Tag: Funding
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Are we entering a European VC slowdown?
Just a few days ago we released our European VC Q3 Flash Update, which showed solid headline stats. But digging slightly deeper, a clearer picture emerges. While total Q3 funding is on track, a significant chunk (€646 million) is acquisition financing raised by Masmovil (part of a public entity). Another €300M is from OVH‘s growth equity deal which likely…
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European Venture Capital: Q3 Flash Update
European companies raised €2.8 billion so far in Q3, Dealroom data shows. With one month still to go, this implies Q3 is on track for a solid quarter close to €4 billion. As always, the outcome will depend on a few large rounds. The below charts compares a few relevant quarters, or check our funding heatmap for more detail on each quarter. Q3 is…
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€4.2 billion in capital raised by European tech in Q2. Brexit slowdown in Q3?
During the second quarter of 2016, European companies raised €4.2 billion in venture capital, Dealroom data shows. This figure is down 14% from €4.9 billion during the first quarter, but slightly up from €4.0 billion in the second quarter of 2015. Below are three ways to analyse Q2 in more detail: a detailed table of all Q2 ranked rounds by size. Scrolling down the list,…
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Following up on UK tech funding data
We received quite some attention for our previous post about UK funding data. Here’s how Business Insider picked up on the story. In short: London & Partners announced that UK funding grew by $1.5 billion (70%!) from $2.1 in 2014 to $3.6 billion in 2015, citing CB Insights as source. This didn’t sound right to us.…