Spain startup funding in H2 2012
European tech funding raised by Spain startups during H2 2012.
In H2 2012, 54 startups in Spain closed 58 funding rounds and raised €57M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 2.1% versus H2 2011. Software was the most active sector, and Cabiedes & Partners was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€57M
+2.1% vs H2 2011 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
58
+52.6% vs H2 2011
Companies
54
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#8
2.7% of European funding
Top-10 round share
88.3%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthSpain — funding by month, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jul | €3.9M | 14 |
| Aug | €33M | 3 |
| Sep | €8.5M | 13 |
| Oct | €2.1M | 11 |
| Nov | €4.0M | 13 |
| Dec | €5.3M | 4 |
Top sectors
by € raisedSpain — top sectors by capital, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Spain — top sectors by capital, H2 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Fashion | €33M |
| Software | €5.2M |
| Healthtech | €4.7M |
| Cloud | €3.1M |
| Fintech | €2.3M |
| E-commerce | €1.7M |
| Consumer | €1.7M |
| Gaming | €1.7M |
Stage mix
by € raisedSpain — stage mix, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Spain — stage mix, H2 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Series B | €38M |
| Seed | €12M |
| Series A | €5.3M |
| Other | €1.5M |
| Grant | €80k |
Exits & M&A
2 Acquisition2 exits.
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in H2 2012| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasty Gal | Series B | Aug 2012 | €33M |
| Cardiosonic | Series B | Dec 2012 | €4.7M |
| Gigas | Seed | Jul 2012 | €3.1M |
| AddFleet | Series A | Sep 2012 | €3.0M |
| Playspace | Seed | Sep 2012 | €1.5M |
| Cabify | Series A | Sep 2012 | €1.5M |
| fintonic | Seed | Nov 2012 | €1.2M |
| Kantox | Seed | Sep 2012 | €1.0M |
| Ticketbis | Series B | Nov 2012 | €900k |
| MyStarAutograph | Series A | Oct 2012 | €800k |
| Shuttle Cloud | Seed | Nov 2012 | €577k |
| nonabox | Seed | Aug 2012 | €525k |
| Etece | Seed | Nov 2012 | €500k |
| Kviar Groupe | Seed | Sep 2012 | €500k |
| Beabloo | Seed | Dec 2012 | €400k |
Top investors
most active in H2 2012, by deal count- Cabiedes & Partners5 deals
- Wayra4 deals
- Francois Derbaix3 deals
- Plug and Play Spain3 deals
- Kibo Ventures2 deals
- Startupbootcamp2 deals
- Caixa Capital Risc2 deals
- Start-Up Chile2 deals
- ENISA1 deals
- Fabrizio La Cava1 deals