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UK startup funding in April 2011

European tech funding raised by UK startups during April 2011.

In April 2011, 31 startups in the UK closed 31 funding rounds and raised €121M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 5.9% versus April 2010. Travel was the most active sector, and Index Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€121M
-5.9% vs April 2010 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
31
+106.7% vs April 2010
Companies
31
Top sector
Travel
Rank in Europe
#1
60.7% of European funding
Top-10 round share
93.7%
of disclosed capital

Top sectors

by € raised
UK — top sectors by capital, April 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — top sectors by capital, April 2011
Travel€43M
Marketing€39M
Healthtech€28M
E-commerce€27M
Fintech€23M
Software€7.1M
Foodtech€7.0M
Fashion€5.6M

Stage mix

by € raised
UK — stage mix, April 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — stage mix, April 2011
Growth/Late€54M
Series D+€28M
Series A€12M
Early VC€10M
Other€7.5M
Series B€5.6M
Seed€3.5M

Exits & M&A

2 IPO · 1 Acquisition

3 exits · €479M disclosed.

NaturalMotionAcquisitionApr 2011€479M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in April 2011
CompanyStageDateAmount
EVIIVOGrowth/LateApr 2011€34M
Oxford Nanopore TechnologiesSeries D+Apr 2011€28M
Media IngenuityGrowth/LateApr 2011€20M
Bookatable (Livebookings)Early VCApr 2011€7.0M
StylistpickSeries AApr 2011€5.6M
MetaforicSeries BApr 2011€5.6M
SilverRailOtherApr 2011€4.5M
HelvetaEarly VCApr 2011€3.2M
Funding CircleSeries AApr 2011€2.8M
HailoSeedApr 2011€2.1M
HouseTripSeries AApr 2011€1.9M
OpenBuildingsSeries AApr 2011€1.4M
(In)Touch NetworkOtherApr 2011€1.4M
MirriadOtherApr 2011€695k
TeePee GamesOtherApr 2011€450k
View all 31 UK deals in April 2011 →

Top investors

most active in April 2011, by deal count
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