European startup funding Aug 2019
Monthly report · 2019-08-01 – 2019-08-31 · vs Jul 2019
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Aug 2019, 2 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €37M, down 99.5% versus Jul 2019.
Deal count moved -99.4% versus Jul 2019, with 4 named investors participating.
Estonia led by equity raised with €36M (97.0% of equity).
Robotics was the most-funded sector at €36M in equity (97.0%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 100.0% of disclosed capital, led by Starship Technologies's €36M.
9 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €88M.
Equity funding
€37M
▼ -99.5%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
2
▼ -99.4%Companies funded
2
▼ -99.4%Named investors
4
▼ -98.4%Exits
9
▼ -59.1%Provenance: 100% of 2 rounds disclosed an amount · 0% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within +9.79%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Aug 2019
by dayFunding within Aug 2019 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.1M | 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 | €0 | 0 |
| 15 | €0 | 0 |
| 16 | €0 | 0 |
| 17 | €0 | 0 |
| 18 | €0 | 0 |
| 19 | €0 | 0 |
| 20 | €36M | 1 |
| 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 amountConcentration
top 10 deals100.0%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€37M
Period total
€37M
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedAug 2019 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2019 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Estonia | €36M |
| UK | €1.1M |
Capital by country
share of equityAug 2019 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2019 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Estonia | €36M |
| UK | €1.1M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryAug 2019 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedAug 2019 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2019 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Robotics | €36M |
| Healthtech | €1.1M |
Capital by sector
share of equityAug 2019 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2019 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Robotics | €36M |
| Healthtech | €1.1M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeAug 2019 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €1.1M |
| Series A | €36M |
Exits
Exit activity
9
exits recorded
€88M
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeAug 2019 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2019 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 9 |