This year, significantly more venture capital was invested in Europe than in the same period last year. If this trend continues, 2018 will be a record year for the European venture capital market.
The European venture capital market is on a record-breaking path this year. Current figures from the Dealroom.co database show VC investments of €15 billion for Europe, including Israel, so far in 2018. In the same period last year, only €13 billion flowed in. The number of deals is also up year-on-year, albeit only slightly: The database has recorded a total of 988 investment rounds in 2018 so far. At this time last year, 970 deals were in the works.
German companies rank second in Europe in terms of venture capital inflows, with €2.5 billion. €3.8 billion flowed to the UK, which took the lead. French companies secured €2.2 billion, and €1.9 billion went to Israel. Thus, the four countries with the most venture capital—the UK, Germany, France, and Israel—account for 70 percent of all venture capital in Europe.
Clear differences between industries
Fintechs secured the most capital: €3.2 billion was invested in financial startups. The healthcare sector (€3.0 billion) and enterprise software (€2.6 billion) followed closely behind. The transportation sector was the biggest climber: with an increase of €1.1 billion to €1.8 billion, the industry took fourth place.
