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Monthly European Venture Capital report
11 December 2018
November 2018
November was the third most active month of 2018 with investment of €2.7 billion
Source: Dealroom.co. Includes Israel. Excludes buyouts, secondary transactions, debt, ICOs, lending capital, grants.
Investment in Europe, Israel & Biotech
2
Impact of mega-rounds
€ 1.6B
€ 1.2B
€ 1.9B
€ 1.5B € 1.6B € 1.6B
€ 2.3B € 2.2B
€ 1.9B
€ 1.7B € 1.7B
€ 2.1B € 1.9B
€ 2.0B
€ 1.7B
€ 2.5B
€ 1.8B
€ 2.0B
€ 2.2B
€ 2.6B
€ 2.9B
€ 2.4B
€ 2.1B € 2.1B
€ 2.8B € 2.7B
–
€ 0.5B
€ 1.0B
€ 1.5B
€ 2.0B
€ 2.5B
€ 3.0B
€ 3.5B
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
2018
Europe excl. Israel Biotech Israel
€ 1.3B
€ 0.9B
€ 1.3B
€ 1.0B
€ 1.1B
€ 1.4B
€ 1.7B
€ 1.8B
€ 1.4B
€ 0.9B
€ 1.5B
€ 1.8B € 1.8B
€ 0.3B
€ 0.4B
€ 0.3B
€ 0.2B
€ 0.4B
€ 0.4B
€ 0.4B € 0.4B
€ 0.4B
€ 0.4B
€ 0.3B
€ 0.5B € 0.4B
€ 0.4B
€ 0.3B
€ 0.8B
€ 0.6B
€ 0.4B
€ 0.4B
€ 0.5B
€ 0.7B
€ 0.6B
€ 0.8B
€ 0.3B
€ 0.4B € 0.4B
€ 2.0B
€ 1.7B
€ 2.5B
€ 1.8B
€ 2.0B
€ 2.2B
€ 2.6B
€ 2.9B
€ 2.4B
€ 2.1B € 2.1B
€ 2.8B € 2.7B
–
€ 0.5B
€ 1.0B
€ 1.5B
€ 2.0B
€ 2.5B
€ 3.0B
€ 3.5B
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
2018
All other rounds Top 10 largest rounds Top 3 largest rounds
The 10 largest rounds in November accounted for €0.8B or 30% of total investment
Source: Dealroom.co. Excludes buyouts, secondary transactions, debt, ICOs, lending capital, grants. 3
NAME INVESTORS INDUSTRY LOCATION ROUND VALUATION
Roivant SciencesHealthcare company focused on rapidly developing innovative medicines.
NovaquestRTW Investments
Health Switzerland$ 200 m
GROWTH EQUITY$ 7.0 b
BlaBlaCarMulti-mode search tool that compares rail, air, bus and car for European destinations
SNCFTravel
TransportationFrance
$ 114 mGROWTH EQUITY
$ 1.8 b
BitFury GroupLargest full-service blockchain technology company.
Dentsu, iTech Capital, Naver, Macquarie Group, Final Frontier
Fintech Semiconductors
Netherlands$ 80 m
LATE VC-
G.NetworkProvides fibre connectivity to businesses in Central London
Cube Infrastructure Managers Telecom UK£ 60 m
LATE VC-
HabanaDeveloping disruptive solutions that shape the future of AI and Deep Learning.
Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Intel Capital, WRV Capital
Semiconductor Israel$ 75 m
SERIES B$ 500m
ValensInventor and world leader in HDBaseT technology
Linse CapitalOppenheimer & Co
Transportation Semiconductor
Israel$ 63 m
GROWTH EQUITY-
LightricksDeveloping fun and powerful visual editing aps for user creating content
Insight Venture PartnersClalTech
Enterprise Software Israel$ 60 m
LATE VC-
ApreaDeveloping novel anti-cancer compounds
HealthCap, 5AM Ventures, Rock Springs Capital, Versant Ventures
Sectoral Asset ManagementHealth Sweden
€ 50 mSERIES C
-
Voi TechnologySharing service for electric vehicles
Balderton Capital, Raine VenturesVostok New Ventures, LocalGlobe
Transportation Sweden$ 50 m
SERIES A-
WorkableRecruiting software for SMEs
Balderton Capital, Zouk Capital, Notion Capital, 83North
TriplePoint Capital
JobsEnterprise Software
UK$ 50 m
SERIES D-
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€ 24B
€ 25B
€ 26B
–
€ 5B
€ 10B
€ 15B
€ 20B
€ 25B
€ 30B
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2017 2018
1,792
1,758
–
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
2,000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2017 2018
2018 continues to be on track for an all-time record, ahead of 2017 so far (which was a record year itself)
Source: Dealroom.co. Includes Israel. Excludes buyouts, secondary transactions, debt, ICOs, lending capital, grants.1. Rounds below $2M are often reported with a delay of several months. Therefore, only rounds above $2M are shown here for better like-for-like comparison. 4
Cumulative amount invested – 2018 vs. 2017 (€B) Cumulative number of rounds – 2018 vs. 2017 (>€2M)
The UK, Germany, France and Israel (the big four) continue to receive 70% of total investment
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11% YoY growth
87%
17%
10%
(35%)
(10%)
(11%)
(17%)
10%
43%
Number of rounds Jan-Nov ’18 (1)Investment by country (€B) Jan-Nov ‘18
Source: Dealroom.co. Excludes buyouts, secondary transactions, debt, ICOs, lending capital, grants.1. Rounds below $2M are included here.
