European startup funding Apr 2022
Monthly report · 2022-04-01 – 2022-04-30 · vs Mar 2022
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Apr 2022, 383 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €7.6B, down 2.3% versus Mar 2022. Debt rounds added a further €2.8B.
Deal count moved -5.9% versus Mar 2022, with 1,045 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €2.1B (27.4% of equity).
Fintech was the most-funded sector at €1.4B in equity (19.1%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 42.6% of disclosed capital, led by Delivery Hero's €1.4B.
71 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €1.0B.
Equity funding
€7.6B
▼ -2.3%excl. debt & grants · +€2.8B debt
Funding rounds
383
▼ -5.9%Companies funded
381
▼ -6.4%Named investors
1,045
▼ -9.8%Exits
71
▼ -31.7%Provenance: 91% of 383 rounds disclosed an amount · 97% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -0.09%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Apr 2022
by dayFunding within Apr 2022 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €43M | 4 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €1.9B | 31 |
| 05 | €1.3B | 26 |
| 06 | €502M | 25 |
| 07 | €1.1B | 24 |
| 08 | €667M | 12 |
| 09 | €0 | 0 |
| 10 | €0 | 0 |
| 11 | €259M | 14 |
| 12 | €554M | 24 |
| 13 | €351M | 22 |
| 14 | €271M | 15 |
| 15 | €9.8M | 2 |
| 16 | €0 | 0 |
| 17 | €0 | 0 |
| 18 | €59M | 6 |
| 19 | €312M | 13 |
| 20 | €188M | 21 |
| 21 | €447M | 20 |
| 22 | €36M | 9 |
| 23 | €225M | 11 |
| 24 | €0 | 0 |
| 25 | €82M | 16 |
| 26 | €632M | 23 |
| 27 | €320M | 30 |
| 28 | €1.0B | 24 |
| 29 | €126M | 11 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1Delivery HeroDebt · Germany · Apr 2022€1.4B
- 2ClimeworksOther · Switzerland · Apr 2022€593M
- 3Johnson MattheyDebt · UK · Apr 2022€479M
- 4SonarSourceOther · Switzerland · Apr 2022€386M
- 5NetomniaOther · UK · Apr 2022€354M
- 6OnefootballSeries D+ · Germany · Apr 2022€286M
- 7RemoteSeries C · United States · Apr 2022€273M
- 8Aer SoléirOther · Ireland · Apr 2022€229M
- 9TaxfixSeries D+ · Germany · Apr 2022€210M
- 10GroverDebt · Germany · Apr 2022€202M
Concentration
top 10 deals42.6%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€4.4B
Period total
€10B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedApr 2022 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2022 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €2.1B |
| Germany | €1.5B |
| Switzerland | €1.1B |
| Sweden | €632M |
| France | €392M |
| Ireland | €290M |
| Belgium | €274M |
| United States | €273M |
| Croatia | €120M |
| Netherlands | €107M |
Capital by country
share of equityApr 2022 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2022 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €2.1B |
| Germany | €1.5B |
| Switzerland | €1.1B |
| Sweden | €632M |
| France | €392M |
| Ireland | €290M |
| Belgium | €274M |
| United States | €273M |
| Croatia | €120M |
| Netherlands | €107M |
| Other | €775M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryApr 2022 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedApr 2022 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2022 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €1.4B |
| Software | €1.3B |
| Cleantech | €756M |
| Transportation | €746M |
| Energy | €484M |
| Healthtech | €475M |
| HRtech | €453M |
| Telecom | €354M |
| E-commerce | €311M |
| Sports | €293M |
Capital by sector
share of equityApr 2022 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2022 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €1.4B |
| Software | €1.3B |
| Cleantech | €756M |
| Transportation | €746M |
| Energy | €484M |
| Healthtech | €475M |
| HRtech | €453M |
| Telecom | €354M |
| Other | €2.1B |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeApr 2022 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | €41M |
| Seed | €326M |
| Series A | €912M |
| Series B | €817M |
| Series C | €680M |
| Series D+ | €538M |
| Early VC | €2.5M |
| Debt | €2.8B |
| Grant | €195k |
| Crowdfunding | €5.6M |
| Other | €4.3B |
Exits
Exit activity
71
exits recorded
€1.0B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeApr 2022 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Apr 2022 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 68 |
| Merger | 3 |