European startup funding Jan 2020
Monthly report · 2020-01-01 – 2020-01-31 · vs Dec 2019
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jan 2020, 271 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €5.4B, up 7323.6% versus Dec 2019.
Deal count moved +1706.7% versus Dec 2019, with 203 named investors participating.
Germany led by equity raised with €2.8B (50.9% of equity).
E-commerce was the most-funded sector at €2.7B in equity (49.8%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 65.8% of disclosed capital, led by Delivery Hero's €2.3B.
62 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €13B.
Equity funding
€5.4B
▲ +7323.6%excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
271
▲ +1706.7%Companies funded
269
▲ +1693.3%Named investors
203
▲ +1253.3%Exits
62
▲ +342.9%Leading country
€2.8B
50.9% of equity
Leading sector
€2.7B
49.8% of equity
Provenance: 90% of 271 rounds disclosed an amount · 75% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within +15.24%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jan 2020
by dayFunding within Jan 2020 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €647M | 85 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €2.6M | 2 |
| 04 | €25M | 11 |
| 05 | €1.3M | 2 |
| 06 | €86M | 17 |
| 07 | €241M | 18 |
| 08 | €40M | 5 |
| 09 | €38M | 4 |
| 10 | €17M | 5 |
| 11 | €0 | 0 |
| 12 | €0 | 0 |
| 13 | €29M | 7 |
| 14 | €24M | 5 |
| 15 | €340M | 11 |
| 16 | €206M | 8 |
| 17 | €2.4B | 9 |
| 18 | €2.1M | 1 |
| 19 | €1.9M | 1 |
| 20 | €151M | 14 |
| 21 | €247M | 8 |
| 22 | €81M | 5 |
| 23 | €48M | 7 |
| 24 | €500k | 1 |
| 25 | €0 | 0 |
| 26 | €0 | 0 |
| 27 | €177M | 12 |
| 28 | €174M | 9 |
| 29 | €205M | 9 |
| 30 | €34M | 7 |
| 31 | €253M | 8 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1Delivery HeroOther · Germany · Jan 2020€2.3B
- 2GroverOther · Germany · Jan 2020€250M
- 3AcrelecOther · France · Jan 2020€202M
- 4KlarnaOther · Sweden · Jan 2020€182M
- 5SnykSeries C · UK · Jan 2020€135M
- 6ManoManoSeries D+ · France · Jan 2020€125M
- 7QontoSeries C · France · Jan 2020€100M
- 8ArrivalOther · UK · Jan 2020€100M
- 9TinkOther · Sweden · Jan 2020€90M
- 10Options TechnologyOther · UK · Jan 2020€90M
Concentration
top 10 deals65.8%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€3.6B
Period total
€5.4B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJan 2020 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2020 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €2.8B |
| UK | €794M |
| France | €792M |
| Sweden | €424M |
| Israel | €180M |
| Switzerland | €67M |
| Estonia | €55M |
| Netherlands | €51M |
| Spain | €49M |
| Czech Republic | €42M |
Capital by country
share of equityJan 2020 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2020 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €2.8B |
| UK | €794M |
| France | €792M |
| Sweden | €424M |
| Israel | €180M |
| Switzerland | €67M |
| Estonia | €55M |
| Netherlands | €51M |
| Spain | €49M |
| Czech Republic | €42M |
| Other | €215M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJan 2020 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJan 2020 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2020 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| E-commerce | €2.7B |
| Foodtech | €2.3B |
| Fintech | €923M |
| Software | €690M |
| Healthtech | €346M |
| Consumer | €258M |
| Cybersecurity | €195M |
| Marketing | €182M |
| Transportation | €170M |
| Cloud | €154M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJan 2020 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2020 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| E-commerce | €2.7B |
| Foodtech | €2.3B |
| Fintech | €923M |
| Software | €690M |
| Healthtech | €346M |
| Consumer | €258M |
| Cybersecurity | €195M |
| Marketing | €182M |
| Other | €1.0B |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJan 2020 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | €9.7M |
| Seed | €131M |
| Series A | €386M |
| Series B | €379M |
| Series C | €445M |
| Series D+ | €219M |
| Early VC | €38M |
| Grant | €921k |
| Other | €3.8B |
Exits
Exit activity
62
exits recorded
€13B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJan 2020 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2020 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 61 |
| IPO | 1 |