Sectors/Software/2021/January

Software funding in January 2021

European Software startup funding raised during January 2021.

In January 2021, 58 European Software companies raised a combined €1.6B across 58 funding rounds, up 180.2% versus January 2020. Romania led by capital raised, and 2mag-USA was the most active investor. Data as of 9 Jul 2026.

Total funding

€1.6B

+180.2% vs January 2020

Funding rounds

+28.9% vs January 2020

Companies

Top country

Romania

Rank among sectors

16.7% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

85.6%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Top countries

by € raised

Stage mix

by € raised

Exits & M&A

24 Acquisition · 2 Buyout

26 exits · €1.5B disclosed.

Peakon

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in January 2021

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
UiPath	Series D+	Jan 2021	€618M
DriveNets	Other	Jan 2021	€171M
OwnBackup	Series D+	Jan 2021	€138M
Personio	Series D+	Jan 2021

View all 58 Software deals in January 2021 →

Top investors

most active in January 2021, by deal count

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