Russia startup funding in Q3 2012
European tech funding raised by Russia startups during Q3 2012.
In Q3 2012, 15 startups in Russia closed 15 funding rounds and raised €99M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 38.0% versus Q3 2011. Fintech was the most active sector, and AddVenture was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€99M
+38.0% vs Q3 2011 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
15
+114.3% vs Q3 2011
Companies
15
Top sector
Fintech
Rank in Europe
#3
9.3% of European funding
Top-10 round share
99.8%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthRussia — funding by month, Q3 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jul | €8.9M | 6 |
| Aug | €407k | 1 |
| Sep | €90M | 8 |
Top sectors
by € raisedRussia — top sectors by capital, Q3 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Russia — top sectors by capital, Q3 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Fashion | €44M |
| Media | €33M |
| E-commerce | €10M |
| Fintech | €8.8M |
| Marketing | €8.3M |
| Travel | €7.9M |
| Foodtech | €3.2M |
| Software | €206k |
Stage mix
by € raisedRussia — stage mix, Q3 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Russia — stage mix, Q3 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Series D+ | €75M |
| Series A | €18M |
| Series B | €3.3M |
| Seed | €2.5M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in Q3 2012| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamoda | Series D+ | Sep 2012 | €44M |
| ivi.ru Media | Series D+ | Sep 2012 | €32M |
| SeoPult | Series A | Jul 2012 | €7.9M |
| OneTwoTrip | Series A | Sep 2012 | €7.1M |
| Delivery Club | Series B | Sep 2012 | €3.2M |
| LifePay | Seed | Sep 2012 | €2.1M |
| 2can | Series A | Sep 2012 | €1.6M |
| Xlander | Series A | Jul 2012 | €794k |
| Apps4All | Seed | Aug 2012 | €407k |
| Bright Box | Series A | Sep 2012 | €206k |
| KuponGid | Series B | Jul 2012 | €79k |
| getbetter! | Seed | Jul 2012 | €40k |
| Autosprite | Seed | Sep 2012 | €40k |
Top investors
most active in Q3 2012, by deal count- AddVenture1 deals
- Baring Vostok1 deals
- Cloud4Auto Ventures1 deals
- Frontier Ventures1 deals
- Inventure1 deals
- J.P. Morgan1 deals
- Life.SREDA1 deals
- Phenomen Ventures1 deals
- ru-Net Holdings1 deals
- Tiger Global1 deals