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UK startup funding in March 2012

European tech funding raised by UK startups during March 2012.

In March 2012, 33 startups in the UK closed 33 funding rounds and raised €123M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 663.9% versus March 2011. Software was the most active sector, and Accel was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€123M
+663.9% vs March 2011 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
33
+106.3% vs March 2011
Companies
33
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#1
40.9% of European funding
Top-10 round share
86.4%
of disclosed capital

Top sectors

by € raised
UK — top sectors by capital, March 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — top sectors by capital, March 2012
Cleantech€32M
Marketing€29M
Travel€24M
Software€21M
Fintech€15M
Transportation€13M
Hardware€13M
Media€11M

Stage mix

by € raised
UK — stage mix, March 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — stage mix, March 2012
Other€45M
Growth/Late€22M
Series B€20M
Series A€18M
Early VC€16M
Seed€2.1M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in March 2012
CompanyStageDateAmount
Bluewater BioOtherMar 2012€31M
HailoSeries AMar 2012€13M
SilverRailSeries BMar 2012€11M
eToroGrowth/LateMar 2012€11M
myThingsGrowth/LateMar 2012€11M
SongkickSeries BMar 2012€9.0M
Stylus MediaOtherMar 2012€8.1M
BrandwatchEarly VCMar 2012€4.5M
BarburritoEarly VCMar 2012€3.9M
Abingdon HealthEarly VCMar 2012€3.6M
Currency CloudSeries AMar 2012€3.0M
PlumbeeOtherMar 2012€2.5M
PeerIndexSeries AMar 2012€2.2M
KnowledgeMillOtherMar 2012€2.1M
Dog DigitalEarly VCMar 2012€1.2M
View all 33 UK deals in March 2012 →

Top investors

most active in March 2012, by deal count
← All 2012 UK funding