768
563
520
289
282
232
214
194
141
125
125
95
91
74
59
39
39
31
30
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Spain
Sweden
Israel
Netherlands
Italy
Switzerland
Ireland
Finland
Russia
Norway
Denmark
Belgium
Austria
Poland
Estonia
Hungary
€ 6.6B
€ 4.1B
€ 3.7B
€ 2.9B
€ 1.3B
€ 1.2B
€ 1.1B
€ 0.7B
€ 0.6B
€ 0.5B
€ 0.5B
€ 0.4B
€ 0.4B
€ 0.4B
€ 0.3B
€ 0.2B
€ 0.2B
€ 0.1B
€ 0.1B
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Israel
Spain
Switzerland
Sweden
Ireland
Netherlands
Italy
Finland
Denmark
Belgium
Portugal
Russia
Norway
Estonia
Cyprus
Austria
Source: Dealroom.co. Excludes buyouts, secondary transactions, debt, ICOs, lending capital, grants.1. Rounds below $2M are included here. 6
By investment, the UK continues its lead, followed by Germany and France
2018 cumulative number of rounds (1)2018 cumulative amount invested by country
€ 6.6B
€ 4.1B
€ 3.7B
€ 2.9B
–
€ 1.0B
€ 2.0B
€ 3.0B
€ 4.0B
€ 5.0B
€ 6.0B
€ 7.0B
€ 8.0B
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
United Kingdom Germany France Israel
768
520
563
232
–
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
United Kingdom Germany France Israel
Health, fintech and enterprise software continue to be the most invested industries
Source: Dealroom.co. Excludes buyouts, secondary transactions, debt, ICOs, lending capital, grants.Note: industries, business models and keywords can and do overlap. 7
By industry vertical Business model By keyword
Number of
rounds 2018
Jan - Nov
Amount (€B)
invested 2018
Jan - Nov
€ 5.3B € 5.1B € 4.5B
€ 3.0B € 2.9B
€ 1.6B € 1.5B € 1.4B € 1.4B € 1.3B € 0.9B € 0.9B € 0.6B € 0.6B € 0.6B € 0.5B € 0.4B
€ 9.5B
€ 6.9B
€ 4.7B
€ 3.0B € 2.6B
€ 7.0B
€ 2.7B
€ 1.0B € 0.7B € 0.2B
825
634 619
336 335 280 262 216 212 188 187 133 106 101 94 78 67
1,625
879
501
300 246
1,256
552
238 188 136 42
Noticeable increase of €1.3 billion in travel & transportation compared to last year.
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Absolute
change
vs. last
year (in
€B)
% change
vs. last
year
(number
of
rounds)
Source: Dealroom.co. Excludes buyouts, secondary transactions, debt, ICOs, lending capital, grants.Note: industries, business models and keywords can and do overlap.
By industry vertical Business model By keyword
€ 0.8B € 0.6B
€ 0.5B € 0.4B € 0.3B € 0.2B € 0.1B € 0.1B € 0.0B
(€ 0.0B) (€ 0.2B) (€ 0.2B) (€ 0.2B) (€ 0.3B) (€ 0.4B) (€ 0.5B)
(€ 1.0B)
€ 1.4B € 1.3B
€ 1.1B
(€ 0.4B) (€ 0.5B)
€ 0.5B € 0.3B
(€ 0.2B) (€ 0.4B) (€ 0.4B)
31% 26%
15% 15% 14% 9% 9% 7% 6%
2% 2% –
(1%) (3%)(8%)
(10%)
(18%)
31% 30%
16%
(13%) (14%)
32%
23%
13%
8%
(22%)
European funding in travel & transportation has continuously increased, now at 3.5x relative to 2014
9Source: Dealroom.co. Excludes buyouts, secondary transactions, debt, ICOs, lending capital, grants.Note: industries, business models and keywords can and do overlap.
