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UK startup funding in February 2012

European tech funding raised by UK startups during February 2012.

In February 2012, 29 startups in the UK closed 29 funding rounds and raised €42M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 74.6% versus February 2011. Debt rounds added €5.3M. Marketing was the most active sector, and Northstar Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€42M
-74.6% vs February 2011 · excl. debt & grants · +€5.3M debt
Funding rounds
29
+11.5% vs February 2011
Companies
29
Top sector
Marketing
Rank in Europe
#1
39.7% of European funding
Debt financing
€5.3M
11.3% of total
Top-10 round share
87.8%
of disclosed capital

Top sectors

by € raised
UK — top sectors by capital, February 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — top sectors by capital, February 2012
Fashion€16M
Marketing€14M
Media€9.2M
E-commerce€7.5M
Telecom€5.3M
Software€3.7M
Cleantech€3.1M
Robotics€2.4M

Stage mix

by € raised
UK — stage mix, February 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — stage mix, February 2012
Series B€25M
Early VC€5.4M
Debt€5.3M
Seed€4.2M
Series A€3.6M
Other€3.3M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €168M disclosed.

M and M DirectAcquisitionFeb 2012€168M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in February 2012
CompanyStageDateAmount
VideoplazaSeries BFeb 2012€9.1M
StylistpickSeries BFeb 2012€8.3M
SecretSalesSeries BFeb 2012€7.5M
Cambridge Broadband NetworksDebtFeb 2012€5.3M
myThingsOtherFeb 2012€2.7M
Artesian SolutionsSeries AFeb 2012€2.4M
Phase VisionEarly VCFeb 2012€1.8M
Durham Graphene ScienceSeedFeb 2012€1.4M
Econic TechnologiesEarly VCFeb 2012€1.3M
AveillantSeries AFeb 2012€1.2M
Volo CommerceEarly VCFeb 2012€1.2M
GoCardlessEarly VCFeb 2012€1.1M
MemriseSeedFeb 2012€835k
Business e via ItalySeedFeb 2012€759k
Showcase¬ÆOtherFeb 2012€540k
View all 29 UK deals in February 2012 →

Top investors

most active in February 2012, by deal count
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