UK startup funding in January 2010
European tech funding raised by UK startups during January 2010.
In January 2010, 23 startups in the UK closed 23 funding rounds and raised €35M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 7.9% versus January 2009. Consumer was the most active sector, and Stefan Glaenzer was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€35M
+7.9% vs January 2009 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
23
+9.5% vs January 2009
Companies
23
Top sector
Consumer
Rank in Europe
#1
18.5% of European funding
Top-10 round share
96.4%
of disclosed capital
Top sectors
by € raisedUK — top sectors by capital, January 2010 — interactive chart.
Data table
| UK — top sectors by capital, January 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Cybersecurity | €15M |
| Energy | €6.8M |
| Cleantech | €3.9M |
| Fintech | €1.3M |
| Marketing | €720k |
| Consumer | €514k |
| Healthtech | €363k |
| Cloud | €350k |
Stage mix
by € raisedUK — stage mix, January 2010 — interactive chart.
Data table
| UK — stage mix, January 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Series B | €15M |
| Early VC | €12M |
| Growth/Late | €3.9M |
| Series A | €2.4M |
| Other | €1.5M |
| Seed | €812k |
Exits & M&A
4 Buyout4 exits · €109M disclosed.
| Paradigm | Buyout | Jan 2010 | €59M |
| Arts Alliance Media | Buyout | Jan 2010 | €50M |
| Storage Made Easy | Buyout | Jan 2010 | €227k |
| Audibase | Buyout | Jan 2010 | €2k |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in January 2010| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mimecast | Series B | Jan 2010 | €15M |
| Intela | Early VC | Jan 2010 | €5.0M |
| Free Flow Power | Growth/Late | Jan 2010 | €3.9M |
| Enecsys | Early VC | Jan 2010 | €2.9M |
| Promethean | Early VC | Jan 2010 | €2.6M |
| The Foundry | Series A | Jan 2010 | €2.1M |
| Calastone | Early VC | Jan 2010 | €1.1M |
| SocialGO | Other | Jan 2010 | €720k |
| Ai2 United Kingdom | Other | Jan 2010 | €363k |
| XIOFS | Seed | Jan 2010 | €350k |
| Lovestruck.com | Series A | Jan 2010 | €323k |
| Mopapp | Seed | Jan 2010 | €250k |
| Calendargod | Other | Jan 2010 | €225k |
| Bouf | Seed | Jan 2010 | €191k |
| SEEDrs | Other | Jan 2010 | €139k |
Top investors
most active in January 2010, by deal count- Stefan Glaenzer2 deals
- Ben Lin1 deals
- Charles Jarvis1 deals
- Dawn Capital1 deals
- Index Ventures1 deals
- IQ Capital1 deals
- Angelika Mintrop-Aengevelt1 deals
- Mopapp1 deals
- Octopus Ventures1 deals
- Robert Dighero1 deals