Sectors/E-commerce/2015

E-commerce funding in 2015

European E-commerce startup funding raised during 2015.

In 2015, 140 European E-commerce companies raised a combined €2.3B across 166 funding rounds. Germany led by capital raised, and Rocket Internet SE was the most active investor. Data as of 21 Aug 2026.

Total funding

€2.3B

disclosed, € normalized

Funding rounds

166

Companies

140

Top country

Germany

Break down 2015 by period

Half-year

H1 H2

Quarters

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Months

Mar May Jul Sep Oct

Rank among sectors

10.6% of sector funding

Debt financing

€15M

0.7% of total

Top-10 round share

62.1%

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
Delivery Hero	Series D+	Feb 2015	€496M
Global Fashion Group	Growth/Late	Jul 2015	€150M
Home24	Growth/Late	Jun 2015	€120M
Foodpanda	Series D+

View all 166 E-commerce deals in 2015 →

Top investors

most active in 2015, by deal count

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Exits & M&A

31 Acquisition · 1 Buyout · 1 IPO · 1 Merger

34 exits · €815M disclosed.

showroomprive.com	IPO	Jul 2015	€660M
Bookatable (Livebookings)	Acquisition	Aug 2015	€108M
Hassle	Acquisition	Jun 2015	€32M
Buy2 Networks	Acquisition	Oct 2015	€15M