Italy startup funding in H1 2013

European tech funding raised by Italy startups during H1 2013.

In H1 2013, 33 startups in Italy closed 34 funding rounds and raised €33M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 7.9% versus H1 2012. Debt rounds added €2.8M. Media was the most active sector, and H-FARM Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€33M

-7.9% vs H1 2012 · excl. debt & grants · +€2.8M debt

Funding rounds

+100.0% vs H1 2012

Companies

Top sector

Media

Rank in Europe

#12

1.7% of European funding

Debt financing

€2.8M

7.3% of total

Top-10 round share

87.5%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€6.5M	8
Feb	€1.6M	4
Mar	€6.7M	6
Apr	€9.4M	6
May	€14M	5
Jun	€478k	5

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Italy — top sectors by capital, H1 2013
Consumer	€12M
Fintech	€9.9M
E-commerce	€5.6M
Media	€4.6M
Hardware	€3.1M
Healthtech	€2.5M
Software	€2.1M
Fashion	€2.0M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Italy — stage mix, H1 2013
Series A	€19M
Other	€5.5M
Seed	€4.8M
Early VC	€3.0M
Debt	€2.8M
Grant	€2.5M
Series B	€1.0M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition · 1 Buyout

2 exits · €91M disclosed.

Facile.it SpA

Buyout

May 2013

€91M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Pet Paradisio	Series A	May 2013	€11M
ComparaMeglio.it	Other	Apr 2013	€5.5M
JUSP	Series A	Mar 2013	€4.0M
MusiXmatch	Debt	Jan 2013	€2.8M
WINMedical	Grant	Jan 2013	€2.5M
Recargo;Inc.	Series A	Apr 2013	€1.6M
Epoxy	Seed	Mar 2013	€1.5M
Lanieri	Series A	May 2013	€1.5M
Bangbite	Early VC	Apr 2013	€1.5M
Creactives	Early VC	Feb 2013	€1.0M
ADmantX	Series B	Jan 2013	€1.0M
Buru Buru	Early VC	Apr 2013	€525k
S5 Tech	Seed	Feb 2013	€500k
Sportube	Seed	Mar 2013	€500k
JUSP	Seed	Mar 2013	€400k

View all 34 Italy deals in H1 2013 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2013, by deal count

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