Geographies/UK/2011/Q3

UK startup funding in Q3 2011

European tech funding raised by UK startups during Q3 2011.

In Q3 2011, 71 startups in the UK closed 71 funding rounds and raised €166M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 28.0% versus Q3 2010. Marketing was the most active sector, and Kima Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€166M

+28.0% vs Q3 2010 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+69.0% vs Q3 2010

Companies

Top sector

Marketing

Rank in Europe

28.1% of European funding

Top-10 round share

72.2%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€8.8M	19
Aug	€89M	22
Sep	€68M	30

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	UK — top sectors by capital, Q3 2011
Energy	€46M
Marketing	€33M
Media	€29M
Cleantech	€16M
Healthtech	€15M
Software	€9.9M
Cybersecurity	€7.5M
Cloud	€7.5M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	UK — stage mix, Q3 2011
Growth/Late	€51M
Series B	€36M
Other	€34M
Early VC	€32M
Seed	€6.8M
Series A	€5.0M
Series D+	€1.7M
Grant	€228k

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €47M disclosed.

ControlCircle

Acquisition

Sep 2011

€47M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q3 2011

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Nexeon	Growth/Late	Aug 2011	€46M
Ebuzzing	Series B	Aug 2011	€18M
Acquisio	Series B	Aug 2011	€8.5M
Aquamarine Power	Early VC	Sep 2011	€7.9M
Centrix Software	Early VC	Aug 2011	€7.0M
Autifony Therapeutics	Other	Aug 2011	€7.0M
Plaxica	Other	Sep 2011	€7.0M
FireHost	Series B	Sep 2011	€6.9M
byyd	Other	Sep 2011	€6.8M
Smart Cube	Other	Sep 2011	€5.7M
Adfonic	Growth/Late	Sep 2011	€5.2M
AccuNostics	Early VC	Sep 2011	€4.5M
Nomad Digital	Early VC	Sep 2011	€4.4M
Exco InTouch	Early VC	Sep 2011	€3.4M
FanDuel	Series B	Sep 2011	€2.8M

View all 71 UK deals in Q3 2011 →

Top investors

most active in Q3 2011, by deal count

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