European startup funding Jul 2021
Monthly report · 2021-07-01 – 2021-07-31 · vs Jun 2021
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jul 2021, 567 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €13B, down 5.0% versus Jun 2021. Debt rounds added a further €1.0B.
Deal count moved +25.4% versus Jun 2021, with 1,314 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €3.4B (25.8% of equity).
Fintech was the most-funded sector at €3.2B in equity (23.8%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 38.5% of disclosed capital, led by Adevinta's €1.9B.
100 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €9.1B.
Equity funding
€13B
▼ -5.0%excl. debt & grants · +€1.0B debt
Funding rounds
567
▲ +25.4%Companies funded
559
▲ +24.5%Named investors
1,314
▲ +26.1%Exits
100
▲ +20.5%Provenance: 90% of 567 rounds disclosed an amount · 62% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -0.27%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jul 2021
by dayFunding within Jul 2021 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.7B | 91 |
| 02 | €26M | 6 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €0 | 0 |
| 05 | €25M | 13 |
| 06 | €64M | 4 |
| 07 | €409M | 33 |
| 08 | €1.6B | 47 |
| 09 | €337M | 11 |
| 10 | €7.0M | 1 |
| 11 | €0 | 0 |
| 12 | €90M | 17 |
| 13 | €6.5M | 3 |
| 14 | €2.2B | 22 |
| 15 | €2.2B | 69 |
| 16 | €165M | 12 |
| 17 | €0 | 0 |
| 18 | €0 | 0 |
| 19 | €15M | 9 |
| 20 | €526M | 33 |
| 21 | €498M | 11 |
| 22 | €290M | 30 |
| 23 | €147M | 13 |
| 24 | €0 | 0 |
| 25 | €0 | 0 |
| 26 | €247M | 14 |
| 27 | €249M | 5 |
| 28 | €1.7B | 31 |
| 29 | €1.0B | 51 |
| 30 | €648M | 41 |
| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1AdevintaGrowth/Late · Norway · Jul 2021€1.9B
- 2GroverDebt · Germany · Jul 2021€847M
- 3RevolutSeries D+ · UK · Jul 2021€677M
- 4CMR SurgicalSeries D+ · UK · Jul 2021€505M
- 5CarNextOther · Netherlands · Jul 2021€400M
- 6ManoManoSeries D+ · France · Jul 2021€300M
- 7CapchaseSeries B · Spain · Jul 2021€238M
- 8CybereasonOther · Israel · Jul 2021€233M
- 9Arctic Green EnergyOther · Iceland · Jul 2021€204M
- 10AnyVisionSeries C · Israel · Jul 2021€199M
Concentration
top 10 deals38.5%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€5.5B
Period total
€14B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJul 2021 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2021 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €3.4B |
| Norway | €1.9B |
| Israel | €1.8B |
| Germany | €1.2B |
| France | €1.2B |
| Netherlands | €766M |
| Spain | €617M |
| Denmark | €415M |
| Sweden | €278M |
| Belgium | €220M |
Capital by country
share of equityJul 2021 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2021 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €3.4B |
| Norway | €1.9B |
| Israel | €1.8B |
| Germany | €1.2B |
| France | €1.2B |
| Netherlands | €766M |
| Spain | €617M |
| Denmark | €415M |
| Sweden | €278M |
| Belgium | €220M |
| Other | €1.4B |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJul 2021 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJul 2021 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2021 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €3.2B |
| Software | €2.5B |
| Marketing | €1.9B |
| Healthtech | €1.2B |
| Cybersecurity | €1.0B |
| E-commerce | €777M |
| Energy | €608M |
| Media | €495M |
| Transportation | €463M |
| Cleantech | €383M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJul 2021 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2021 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €3.2B |
| Software | €2.5B |
| Marketing | €1.9B |
| Healthtech | €1.2B |
| Cybersecurity | €1.0B |
| E-commerce | €777M |
| Energy | €608M |
| Media | €495M |
| Other | €3.6B |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJul 2021 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | €14M |
| Seed | €202M |
| Series A | €935M |
| Series B | €1.5B |
| Series C | €1.7B |
| Series D+ | €2.3B |
| Early VC | €16M |
| Growth/Late | €1.9B |
| Debt | €1.0B |
| Grant | €4.9M |
| Crowdfunding | €13M |
| Other | €4.6B |
Exits
Exit activity
100
exits recorded
€9.1B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJul 2021 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2021 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 86 |
| Merger | 7 |
| Unknown | 4 |
| IPO | 3 |