European startup funding Jul 2018
Monthly report · 2018-07-01 – 2018-07-31 · vs Jun 2018
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jul 2018, 69 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €307M, up 807.3% versus Jun 2018.
Deal count moved +1280.0% versus Jun 2018, with 71 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €130M (42.4% of equity).
Gaming was the most-funded sector at €61M in equity (19.9%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 62.3% of disclosed capital, led by Improbable's €43M.
2 exits were recorded this month.
Equity funding
€307M
▲ +807.3%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
69
▲ +1280.0%Companies funded
68
▲ +1260.0%Named investors
71
▲ +1320.0%Exits
2
▲ +100.0%Provenance: 81% of 69 rounds disclosed an amount · 64% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -0.12%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jul 2018
by dayFunding within Jul 2018 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €17M | 13 |
| 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 | €8.0M | 3 |
| 13 | €0 | 0 |
| 14 | €0 | 0 |
| 15 | €0 | 0 |
| 16 | €14M | 1 |
| 17 | €0 | 0 |
| 18 | €110M | 26 |
| 19 | €0 | 0 |
| 20 | €676k | 1 |
| 21 | €0 | 0 |
| 22 | €0 | 0 |
| 23 | €882k | 2 |
| 24 | €356k | 1 |
| 25 | €12M | 1 |
| 26 | €0 | 0 |
| 27 | €48M | 2 |
| 28 | €19M | 2 |
| 29 | €1.0M | 1 |
| 30 | €35M | 8 |
| 31 | €40M | 8 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1ImprobableGrowth/Late · UK · Jul 2018€43M
- 2GlobalWebIndexSeries A · UK · Jul 2018€34M
- 3TransferMateSeries A · Ireland · Jul 2018€21M
- 4Oh BibiSeries B · France · Jul 2018€18M
- 5Skyline AISeries A · Israel · Jul 2018€15M
- 6Anima ConnectedOther · Sweden · Jul 2018€14M
- 7Kandou BusSeries B · Switzerland · Jul 2018€13M
- 8GroverOther · Germany · Jul 2018€12M
- 9Reward Finance GroupOther · UK · Jul 2018€11M
- 10SatispaySeries B · Italy · Jul 2018€10M
Concentration
top 10 deals62.3%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€191M
Period total
€307M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJul 2018 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2018 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €130M |
| France | €31M |
| Sweden | €27M |
| Germany | €21M |
| Israel | €21M |
| Ireland | €21M |
| Switzerland | €14M |
| Italy | €13M |
| Spain | €10M |
| Czech Republic | €8.0M |
Capital by country
share of equityJul 2018 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2018 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €130M |
| France | €31M |
| Sweden | €27M |
| Germany | €21M |
| Israel | €21M |
| Ireland | €21M |
| Switzerland | €14M |
| Italy | €13M |
| Spain | €10M |
| Czech Republic | €8.0M |
| Other | €10M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJul 2018 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJul 2018 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2018 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Gaming | €61M |
| Fintech | €61M |
| Marketing | €50M |
| Software | €25M |
| Healthtech | €24M |
| Hardware | €22M |
| Transportation | €18M |
| E-commerce | €14M |
| Semiconductors | €13M |
| Media | €11M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJul 2018 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2018 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Gaming | €61M |
| Fintech | €61M |
| Marketing | €50M |
| Software | €25M |
| Healthtech | €24M |
| Hardware | €22M |
| Transportation | €18M |
| E-commerce | €14M |
| Other | €58M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJul 2018 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €9.1M |
| Series A | €104M |
| Series B | €44M |
| Growth/Late | €43M |
| Other | €107M |
Exits
Exit activity
2
exits recorded
€0
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJul 2018 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2018 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 2 |