Sectors/Consumer/2015

Consumer funding in 2015

European Consumer startup funding raised during 2015.

In 2015, 153 European Consumer companies raised a combined €825M across 168 funding rounds. Germany led by capital raised, and DN Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 21 Aug 2026.

Total funding

€825M

disclosed, € normalized

Funding rounds

168

Companies

153

Top country

Germany

Break down 2015 by period

Half-year

H1 H2

Quarters

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Months

Jan Mar Jun Jul

Rank among sectors

#10

3.9% of sector funding

Debt financing

€6.3M

0.8% of total

Top-10 round share

59.0%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top countries

by € raised

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in 2015

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Home24	Growth/Late	Jun 2015	€120M
Catawiki	Series C	Jul 2015	€73M
made.com	Series C	Jul 2015	€54M
GetYourGuide	Series C	Nov 2015

View all 168 Consumer deals in 2015 →

Top investors

most active in 2015, by deal count

← All-time Consumer funding

Exits & M&A

32 Acquisition · 4 Merger · 3 Buyout · 1 IPO

40 exits · €4.0B disclosed.

Home Retail Group	Acquisition	Aug 2015	€1.7B
Poundland	Acquisition	Dec 2015	€716M
RFS Holland Holding	Buyout	Jun 2015	€450M
Windeln.de	IPO	Feb 2015	€426M
Apical	Acquisition	Oct 2015	€318M
Ticketbis	Acquisition	Oct 2015	€150M