European startup funding Jun 2021
Monthly report · 2021-06-01 – 2021-06-30 · vs May 2021
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jun 2021, 452 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €14B, up 32.5% versus May 2021. Debt rounds added a further €75M.
Deal count moved +21.5% versus May 2021, with 1,042 named investors participating.
Sweden led by equity raised with €3.2B (22.9% of equity).
Fintech was the most-funded sector at €3.8B in equity (27.1%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 48.7% of disclosed capital, led by Northvolt's €2.3B.
83 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €10B.
Equity funding
€14B
▲ +32.5%excl. debt & grants · +€75M debt
Funding rounds
452
▲ +21.5%Companies funded
449
▲ +22.0%Named investors
1,042
▲ +25.2%Exits
83
▲ +107.5%Provenance: 90% of 452 rounds disclosed an amount · 69% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -0.60%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jun 2021
by dayFunding within Jun 2021 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €818M | 3 |
| 02 | €917M | 30 |
| 03 | €950M | 32 |
| 04 | €1.4B | 29 |
| 05 | €0 | 0 |
| 06 | €0 | 0 |
| 07 | €58M | 4 |
| 08 | €171M | 4 |
| 09 | €3.0B | 70 |
| 10 | €32M | 7 |
| 11 | €1.0B | 21 |
| 12 | €0 | 0 |
| 13 | €0 | 0 |
| 14 | €795M | 22 |
| 15 | €148M | 29 |
| 16 | €514M | 21 |
| 17 | €579M | 40 |
| 18 | €509M | 19 |
| 19 | €0 | 0 |
| 20 | €0 | 0 |
| 21 | €102M | 22 |
| 22 | €1.6B | 26 |
| 23 | €372M | 19 |
| 24 | €373M | 33 |
| 25 | €483M | 12 |
| 26 | €0 | 0 |
| 27 | €0 | 0 |
| 28 | €35M | 2 |
| 29 | €47M | 3 |
| 30 | €194M | 4 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1NorthvoltOther · Sweden · Jun 2021€2.3B
- 2CelonisSeries D+ · Germany · Jun 2021€821M
- 3MollieSeries C · Netherlands · Jun 2021€665M
- 4FlixMobilitySeries D+ · Germany · Jun 2021€533M
- 5WefoxSeries C · Germany · Jun 2021€532M
- 6KlarnaOther · Sweden · Jun 2021€527M
- 7Transmit SecuritySeries A · Israel · Jun 2021€457M
- 8GetirOther · Türkiye · Jun 2021€454M
- 9LedgerSeries C · France · Jun 2021€313M
- 10Bought by ManySeries D+ · UK · Jun 2021€286M
Concentration
top 10 deals48.7%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€6.8B
Period total
€14B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJun 2021 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2021 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Sweden | €3.2B |
| Germany | €3.1B |
| Israel | €2.2B |
| UK | €2.1B |
| France | €801M |
| Netherlands | €733M |
| Türkiye | €600M |
| Spain | €227M |
| Austria | €205M |
| Belgium | €163M |
Capital by country
share of equityJun 2021 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2021 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| Sweden | €3.2B |
| Germany | €3.1B |
| Israel | €2.2B |
| UK | €2.1B |
| France | €801M |
| Netherlands | €733M |
| Türkiye | €600M |
| Spain | €227M |
| Austria | €205M |
| Belgium | €163M |
| Other | €636M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJun 2021 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJun 2021 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2021 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €3.8B |
| Cleantech | €2.3B |
| Software | €2.3B |
| Transportation | €1.1B |
| Cybersecurity | €883M |
| E-commerce | €739M |
| Healthtech | €659M |
| Edtech | €445M |
| Marketing | €354M |
| Consumer | €326M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJun 2021 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2021 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €3.8B |
| Cleantech | €2.3B |
| Software | €2.3B |
| Transportation | €1.1B |
| Cybersecurity | €883M |
| E-commerce | €739M |
| Healthtech | €659M |
| Edtech | €445M |
| Other | €2.8B |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJun 2021 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | €8.9M |
| Seed | €140M |
| Series A | €1.4B |
| Series B | €822M |
| Series C | €2.4B |
| Series D+ | €2.7B |
| Growth/Late | €1.0M |
| Debt | €75M |
| Grant | €1.5M |
| Crowdfunding | €17M |
| Other | €6.5B |
Exits
Exit activity
83
exits recorded
€10B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJun 2021 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jun 2021 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 69 |
| IPO | 8 |
| Unknown | 3 |
| Merger | 3 |