Sectors/Software/2021/January

Software funding in January 2021

European Software startup funding raised during January 2021.

In January 2021, 56 European Software companies raised a combined €1.0B across 56 funding rounds, up 40.4% versus January 2020. Israel led by capital raised, and 2mag-USA was the most active investor. Data as of 23 Aug 2026.

Total funding

€1.0B

+40.4% vs January 2020

Funding rounds

-8.2% vs January 2020

Companies

Top country

Israel

Rank among sectors

12.8% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

79.8%

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
DriveNets	Other	Jan 2021	€171M
OwnBackup	Series D+	Jan 2021	€138M
Personio	Series D+	Jan 2021	€103M
Jedox	Other	Jan 2021

View all 56 Software deals in January 2021 →

Top investors

most active in January 2021, by deal count

2mag-USA1 deals
42CAP1 deals
468 Capital1 deals
Alliance Entreprendre1 deals
AMF1 deals
Angular Ventures1 deals
Atlantic Bridge1 deals
AXA Venture Partners1 deals
BP Ventures1 deals
btov Partners1 deals

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