Solid Deal Count, Bleak Volume
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We review German FinTech investment numbers for Q1 2020 below:
Q1 2020 FinTech VC Trends
- Equity investments came in very low in Q1 reaching a very bleak €171m, this is down 75% vs the all time high quarter of Q1 2019, but it is also the slowest start to the year since 2015, the quarterly average since 2015 stands at €234m
- Number of equity deals in Q1 came in at 31, three deals or 11% higher yoy, the quarterly average since 2015 stands at 33 deals
- Surprisingly, we observe a complete absence of deals above €21m
- Top Deals: Limehome (€21m), Penta (€18m), Omnius (13m), Fincompare (€12m) and Trade Republic (€10m)
