Sweden startup funding in H1 2013

European tech funding raised by Sweden startups during H1 2013.

In H1 2013, 22 startups in Sweden closed 22 funding rounds and raised €48M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 54.0% versus H1 2012. Debt rounds added €4.6M. Media was the most active sector, and Creandum was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€48M

-54.0% vs H1 2012 · excl. debt & grants · +€4.6M debt

Funding rounds

-37.1% vs H1 2012

Companies

Top sector

Media

Rank in Europe

#11

2.3% of European funding

Debt financing

€4.6M

8.8% of total

Top-10 round share

97.9%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€3.8M	2
Feb	€0	1
Apr	€2.7M	3
May	€26M	6
Jun	€20M	10

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Sweden — top sectors by capital, H1 2013
Marketing	€15M
E-commerce	€12M
Media	€8.8M
Cybersecurity	€5.0M
Software	€4.6M
Energy	€4.6M
Cleantech	€4.6M
Fintech	€560k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Sweden — stage mix, H1 2013
Series A	€23M
Series B	€12M
Early VC	€8.6M
Debt	€4.6M
Seed	€4.6M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €2.3B disclosed.

Mojang

Acquisition

Jan 2013

€2.3B

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Flexenclosure	Series A	May 2013	€18M
Wrapp	Series B	Jun 2013	€12M
Axiomatics	Early VC	May 2013	€5.0M
Sol Voltaics	Debt	Jun 2013	€4.6M
X5 Music Group	Early VC	Jan 2013	€3.7M
Sticky (EyeTrackShop)	Series A	Apr 2013	€2.3M
Crunchfish	Seed	Jun 2013	€2.3M
Qwaya	Series A	May 2013	€2.3M
Dexplora	Seed	Jun 2013	€923k
Qapital	Seed	May 2013	€300k
Betalo	Seed	Jun 2013	€260k
Global Media Bank	Seed	Apr 2013	€234k
Tunaspot	Seed	Jun 2013	€200k
Postify	Seed	May 2013	€155k
iDoc24	Seed	Apr 2013	€121k

View all 22 Sweden deals in H1 2013 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2013, by deal count

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