European startup funding Jan 2022
Monthly report · 2022-01-01 – 2022-01-31 · vs Dec 2021
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jan 2022, 455 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €12B, up 40.7% versus Dec 2021. Debt rounds added a further €347M.
Deal count moved -5.8% versus Dec 2021, with 1,229 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €3.3B (28.8% of equity).
Fintech was the most-funded sector at €3.1B in equity (27.1%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 35.2% of disclosed capital, led by Checkout.com's €880M.
124 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €6.3B.
Equity funding
€12B
▲ +40.7%excl. debt & grants · +€347M debt
Funding rounds
455
▼ -5.8%Companies funded
454
▼ -5.4%Named investors
1,229
▲ +3.9%Exits
124
▲ +8.8%Provenance: 89% of 455 rounds disclosed an amount · 85% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -0.03%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jan 2022
by dayFunding within Jan 2022 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €0 | 1 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €16M | 9 |
| 04 | €241M | 13 |
| 05 | €429M | 12 |
| 06 | €512M | 13 |
| 07 | €292M | 14 |
| 08 | €0 | 0 |
| 09 | €0 | 0 |
| 10 | €744M | 21 |
| 11 | €1.8B | 35 |
| 12 | €1.6B | 21 |
| 13 | €420M | 31 |
| 14 | €21M | 9 |
| 15 | €304M | 4 |
| 16 | €0 | 0 |
| 17 | €463M | 24 |
| 18 | €898M | 24 |
| 19 | €214M | 27 |
| 20 | €339M | 28 |
| 21 | €207M | 13 |
| 22 | €0 | 0 |
| 23 | €123M | 1 |
| 24 | €333M | 24 |
| 25 | €936M | 40 |
| 26 | €894M | 23 |
| 27 | €459M | 36 |
| 28 | €116M | 8 |
| 29 | €233M | 6 |
| 30 | €554k | 2 |
| 31 | €313M | 16 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1Checkout.comSeries D+ · UK · Jan 2022€880M
- 2BoltSeries D+ · Estonia · Jan 2022€628M
- 3QontoSeries D+ · France · Jan 2022€486M
- 4Back MarketSeries D+ · France · Jan 2022€450M
- 5MiroSeries C · Netherlands · Jan 2022€353M
- 6GoStudentSeries D+ · Austria · Jan 2022€300M
- 7HeimkapitalDebt · Germany · Jan 2022€300M
- 8ExotechSeries D+ · France · Jan 2022€294M
- 9PayFitSeries D+ · France · Jan 2022€254M
- 10AnkorstoreSeries C · France · Jan 2022€250M
Concentration
top 10 deals35.2%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€4.2B
Period total
€12B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJan 2022 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2022 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €3.3B |
| France | €2.6B |
| Germany | €875M |
| Estonia | €775M |
| Spain | €764M |
| Netherlands | €625M |
| Austria | €470M |
| Switzerland | €456M |
| Belgium | €288M |
| Türkiye | €263M |
Capital by country
share of equityJan 2022 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2022 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €3.3B |
| France | €2.6B |
| Germany | €875M |
| Estonia | €775M |
| Spain | €764M |
| Netherlands | €625M |
| Austria | €470M |
| Switzerland | €456M |
| Belgium | €288M |
| Türkiye | €263M |
| Other | €1.1B |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJan 2022 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJan 2022 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2022 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €3.1B |
| Transportation | €1.5B |
| Software | €1.3B |
| Healthtech | €1.0B |
| E-commerce | €748M |
| Robotics | €489M |
| Foodtech | €475M |
| Edtech | €448M |
| Gaming | €386M |
| Telecom | €319M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJan 2022 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2022 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €3.1B |
| Transportation | €1.5B |
| Software | €1.3B |
| Healthtech | €1.0B |
| E-commerce | €748M |
| Robotics | €489M |
| Foodtech | €475M |
| Edtech | €448M |
| Other | €2.8B |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJan 2022 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | €42M |
| Seed | €216M |
| Series A | €944M |
| Series B | €1.4B |
| Series C | €1.5B |
| Series D+ | €3.9B |
| Early VC | €0 |
| Debt | €347M |
| Grant | €15M |
| Crowdfunding | €4.4M |
| Other | €3.6B |
Exits
Exit activity
124
exits recorded
€6.3B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJan 2022 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jan 2022 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 118 |
| Merger | 3 |
| IPO | 2 |
| Buyout | 1 |