European startup funding Aug 2022
Monthly report · 2022-08-01 – 2022-08-31 · vs Jul 2022
Monthly
Summary
auto-generatedIn Aug 2022, 326 rounds were recorded and disclosed equity funding (excluding debt and grants) reached €2.8B, down 61.3% versus Jul 2022. Debt rounds added a further €2.2B.
Deal count moved -19.3% versus Jul 2022, with 844 named investors participating.
UK led by equity raised with €1.0B (34.6% of equity).
Software was the most-funded sector at €650M in equity (23.0%).
The ten largest rounds accounted for 62.2% of disclosed capital, led by Celonis's €604M.
93 exits were recorded this month worth a combined €9.5B.
Equity funding
€2.8B
▼ -61.3%excl. debt & grants · +€2.2B debt
Funding rounds
326
▼ -19.3%Companies funded
322
▼ -19.5%Named investors
844
▼ -18.5%Exits
93
▲ +47.6%Provenance: 84% of 326 rounds disclosed an amount · 92% of priced rounds are high-confidence · EUR totals reconcile to ECB at-date within +0.05%
Methodology →Investments
Funding within Aug 2022
by dayFunding within Aug 2022 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | Deals | |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | €26M | 7 |
| 02 | €18M | 13 |
| 03 | €650M | 20 |
| 04 | €432M | 17 |
| 05 | €54M | 10 |
| 06 | €0 | 0 |
| 07 | €0 | 0 |
| 08 | €58M | 12 |
| 09 | €162M | 25 |
| 10 | €347M | 18 |
| 11 | €95M | 20 |
| 12 | €33M | 3 |
| 13 | €0 | 0 |
| 14 | €0 | 0 |
| 15 | €52M | 11 |
| 16 | €15M | 7 |
| 17 | €92M | 13 |
| 18 | €76M | 13 |
| 19 | €7.7M | 6 |
| 20 | €0 | 0 |
| 21 | €0 | 0 |
| 22 | €104M | 14 |
| 23 | €1.8B | 24 |
| 24 | €268M | 12 |
| 25 | €189M | 20 |
| 26 | €12M | 4 |
| 27 | €0 | 0 |
| 28 | €0 | 0 |
| 29 | €63M | 11 |
| 30 | €328M | 19 |
| 31 | €227M | 27 |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount- 1CelonisDebt · Germany · Aug 2022€604M
- 2Propel FinanceDebt · UK · Aug 2022€593M
- 3AuxmoneyDebt · Germany · Aug 2022€500M
- 4CelonisOther · Germany · Aug 2022€403M
- 5Capital on TapDebt · UK · Aug 2022€237M
- 6GRIDSERVEOther · UK · Aug 2022€236M
- 7Stegra (H2 Green Steel)Series B · Sweden · Aug 2022€205M
- 8CeraDebt · UK · Aug 2022€157M
- 9CeraOther · UK · Aug 2022€157M
- 10F2GOther · UK · Aug 2022€69M
Concentration
top 10 deals62.2%
of disclosed capital came from the ten largest rounds.
Top 10 total
€3.2B
Period total
€5.1B
Countries
Top countries
equity raisedAug 2022 — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2022 — top countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | €1.0B |
| Germany | €718M |
| Sweden | €384M |
| Switzerland | €147M |
| Belgium | €121M |
| Estonia | €118M |
| Denmark | €97M |
| Netherlands | €83M |
| Poland | €28M |
| Italy | €27M |
Capital by country
share of equityAug 2022 — capital by country — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2022 — capital by country | |
|---|---|
| UK | €1.0B |
| Germany | €718M |
| Sweden | €384M |
| Switzerland | €147M |
| Belgium | €121M |
| Estonia | €118M |
| Denmark | €97M |
| Netherlands | €83M |
| Poland | €28M |
| Italy | €27M |
| Other | €127M |
Geographic distribution
European countries shown · click a countryAug 2022 — geographic distribution — interactive chart.
Industries
Top sectors
equity raisedAug 2022 — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2022 — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | €650M |
| Healthtech | €518M |
| Energy | €451M |
| Fintech | €281M |
| Cleantech | €263M |
| Gaming | €161M |
| Transportation | €82M |
| Media | €67M |
| Legaltech | €60M |
| Cybersecurity | €54M |
Capital by sector
share of equityAug 2022 — capital by sector — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2022 — capital by sector | |
|---|---|
| Software | €650M |
| Healthtech | €518M |
| Energy | €451M |
| Fintech | €281M |
| Cleantech | €263M |
| Gaming | €161M |
| Transportation | €82M |
| Media | €67M |
| Other | €412M |
Stages
Funding by stage
total euro raised by round typeAug 2022 — funding by stage — interactive chart.
Data table
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | €42M |
| Seed | €160M |
| Series A | €313M |
| Series B | €461M |
| Series C | €24M |
| Series D+ | €27M |
| Early VC | €2.5M |
| Growth/Late | €44M |
| Debt | €2.2B |
| Grant | €57M |
| Crowdfunding | €3.6M |
| Other | €1.8B |
Exits
Exit activity
93
exits recorded
€9.5B
combined disclosed value
Exits breakdown
by typeAug 2022 — exits by type — interactive chart.
Data table
| Aug 2022 — exits by type | |
|---|---|
| Acquisition | 90 |
| Merger | 3 |