European startup funding Apr 2019
Monthly report · 2019-04-01 – 2019-04-30 · vs Mar 2019
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Apr 2019, 728 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €11B, up 1101496.5% versus Mar 2019. Debt rounds added a further €8.0M.
Deal count moved +72700.0% versus Mar 2019, with 475 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €2.4B (21.8% of equity).
Fintech was the most-funded sector at €3.4B in equity (30.9%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 35.4% of disclosed capital, led by Wirecard's €900M.
26 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €278M.
Equity funding
€11B
▲ +1101496.5%excl. debt & grants · +€8.0M debt
Funding rounds
728
▲ +72700.0%Companies funded
727
▲ +72600.0%Named investors
475
▲ +23650.0%Exits
26
▲ +8.3%Provenance: 90% of 728 rounds disclosed an amount · 71% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within +3.31%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Apr 2019
by dayFunding within Apr 2019 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €11B | 727 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €23M | 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 | €0 | 0 |
| 26 | €0 | 0 |
| 27 | €0 | 0 |
| 28 | €0 | 0 |
| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1WirecardOther · Germany · Apr 2019€900M
- 2DeliverooSeries D+ · UK · Apr 2019€515M
- 3UiPathSeries D+ · Romania · Apr 2019€506M
- 4GetYourGuideOther · Germany · Apr 2019€500M
- 5NorthvoltOther · Sweden · Apr 2019€350M
- 6LemonadeSeries D+ · Israel · Apr 2019€267M
- 7WiseOther · Estonia · Apr 2019€260M
- 8MeeroSeries C · France · Apr 2019€205M
- 9CheckoutSeries A · UK · Apr 2019€205M
- 10AdjustOther · Germany · Apr 2019€202M
Concentration
top 10 deals35.4%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€3.9B
Period total
€11B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedApr 2019 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2019 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €2.4B |
| Germany | €2.3B |
| Israel | €1.6B |
| France | €1.1B |
| Sweden | €766M |
| Romania | €506M |
| Spain | €346M |
| Estonia | €289M |
| Belgium | €247M |
| Ireland | €193M |
Capital by country
share of equityApr 2019 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2019 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €2.4B |
| Germany | €2.3B |
| Israel | €1.6B |
| France | €1.1B |
| Sweden | €766M |
| Romania | €506M |
| Spain | €346M |
| Estonia | €289M |
| Belgium | €247M |
| Ireland | €193M |
| Other | €1.3B |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryApr 2019 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedApr 2019 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2019 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €3.4B |
| Software | €2.9B |
| Transportation | €904M |
| E-commerce | €869M |
| Consumer | €839M |
| Healthtech | €811M |
| Foodtech | €770M |
| Cybersecurity | €739M |
| Travel | €732M |
| AI | €540M |
Capital by sector
share of equityApr 2019 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2019 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €3.4B |
| Software | €2.9B |
| Transportation | €904M |
| E-commerce | €869M |
| Consumer | €839M |
| Healthtech | €811M |
| Foodtech | €770M |
| Cybersecurity | €739M |
| Other | €4.9B |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeApr 2019 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | €5.2M |
| Seed | €223M |
| Series A | €1.3B |
| Series B | €1.3B |
| Series C | €1.2B |
| Series D+ | €2.6B |
| Early VC | €4.5M |
| Debt | €8.0M |
| Grant | €20M |
| ICO | €23M |
| Other | €4.3B |
Exits
Exit activity
26
exits recorded
€278M
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeApr 2019 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2019 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 24 |
| IPO | 1 |
| Merger | 1 |