Italy startup funding in Q1 2013

European tech funding raised by Italy startups during Q1 2013.

In Q1 2013, 17 startups in Italy closed 18 funding rounds and raised €9.4M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 14.4% versus Q1 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

€9.4M

+14.4% vs Q1 2012 · excl. debt & grants · +€2.8M debt

Funding rounds

+100.0% vs Q1 2012

Companies

Top sector

Media

Rank in Europe

#12

1.9% of European funding

Debt financing

€2.8M

19.0% of total

Top-10 round share

97.8%

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

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Italy — top sectors by capital, Q1 2013
Media	€4.4M
Fintech	€4.4M
Hardware	€3.1M
Healthtech	€2.5M
Software	€2.1M
Marketing	€1.0M
Sports	€515k
Telecom	€500k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Italy — stage mix, Q1 2013
Series A	€4.0M
Seed	€3.4M
Debt	€2.8M
Grant	€2.5M
Early VC	€1.0M
Series B	€1.0M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
JUSP	Series A	Mar 2013	€4.0M
MusiXmatch	Debt	Jan 2013	€2.8M
WINMedical	Grant	Jan 2013	€2.5M
Epoxy	Seed	Mar 2013	€1.5M
ADmantX	Series B	Jan 2013	€1.0M
Creactives	Early VC	Feb 2013	€1.0M
S5 Tech	Seed	Feb 2013	€500k
Sportube	Seed	Mar 2013	€500k
JUSP	Seed	Mar 2013	€400k
Eugea	Seed	Mar 2013	€200k
GlassUp	Seed	Jan 2013	€100k
ElasticDot	Seed	Feb 2013	€92k
SplitGigs	Seed	Mar 2013	€70k
Kunerango	Seed	Jan 2013	€30k
Fannabee	Seed	Jan 2013	€15k

View all 18 Italy deals in Q1 2013 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2013, by deal count

H-FARM Ventures4 deals
Italian Angels for Growth2 deals
Atlante Ventures1 deals
BDMI (Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments)1 deals
Fin Posillipo1 deals
Francesco Micheli Associati1 deals
Greycroft Partners1 deals
Paolo Barberis1 deals
Advancit Capital1 deals
Upfront Ventures1 deals

← All 2013 Italy funding