06 | €0 | 0 |
| 07 | €0 | 0 |
| 08 | €0 | 0 |
| 09 | €0 | 0 |
| 10 | €0 | 0 |
| 11 | €0 | 0 |
| 12 | €0 | 0 |
| 13 | €0 | 0 |
| 14 | €0 | 0 |
| 15 | €0 | 0 |
| 16 | €0 | 0 |
| 17 | €0 | 0 |
| 18 | €0 | 0 |
| 19 | €0 | 0 |
| 20 | €223M | 1 |
| 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 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amountConcentration
top 10 deals100.0%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€323M
Period total
€323M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedApr 2018 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2018 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | €100M |
Capital by country
share of equityApr 2018 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2018 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | €100M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryApr 2018 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedApr 2018 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2018 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| E-commerce | €100M |
Capital by sector
share of equityApr 2018 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2018 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| E-commerce | €100M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeApr 2018 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Series B | €100M |
| Debt | €223M |
Exits
Exit activity
65
exits recorded
€8.9B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeApr 2018 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2018 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 58 |
| Unknown | 4 |
| IPO | 3 |