European startup funding Jul 2022
Monthly report · 2022-07-01 – 2022-07-31 · vs Jun 2022
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Jul 2022, 404 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €7.3B, down 26.0% versus Jun 2022. Debt rounds added a further €2.0B.
Deal count moved -21.6% versus Jun 2022, with 1,036 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €2.3B (32.0% of equity).
Fintech was the most-funded sector at €2.2B in equity (30.5%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 47.9% of disclosed capital, led by Northvolt's €1.1B.
63 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €33B.
Equity funding
€7.3B
▼ -26.0%excl. debt & grants · +€2.0B debt
Funding rounds
404
▼ -21.6%Companies funded
400
▼ -21.7%Named investors
1,036
▼ -22.2%Exits
63
▼ -22.2%Provenance: 90% of 404 rounds disclosed an amount · 90% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within -0.11%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Jul 2022
by dayFunding within Jul 2022 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €661M | 18 |
| 02 | €0 | 0 |
| 03 | €0 | 0 |
| 04 | €62M | 19 |
| 05 | €1.3B | 26 |
| 06 | €418M | 23 |
| 07 | €282M | 25 |
| 08 | €627M | 10 |
| 09 | €0 | 0 |
| 10 | €0 | 0 |
| 11 | €1.4B | 21 |
| 12 | €183M | 26 |
| 13 | €277M | 36 |
| 14 | €203M | 20 |
| 15 | €287M | 17 |
| 16 | €0 | 0 |
| 17 | €0 | 0 |
| 18 | €91M | 17 |
| 19 | €541M | 13 |
| 20 | €136M | 14 |
| 21 | €936M | 17 |
| 22 | €168M | 17 |
| 23 | €0 | 0 |
| 24 | €0 | 0 |
| 25 | €213M | 16 |
| 26 | €309M | 16 |
| 27 | €1.1B | 25 |
| 28 | €189M | 18 |
| 29 | €47M | 10 |
| 30 | €0 | 0 |
| 31 | €0 | 0 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1NorthvoltDebt · Sweden · Jul 2022€1.1B
- 2KlarnaOther · Sweden · Jul 2022€792M
- 3Octopus EnergyOther · UK · Jul 2022€542M
- 4WefoxSeries D+ · Germany · Jul 2022€396M
- 5ContentSquareSeries D+ · France · Jul 2022€392M
- 6CasavoDebt · Italy · Jul 2022€300M
- 7NW GroupeOther · France · Jul 2022€300M
- 8RAW ChargingOther · UK · Jul 2022€296M
- 9SEEDtagOther · Spain · Jul 2022€250M
- 10CompuGroup MedicalDebt · Germany · Jul 2022€200M
Concentration
top 10 deals47.9%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€4.5B
Period total
€9.5B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedJul 2022 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2022 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €2.3B |
| France | €1.1B |
| Sweden | €1.1B |
| Germany | €771M |
| Spain | €484M |
| Switzerland | €258M |
| Finland | €169M |
| Netherlands | €157M |
| Italy | €145M |
| Iceland | €117M |
Capital by country
share of equityJul 2022 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2022 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €2.3B |
| France | €1.1B |
| Sweden | €1.1B |
| Germany | €771M |
| Spain | €484M |
| Switzerland | €258M |
| Finland | €169M |
| Netherlands | €157M |
| Italy | €145M |
| Iceland | €117M |
| Other | €609M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryJul 2022 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedJul 2022 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2022 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €2.2B |
| Energy | €1.1B |
| Software | €1.1B |
| Healthtech | €717M |
| Marketing | €658M |
| Media | €553M |
| Transportation | €510M |
| Cleantech | €456M |
| HRtech | €234M |
| Deeptech | €214M |
Capital by sector
share of equityJul 2022 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2022 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €2.2B |
| Energy | €1.1B |
| Software | €1.1B |
| Healthtech | €717M |
| Marketing | €658M |
| Media | €553M |
| Transportation | €510M |
| Cleantech | €456M |
| Other | €1.5B |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeJul 2022 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | €33M |
| Seed | €273M |
| Series A | €664M |
| Series B | €591M |
| Series C | €308M |
| Series D+ | €887M |
| Early VC | €1.3M |
| Growth/Late | €59M |
| Debt | €2.0B |
| Grant | €132M |
| Crowdfunding | €7.9M |
| Other | €4.5B |
Exits
Exit activity
63
exits recorded
€33B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeJul 2022 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Jul 2022 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 59 |
| Merger | 2 |
| IPO | 1 |
| Management buyout | 1 |