European startup funding Aug 2021
Monthly report · 2021-08-01 – 2021-08-31 · vs Jul 2021
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Aug 2021, 437 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €10B, down 21.1% versus Jul 2021. Debt rounds added a further €198M.
Deal count moved -22.9% versus Jul 2021, with 1,110 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €3.0B (28.6% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €2.4B in equity (23.3%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 42.8% of disclosed capital, led by Trendyol's €1.3B.
116 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €21B.
Equity funding
€10B
▼ -21.1%excl. debt & grants · +€198M debt
Funding rounds
437
▼ -22.9%Companies funded
433
▼ -22.5%Named investors
1,110
▼ -15.5%Exits
116
▲ +16.0%Provenance: 88% of 437 rounds disclosed an amount · 69% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -0.16%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Aug 2021
by dayFunding within Aug 2021 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €1.4M | 2 |
| 02 | €1.0B | 27 |
| 03 | €826M | 34 |
| 04 | €176M | 19 |
| 05 | €1.4B | 34 |
| 06 | €275M | 14 |
| 07 | €20M | 2 |
| 08 | €0 | 0 |
| 09 | €447M | 20 |
| 10 | €146M | 23 |
| 11 | €1.7B | 17 |
| 12 | €509M | 22 |
| 13 | €624M | 11 |
| 14 | €0 | 0 |
| 15 | €0 | 0 |
| 16 | €513M | 27 |
| 17 | €384M | 10 |
| 18 | €239M | 8 |
| 19 | €626M | 34 |
| 20 | €70M | 13 |
| 21 | €0 | 0 |
| 22 | €3.9M | 2 |
| 23 | €313M | 19 |
| 24 | €30M | 9 |
| 25 | €436M | 31 |
| 26 | €397M | 11 |
| 27 | €222M | 13 |
| 28 | €0 | 0 |
| 29 | €0 | 0 |
| 30 | €71M | 18 |
| 31 | €244M | 17 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1TrendyolOther · Türkiye · Aug 2021€1.3B
- 2BoltSeries D+ · Estonia · Aug 2021€600M
- 3Just Eat TakeawayOther · Netherlands · Aug 2021€548M
- 4HopinSeries D+ · UK · Aug 2021€380M
- 5RiskifiedGrowth/Late · Israel · Aug 2021€353M
- 6DataikuSeries D+ · France · Aug 2021€338M
- 7DeliverooOther · UK · Aug 2021€300M
- 8VoodooOther · France · Aug 2021€266M
- 9OneWebOther · UK · Aug 2021€256M
- 10RapydSeries D+ · UK · Aug 2021€252M
Concentration
top 10 deals42.8%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€4.6B
Period total
€11B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedAug 2021 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2021 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €3.0B |
| Germany | €1.3B |
| Türkiye | €1.3B |
| Israel | €1.0B |
| Netherlands | €695M |
| France | €693M |
| Estonia | €632M |
| Sweden | €504M |
| Austria | €404M |
| Norway | €214M |
Capital by country
share of equityAug 2021 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2021 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €3.0B |
| Germany | €1.3B |
| Türkiye | €1.3B |
| Israel | €1.0B |
| Netherlands | €695M |
| France | €693M |
| Estonia | €632M |
| Sweden | €504M |
| Austria | €404M |
| Norway | €214M |
| Other | €699M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryAug 2021 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedAug 2021 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2021 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €2.4B |
| E-commerce | €1.9B |
| Fintech | €1.7B |
| Fashion | €1.4B |
| Transportation | €1.3B |
| Foodtech | €1.0B |
| Healthtech | €702M |
| Cybersecurity | €642M |
| Consumer | €445M |
| Edtech | €420M |
Capital by sector
share of equityAug 2021 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2021 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €2.4B |
| E-commerce | €1.9B |
| Fintech | €1.7B |
| Fashion | €1.4B |
| Transportation | €1.3B |
| Foodtech | €1.0B |
| Healthtech | €702M |
| Cybersecurity | €642M |
| Other | €3.7B |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeAug 2021 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | €31M |
| Seed | €157M |
| Series A | €459M |
| Series B | €1.0B |
| Series C | €1.1B |
| Series D+ | €2.1B |
| Growth/Late | €354M |
| Debt | €198M |
| Grant | €10M |
| Crowdfunding | €23M |
| Other | €5.2B |
Exits
Exit activity
116
exits recorded
€21B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeAug 2021 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2021 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 109 |
| Merger | 6 |
| IPO | 1 |