Sectors/Consumer/2016

Consumer funding in 2016

European Consumer startup funding raised during 2016.

In 2016, 220 European Consumer companies raised a combined €723M across 244 funding rounds. France led by capital raised, and Bpifrance was the most active investor. Data as of 21 Aug 2026.

Total funding

€723M

disclosed, € normalized

Funding rounds

244

Companies

220

Top country

France

Break down 2016 by period

Half-year

H1 H2

Quarters

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Months

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Aug Sep Oct Nov

Rank among sectors

#14

3.0% of sector funding

Debt financing

€39M

5.4% of total

Top-10 round share

52.7%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top countries

by € raised

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in 2016

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Cool Blue	Series D+	Mar 2016	€140M
Devialet	Series C	Nov 2016	€100M
Westwing Home & Living	Debt	Aug 2016	€24M
Home24	Growth/Late	Mar 2016

View all 244 Consumer deals in 2016 →

Top investors

most active in 2016, by deal count

← All-time Consumer funding

Exits & M&A

32 Acquisition · 2 IPO · 1 Merger

35 exits · €3.3B disclosed.

Philips Lighting	IPO	Feb 2016	€3.0B
Parship Elite Group	Acquisition	Mar 2016	€300M
Stylefruits	Acquisition	Feb 2016	€29M
Kvitki.by	Acquisition	Feb 2016	€5.6M
Bilietai.lt	Acquisition	Feb 2016	€5.6M
Plejd	IPO	Feb 2016	€3.9M