Amount invested (€B) in travel & transportation Selected Investments in 2018 Location Round
Auto1 GroupMarketplace for used and new cars
Germany € 460 m
Growth Equity€3.0B valuation
TaxifyRide-hailing app in Europe and Africa
Estonia$ 175 mLATE VC
$1.0B valuation
CabifyCar booking web and mobile app
Spain$ 160 mSERIES E
$1.4B valuation
GoEuroTransportation comparison tool
Germany$ 150 m
Growth Equity$1.0B valuation
BlaBlaCarConnecting drivers with people looking for a ride
France€ 101 m
Growth Equity
Voi TechnologySharing service for electric vehicles
Sweden$ 50 m
SERIES A
TourRadarOnline marketplace for group tours
Austria$ 50 m
SERIES C
DreamlinesOnline travel agency focused on cruises
Germany€ 45 m
SERIES E
TravelPerkSaaS platform for business travel
Spain€ 38 m
SERIES C
WunderRide sharing mobile application
Germany$ 30 m
SERIES B
€ 0.6B
€ 0.9B
€ 1.4B
€ 2.0B
€ 2.4B
€ 0.2B
€ 0.3B
€ 0.2B
€ 0.4B
€ 0.7B
€ 0.3B
€ 0.5B
€ 0.3B
€ 0.3B
€ 0.8B
€ 1.1B
€ 1.7B € 1.9B
€ 2.7B
€ 3.9B
–
€ 0.5B
€ 1.0B
€ 1.5B
€ 2.0B
€ 2.5B
€ 3.0B
€ 3.5B
€ 4.0B
€ 4.5B
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
All other rounds Top 10 largest rounds Top 3 largest rounds
409 438
293
–
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2017 2018
€ 42B
€ 44B
€ 109B
–
€ 20B
€ 40B
€ 60B
€ 80B
€ 100B
€ 120B
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2017 2018
By VC backed exits, 2018 is far ahead of 2017 driven by a handful of mega-exits
Source: Dealroom.co 10
Cumulative value of VC-backed exits – 2018 vs. 2017 Cumulative number of VC backed exits – 2018 vs. 2017
November counted for €0.5 billion of venture backed exits.
Source: Dealroom.co
NAME ACQUIROR SELLER INDUSTRY LOCATION TRANSACTION VC BACKED
CarsOnTheWebOnline auction service for second hand car owners and car traders
KAR Auction Services
ABN AMROVortex Capital Partners
Luc De VosSteven Lismont
Transportation Belgium€ 156 m
ACQUISITION✓
SiltectraWater treatment technologies
Infineon Technologies
MIG Verwaltungs AGGlobal Asset Fund Semiconductors Germany
€ 124 mACQUISITION
✓
Security MattersProvides best-of-class industrial cyber resilience technology
ForeScoutEmerald Technology Ventures,
KPN, Robert Bosch, Phoenix Contact
Security Netherlands$ 113 m
ACQUISITION✓
Massive InteractiveProvider of technology/design services and software in area of ip video
Deltatre - Media UK$ 92 m
ACQUISITION✓
Phd NutritionPremium sport nutrition
Science in Sport PLC
-SportsFood
UK£ 32 m
ACQUISITION
Coffee Strain StudiosSwedish developer & publisher making games using Unreal Technology
THQ Nordic - Gaming Sweden€ 31.7 m
ACQUISITION
Renalytix AIArtificial Intelligence for kidney disease
- - Health UK£ 25 m
IPO✓
VIST Mining TechnologyProviding automated control systems to railways and mines
Zyfra -Energy
RoboticsRussia
$ 30 mACQUISITION
VOGOInnovative in-venue live & replay experience for multi sector events
-CM-CIC Capital Prive
Natixis
MediaSports
France€ 14.2 m
IPO✓
NetatmoWeather station for iPhone and Android, with air quality sensors
LegrandIris Capital, Bpifrance,
C4 Ventures IoT France ACQUISITION ✓
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UK and Sweden are leading by VC-backed exits
Source: Dealroom.co 12
11% YoY growth
87%
17%
10%
(35%)
(10%)
(11%)
(17%)
10%
43%
Acquisitions & IPOs of venture-backed
companies (€B) Jan-Nov ‘18
Acquisitions & IPOs of venture-backed
companies (€B) Jan-Nov ‘18
€ 35.9B
€ 32.0B
€ 11.5B
€ 6.6B
€ 5.9B
€ 5.0B
€ 4.5B
€ 2.9B
€ 2.5B
€ 0.9B
€ 0.4B
€ 0.4B
€ 0.3B
€ 0.2B
United Kingdom
Sweden
Netherlands
Germany
France
Italy
Belgium
Czech Republic
Israel
Turkey
Iceland
Switzerland
Ireland
Austria
71
41
37
22
14
14
10
9
8
8
5
5
4
4
3
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Sweden
Spain
Netherlands
Italy
Switzerland
Ireland
Belgium
Poland
Finland
Denmark
Russia
Norway
Source: Dealroom.co 13
By exits, the UK is now in the lead following a string of sizeable acquisitions and IPOs
Cumulative value of exits in 2018 Selected exits
Italy, France, Germany
Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
€ 35.9B
€ 32.0B
€ 11.5B
€ 5.0B
€ 0.0B
€ 10.0B
€ 20.0B
€ 30.0B
€ 40.0B
€ 50.0B
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
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