European & Israeli Venture Data 3Q17 by @gdibner

17 Oct 2017

A data-driven review of VC investment trends in Europe and Israel in the third quarter of 2017.

Some key highlights:

Overall, dealflow volume continues to hit new highs
Total VC investment volume into Europe and Israel was $5.5B in 3Q17 and $5.8B in 2Q17 (a record)
The number of deals peaked in 1Q17 at over 500 and has been trending gently downward, but still at very high levels.
Deal size is trending up again
In the past two quarters, there were 13 mega-deals (over $100M)
There is still zero evidence that Brexit has impacted the UK venture environment. Both deal numbers and investment volumes are up since the Brexit vote
In both 3Q and 2Q, the UK led the region in investment volume. Israel was in second place