Geographies/UK/2011/Q4

UK startup funding in Q4 2011

European tech funding raised by UK startups during Q4 2011.

In Q4 2011, 73 startups in the UK closed 74 funding rounds and raised €272M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 33.6% versus Q4 2010. Software was the most active sector, and Octopus Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€272M

+33.6% vs Q4 2010 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+54.2% vs Q4 2010

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

30.9% of European funding

Top-10 round share

76.9%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Oct	€175M	25
Nov	€67M	33
Dec	€30M	16

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	UK — top sectors by capital, Q4 2011
Cloud	€83M
Software	€55M
Marketing	€49M
Healthtech	€25M
Fintech	€19M
Travel	€18M
Cleantech	€16M
Proptech	€12M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	UK — stage mix, Q4 2011
Other	€118M
Growth/Late	€80M
Early VC	€28M
Series B	€22M
Series A	€17M
Seed	€6.4M
Series D+	€584k
Series C	€397k

Exits & M&A

5 Acquisition · 2 Buyout

7 exits · €2.1B disclosed.

Trader Media Group	Buyout	Oct 2011	€2.0B
Aldermore Bank plc	Buyout	Oct 2011	€48M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2011

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Six Degrees Group	Other	Oct 2011	€83M
Adapt	Growth/Late	Oct 2011	€35M
Sphere Medical Holding	Growth/Late	Oct 2011	€18M
Amplio Group	Growth/Late	Nov 2011	€16M
HouseTrip	Series B	Nov 2011	€12M
ip.access	Growth/Late	Dec 2011	€11M
Imperial Innovations Limited	Other	Dec 2011	€11M
Be At One	Early VC	Nov 2011	€9.2M
Phagenesis	Other	Oct 2011	€7.0M
Wahanda	Series B	Oct 2011	€6.3M
Statesman Travel Group	Other	Oct 2011	€5.9M
Benefex Group	Early VC	Oct 2011	€4.8M
Helveta	Early VC	Nov 2011	€4.6M
aiHit	Series A	Oct 2011	€4.1M
PlayJam	Series A	Oct 2011	€3.7M

View all 74 UK deals in Q4 2011 →

Top investors

most active in Q4 2011, by deal count

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