Geographies/UK/2010/Q4

UK startup funding in Q4 2010

European tech funding raised by UK startups during Q4 2010.

In Q4 2010, 48 startups in the UK closed 48 funding rounds and raised €203M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 78.9% versus Q4 2009. Software was the most active sector, and Accel was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€203M

+78.9% vs Q4 2009 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

-4.0% vs Q4 2009

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

13.4% of European funding

Top-10 round share

74.9%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Oct	€53M	14
Nov	€64M	13
Dec	€86M	21

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	UK — top sectors by capital, Q4 2010
Software	€48M
Wellness & Beauty	€31M
Cleantech	€30M
Media	€25M
Telecom	€22M
Transportation	€18M
Hardware	€17M
Marketing	€10M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	UK — stage mix, Q4 2010
Growth/Late	€92M
Other	€31M
Series B	€30M
Early VC	€22M
Series A	€17M
Seed	€8.1M
Series C	€4.3M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition · 1 Buyout

2 exits · €18M disclosed.

Chillingo

Acquisition

Oct 2010

€18M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2010

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Reward Gateway	Growth/Late	Dec 2010	€30M
Symbian Foundation	Other	Nov 2010	€22M
Compact Media Group	Growth/Late	Oct 2010	€20M
AlertMe	Series B	Oct 2010	€17M
Zipcar Inc	Growth/Late	Dec 2010	€16M
Cambridge Broadband Networks	Growth/Late	Dec 2010	€13M
Aquamarine Power	Growth/Late	Nov 2010	€13M
Attraction World	Early VC	Dec 2010	€8.2M
Abiquo	Series B	Nov 2010	€7.2M
Medicanimal	Series A	Oct 2010	€5.8M
Accumuli Security	Early VC	Nov 2010	€5.8M
Movirtu	Other	Nov 2010	€5.0M
Cawood Scientific	Early VC	Dec 2010	€4.8M
PeoplePerHour	Series A	Dec 2010	€4.5M
Veebeam	Series B	Oct 2010	€4.4M

View all 48 UK deals in Q4 2010 →

Top investors

most active in Q4 2010, by deal count

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