European startup funding May 2019
Monthly report · 2019-05-01 – 2019-05-31 · vs Apr 2019
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn May 2019, 3 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €178M, down 98.4% versus Apr 2019. Debt rounds added a further €50M.
Deal count moved -99.6% versus Apr 2019, with 2 named investors participating.
Romania led by equity raised with €175M (98.5% of equity).
Gaming was the most-funded sector at €175M in equity (98.5%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 100.0% of disclosed capital, led by Superbet's €175M.
37 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €81M.
Equity funding
€178M
▼ -98.4%excl. debt & grants · +€50M debt
Funding rounds
3
▼ -99.6%Companies funded
3
▼ -99.6%Named investors
2
▼ -99.6%Exits
37
▲ +42.3%Provenance: 100% of 3 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -1.94%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within May 2019
by dayFunding within May 2019 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €2.7M | 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 | €175M | 1 |
| 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 | €50M | 1 |
| 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
€228M
Period total
€228M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedMay 2019 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2019 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Romania | €175M |
| Sweden | €2.7M |
Capital by country
share of equityMay 2019 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2019 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Romania | €175M |
| Sweden | €2.7M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryMay 2019 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedMay 2019 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2019 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Gaming | €175M |
| Fintech | €2.7M |
Capital by sector
share of equityMay 2019 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2019 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Gaming | €175M |
| Fintech | €2.7M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeMay 2019 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €2.7M |
| Growth/Late | €175M |
| Debt | €50M |
Exits
Exit activity
37
exits recorded
€81M
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeMay 2019 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| May 2019 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 31 |
| IPO | 3 |
| Merger | 2 |
| Unknown | 1 |