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UK startup funding in January 2012

European tech funding raised by UK startups during January 2012.

In January 2012, 49 startups in the UK closed 50 funding rounds and raised €97M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 145.8% versus January 2011. Marketing was the most active sector, and Scottish Equity Partners was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€97M
+145.8% vs January 2011 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
50
+100.0% vs January 2011
Companies
49
Top sector
Marketing
Rank in Europe
#1
31.7% of European funding
Top-10 round share
80.2%
of disclosed capital

Top sectors

by € raised
UK — top sectors by capital, January 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — top sectors by capital, January 2012
Marketing€24M
Media€22M
Fashion€16M
Healthtech€15M
Software€10M
Consumer€8.2M
Cleantech€5.3M
Semiconductors€4.3M

Stage mix

by € raised
UK — stage mix, January 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — stage mix, January 2012
Other€35M
Series A€24M
Series B€21M
Series C€8.4M
Seed€6.6M
Early VC€2.8M
Grant€97k

Exits & M&A

2 IPO · 1 Acquisition

3 exits · €503M disclosed.

Gullivers Travel AssociatesAcquisitionJan 2012€503M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in January 2012
CompanyStageDateAmount
UnrulySeries AJan 2012€19M
FarfetchSeries BJan 2012€14M
VisualDNAOtherJan 2012€9.0M
GlySureSeries CJan 2012€8.4M
CloudMadeOtherJan 2012€8.3M
made.comSeries BJan 2012€7.2M
TeraViewOtherJan 2012€4.3M
Microtest DiagnosticsOtherJan 2012€2.8M
Fantasy ShopperSeries AJan 2012€2.6M
TribesportsOtherJan 2012€2.5M
Ai2 United KingdomOtherJan 2012€2.4M
Cambridge Communication SystemsSeedJan 2012€1.6M
SEEDrsOtherJan 2012€1.5M
BrainientSeries AJan 2012€1.4M
ShareTheOtherJan 2012€1.4M
View all 50 UK deals in January 2012 →

Top investors

most active in January 2012, by deal count
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