Italy startup funding in H1 2012

European tech funding raised by Italy startups during H1 2012.

In H1 2012, 17 startups in Italy closed 17 funding rounds and raised €36M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 155.2% versus H1 2011. Fintech was the most active sector, and Italian Angels for Growth was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€36M

+155.2% vs H1 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+30.8% vs H1 2011

Companies

Top sector

Fintech

Rank in Europe

#10

2.0% of European funding

Top-10 round share

98.4%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€4.9M	5
Feb	€2.9M	3
Mar	€500k	1
Apr	€0	1
May	€21M	5
Jun	€6.3M	2

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Italy — top sectors by capital, H1 2012
Fintech	€23M
Software	€3.5M
Edtech	€2.4M
Healthtech	€1.7M
Hardware	€1.6M
Telecom	€800k
Foodtech	€450k
E-commerce	€450k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Italy — stage mix, H1 2012
Growth/Late	€15M
Early VC	€7.2M
Series C	€6.3M
Series A	€4.5M
Seed	€2.8M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
EXTRABANCA	Growth/Late	May 2012	€15M
Superb	Series C	Jun 2012	€6.3M
DBA Group	Early VC	Jan 2012	€4.0M
Cubeyou	Series A	May 2012	€3.5M
Docebo	Early VC	Feb 2012	€2.4M
Advise Only	Series A	May 2012	€1.0M
Sedicidodici	Seed	May 2012	€900k
S5 Tech	Early VC	May 2012	€800k
WINMedical	Seed	Jan 2012	€800k
JUSP	Seed	Mar 2012	€500k
Cortilia	Seed	Feb 2012	€450k
ChupaMobile	Seed	Feb 2012	€49k
SplitGigs	Seed	Jan 2012	€30k
Canvace	Seed	Jan 2012	€30k

View all 17 Italy deals in H1 2012 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2012, by deal count

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