In 2012 the U.S. had 6x more VC rounds than Europe. In 2016 this number reduced to 2012 to just over 2x difference in 2016: To learn more about where European tech is heading, check out our 2016 Venture Capital report and 2016 Exit report.
Europe’s most active investors in Q1 2017 (featuring funds and corporates)
23 April, 2017
These were the most active VC funds by number of rounds in Q1: Bpifrance High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) Index Ventures Global Founders Capital Kima Ventures On…
€4.5 billion raised by European companies in Q1 2017
21 April, 2017
Dealroom data shows that European companies raised €4.5 billion in Q1 2017 from 881 rounds (as usual, we include Israel). This was a very solid quarter by almost any measure.
The way Dealroom collects, analyses and visualises geospatial data about startups, VCs and ecosystems is constantly being improved. For instance, we continue adding new features and better design to the…
Europe on track to invest well over €4 billion VC in first quarter of 2017
2 April, 2017
UPDATE: European companies are on track to raise well over €4 billion this first quarter of 2017, as you can see below: View data on platform It’s not a race, but it’s always interesting to track investments by country and city. The UK and London are in the lead: #1 London ; #2 Berlin ; #3 Paris ; #4 Barcelona ; #5 Stockholm ; #6 Amsterdam…
Media for equity structures enable start-ups to exchange some of their equity for media (usually TV ads). Companies like Zalando and Trivago have been highly successful in benefiting from TV advertising. More…
TechNation: £6.8 billion in UK tech investment in 2016
22 March, 2017
Tech City UK just launched Tech Nation 2017, a comprehensive report on the UK tech sector. The report mentions many interesting stats, including £6.8 billion in UK tech investment…
This report is a free slide-deck produced by the Dealroom team, with invaluable data contributions from Priori Data, the Berlin-based leading mobile market intelligence company. It combines proprietary data from…
The U.S. vs. Europe: comparing follow-on investment rates
7 March, 2017
Late last year, data firm Mattermark analysed follow-on rates for U.S. startups. Soon after, Dealroom did a similar exercise in Europe as part of Atomico’s State of European Internet report. But…
The UK government just published its Digital Strategy document, outlining how it plans to support the UK tech industry post-Brexit. Has there been a measurable Brexit induced slowdown in…
€90 billion in European VC-backed exits between 2014 and 2016. Is it enough?
23 February, 2017
Only a few years ago, many VCs wondered where the European exits were. But European tech has clearly come a long way. Between 2014 and 2016, Europe had 565 venture backed(1) exits…