Sweden startup funding in H2 2013

European tech funding raised by Sweden startups during H2 2013.

In H2 2013, 20 startups in Sweden closed 20 funding rounds and raised €221M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 126.6% versus H2 2012. Media was the most active sector, and True Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€221M

+126.6% vs H2 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

-4.8% vs H2 2012

Companies

Top sector

Media

Rank in Europe

8.5% of European funding

Top-10 round share

99.3%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€15M	2
Aug	€1.1M	2
Sep	€10M	5
Oct	€4.4M	3
Nov	€188M	5
Dec	€2.5M	3

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Sweden — top sectors by capital, H2 2013
Media	€206M
Cleantech	€7.1M
Energy	€7.1M
Gaming	€6.2M
Hardware	€2.2M
Marketing	€1.3M
Sports	€113k
Software	€0

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Sweden — stage mix, H2 2013
Series D+	€183M
Series A	€18M
Seed	€7.2M
Series B	€7.1M
Early VC	€4.4M
Other	€1.3M

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition

3 exits · €34M disclosed.

Tbricks

Acquisition

Nov 2013

€34M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Spotify	Series D+	Nov 2013	€183M
Magine	Series A	Jul 2013	€15M
Sol Voltaics	Series B	Sep 2013	€7.1M
MAG Interactive	Early VC	Nov 2013	€4.4M
Memoto	Seed	Oct 2013	€2.2M
Narrative	Seed	Oct 2013	€2.2M
MusicalEar	Series A	Sep 2013	€1.7M
Nuday Games	Series A	Dec 2013	€1.5M
Jumpstarter	Seed	Sep 2013	€1.3M
Foap AB	Seed	Aug 2013	€1.1M
Doremir Music Research	Other	Dec 2013	€900k
Poppermost Productions	Other	Nov 2013	€330k
The Virtual Pulp Company	Seed	Jul 2013	€191k
FishBrain	Seed	Sep 2013	€113k
Keelr	Other	Dec 2013	€100k

View all 20 Sweden deals in H2 2013 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2013, by deal count

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