European startup funding Jan 2019
Monthly report · 2019-01-01 – 2019-01-31 · vs Dec 2018
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jan 2019, 652 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €8.6B, up 338.5% versus Dec 2018.
Deal count moved +187.2% versus Dec 2018, with 604 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €2.0B (23.2% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €2.6B in equity (30.2%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 30.6% of disclosed capital, led by NuCom Group's €480M.
99 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €13B.
Equity funding
€8.6B
▲ +338.5%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
652
▲ +187.2%Companies funded
652
▲ +191.1%Named investors
604
▲ +191.8%Exits
99
▲ +607.1%Provenance: 93% of 652 rounds disclosed an amount · 69% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within +1.10%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jan 2019
by dayFunding within Jan 2019 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €8.6B | 651 |
| 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 | €469k | 1 |
| 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 amount- 1NuCom GroupOther · Germany · Jan 2019€480M
- 2VeeamOther · Switzerland · Jan 2019€437M
- 3OakNorthOther · UK · Jan 2019€384M
- 4N26Series D+ · Germany · Jan 2019€262M
- 5About YouOther · Germany · Jan 2019€262M
- 6Al Rayan BankOther · UK · Jan 2019€255M
- 7Relex SolutionsOther · Finland · Jan 2019€175M
- 8DoctolibSeries D+ · France · Jan 2019€150M
- 9YnsectSeries C · France · Jan 2019€125M
- 10InnovizSeries C · Israel · Jan 2019€115M
Concentration
top 10 deals30.6%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€2.6B
Period total
€8.6B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJan 2019 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2019 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €2.0B |
| Germany | €1.9B |
| Israel | €1.1B |
| France | €1.0B |
| Switzerland | €681M |
| Sweden | €427M |
| Denmark | €276M |
| Finland | €252M |
| Spain | €212M |
| Ireland | €190M |
Capital by country
share of equityJan 2019 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2019 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €2.0B |
| Germany | €1.9B |
| Israel | €1.1B |
| France | €1.0B |
| Switzerland | €681M |
| Sweden | €427M |
| Denmark | €276M |
| Finland | €252M |
| Spain | €212M |
| Ireland | €190M |
| Other | €654M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJan 2019 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJan 2019 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2019 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €2.6B |
| Fintech | €2.5B |
| Healthtech | €1.3B |
| Media | €702M |
| E-commerce | €604M |
| Transportation | €457M |
| Marketing | €378M |
| Cybersecurity | €325M |
| Foodtech | €213M |
| Cleantech | €166M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJan 2019 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2019 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €2.6B |
| Fintech | €2.5B |
| Healthtech | €1.3B |
| Media | €702M |
| E-commerce | €604M |
| Transportation | €457M |
| Marketing | €378M |
| Cybersecurity | €325M |
| Other | €1.8B |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJan 2019 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | €469k |
| Seed | €277M |
| Series A | €1.0B |
| Series B | €1.3B |
| Series C | €1.1B |
| Series D+ | €1.0B |
| Early VC | €19M |
| Other | €3.9B |
Exits
Exit activity
99
exits recorded
€13B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJan 2019 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2019 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 94 |
| IPO | 3 |
| Merger | 2 |