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UK startup funding in January 2011

European tech funding raised by UK startups during January 2011.

In January 2011, 25 startups in the UK closed 25 funding rounds and raised €40M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 13.8% versus January 2010. Software was the most active sector, and 500 Startups was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€40M
+13.8% vs January 2010 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
25
+8.7% vs January 2010
Companies
25
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#2
18.8% of European funding
Top-10 round share
90.6%
of disclosed capital

Top sectors

by € raised
UK — top sectors by capital, January 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — top sectors by capital, January 2011
Fintech€13M
Gaming€9.0M
Marketing€6.7M
Media€3.6M
Software€3.5M
Consumer€748k
Edtech€720k
E-commerce€374k

Stage mix

by € raised
UK — stage mix, January 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — stage mix, January 2011
Other€15M
Growth/Late€6.2M
Series D+€6.0M
Series B€4.5M
Series A€3.6M
Seed€2.4M
Series C€1.8M

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition · 1 Buyout

4 exits · €1.4B disclosed.

BioVexAcquisitionJan 2011€909M
MergermarketBuyoutJan 2011€458M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in January 2011
CompanyStageDateAmount
Playcast MediaOtherJan 2011€9.0M
eToroGrowth/LateJan 2011€6.2M
CelltickSeries D+Jan 2011€6.0M
OpenGammaSeries BJan 2011€4.5M
AcunuSeries AJan 2011€2.6M
Piranha DesignsOtherJan 2011€2.4M
ZepzOtherJan 2011€1.9M
MUBISeries CJan 2011€1.8M
MusicQubedOtherJan 2011€834k
ExpoPromoterSeries AJan 2011€748k
BlikBookOtherJan 2011€720k
ChartsNowSeedJan 2011€697k
CompareMyFareSeedJan 2011€374k
Mihkel J√§√§tmaOtherJan 2011€279k
Blue Dot WorldSeedJan 2011€279k
View all 25 UK deals in January 2011 →

Top investors

most active in January 2011, by deal count
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