Sweden startup funding in H1 2012

European tech funding raised by Sweden startups during H1 2012.

In H1 2012, 33 startups in Sweden closed 35 funding rounds and raised €104M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 26.0% versus H1 2011. Media was the most active sector, and Industrifonden was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€104M

-26.0% vs H1 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+34.6% vs H1 2011

Companies

Top sector

Media

Rank in Europe

5.7% of European funding

Top-10 round share

88.3%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€7.6M	6
Feb	€4.9M	3
Mar	€17M	4
Apr	€1.1M	3
May	€4.8M	7
Jun	€69M	12

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Sweden — top sectors by capital, H1 2012
Fintech	€36M
Software	€22M
Semiconductors	€21M
Hardware	€16M
Marketing	€8.8M
Cybersecurity	€8.1M
Healthtech	€7.8M
E-commerce	€5.4M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Sweden — stage mix, H1 2012
Series B	€25M
Early VC	€23M
Growth/Late	€20M
Series C	€18M
Series A	€11M
Seed	€5.1M
Other	€1.8M
Grant	€34k

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
iZettle	Series B	Jun 2012	€25M
FlatFrog Laboratories	Growth/Late	Jun 2012	€20M
Tobii Technology	Series C	Mar 2012	€16M
Accumulate	Early VC	Jun 2012	€8.1M
BONESUPPORT	Early VC	Jun 2012	€7.8M
Wrapp	Series A	Jan 2012	€3.9M
Footway	Early VC	Jan 2012	€3.1M
Widespace	Series A	Jun 2012	€3.0M
SelStor	Series C	Feb 2012	€2.6M
Sticky (EyeTrackShop)	Seed	May 2012	€2.3M
Shoutly	Series A	May 2012	€2.0M
Flattr	Early VC	Feb 2012	€1.6M
Billogram	Seed	Jun 2012	€1.2M
AnaCatum Design	Early VC	Apr 2012	€1.1M
Barnebys	Early VC	Jun 2012	€1.0M

View all 35 Sweden deals in H1 2012 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2012, by deal count

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