European startup funding May 2018
Monthly report · 2018-05-01 – 2018-05-31 · vs Apr 2018
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn May 2018, 3 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €21M, down 79.0% versus Apr 2018.
Deal count moved +50.0% versus Apr 2018, with 1 named investors participating.
Estonia led by equity raised with €12M (57.1% of equity).
Fintech was the most-funded sector at €12M in equity (57.1%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 100.0% of disclosed capital, led by Nortal's €12M.
Equity funding
€21M
▼ -79.0%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
3
▲ +50.0%Companies funded
3
▲ +50.0%Named investors
1
▼ -75.0%Exits
0
▼ -100.0%Provenance: 67% of 3 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence
Methodology →Investments
Funding within May 2018
by dayFunding within May 2018 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €9.0M | 1 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €0 | 1 |
| 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 | €0 | 0 |
| 21 | €0 | 0 |
| 22 | €0 | 0 |
| 23 | €0 | 0 |
| 24 | €0 | 0 |
| 25 | €12M | 1 |
| 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
€21M
Period total
€21M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedMay 2018 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2018 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Estonia | €12M |
| France | €9.0M |
Capital by country
share of equityMay 2018 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2018 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Estonia | €12M |
| France | €9.0M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryMay 2018 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedMay 2018 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2018 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €12M |
| Foodtech | €9.0M |
Capital by sector
share of equityMay 2018 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2018 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €12M |
| Foodtech | €9.0M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeMay 2018 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Early VC | €9.0M |
| Grant | €0 |
| Other | €12M |
Exits
Exit activity
No exits recorded in this period.
Exits breakdown
by typeNo exits to break down.