European tech funding raised by UK startups during H1 2010.
In H1 2010, 95 startups in UK raised a combined €301M across 99 funding rounds, up 6.3% versus H1 2009. Software was the most active sector, and Octopus Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 7 Aug 2026.
7 exits · €269M disclosed.
| rentalcars.com | Acquisition | Apr 2010 | €106M |
| Paradigm | Buyout | Jan 2010 | €59M |
| Cupid plc | IPO | Apr 2010 | €54M |
| Arts Alliance Media | Buyout | Jan 2010 | €50M |
| Storage Made Easy | Buyout | Jan 2010 | €227k |
| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innocent drinks | Growth/Late | Apr 2010 | €85M |
| Oxford Nanopore Technologies | Series C | Apr 2010 | €21M |
| The Hut Group | Series D+ | Apr 2010 | €16M |
| BullionVault | Series D+ |
| Audibase |
| Buyout |
| Jan 2010 |
| €2k |
| Jun 2010 |
| €15M |
| Mimecast | Series B | Jan 2010 | €15M |
| Funxional Therapeutics | Series B | May 2010 | €9.2M |
| AePONA | Series C | Jun 2010 | €8.1M |
| Huddle | Series B | May 2010 | €7.7M |
| Clifford Thames | Early VC | Feb 2010 | €7.2M |
| ControlCircle | Early VC | Mar 2010 | €6.7M |
| Autoquake | Growth/Late | Mar 2010 | €6.7M |
| Carebase | Early VC | May 2010 | €6.7M |
| Eutechnyx | Early VC | May 2010 | €6.6M |
| Helveta | Early VC | May 2010 | €5.5M |
| Intela | Early VC | Jan 2010 | €5.0M |
