Geographies/UK/2010/December

UK startup funding in December 2010

European tech funding raised by UK startups during December 2010.

In December 2010, 21 startups in the UK closed 21 funding rounds and raised €86M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 521.0% versus December 2009. Marketing was the most active sector, and Pentech Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€86M

+521.0% vs December 2009 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+40.0% vs December 2009

Companies

Top sector

Marketing

Rank in Europe

29.5% of European funding

Top-10 round share

99.5%

of disclosed capital

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	UK — top sectors by capital, December 2010
Software	€36M
Wellness & Beauty	€30M
Transportation	€16M
Telecom	€13M
Travel	€8.2M
HRtech	€4.5M
E-commerce	€4.5M
Marketing	€4.5M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	UK — stage mix, December 2010
Growth/Late	€59M
Early VC	€13M
Series A	€10M
Other	€2.5M
Seed	€824k

Exits & M&A

1 Buyout

1 exit.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in December 2010

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Reward Gateway	Growth/Late	Dec 2010	€30M
Zipcar Inc	Growth/Late	Dec 2010	€16M
Cambridge Broadband Networks	Growth/Late	Dec 2010	€13M
Attraction World	Early VC	Dec 2010	€8.2M
Cawood Scientific	Early VC	Dec 2010	€4.8M
PeoplePerHour	Series A	Dec 2010	€4.5M
Ebuzzing	Series A	Dec 2010	€3.8M
Zoopla	Other	Dec 2010	€2.5M
ALEXANDALEXA	Series A	Dec 2010	€1.8M
Trampoline Systems	Seed	Dec 2010	€394k
Floxx	Seed	Dec 2010	€231k
Fantasy Shopper	Seed	Dec 2010	€199k

View all 21 UK deals in December 2010 →

Top investors

most active in December 2010, by deal count

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