Geographies/UK/2012/April

UK startup funding in April 2012

European tech funding raised by UK startups during April 2012.

In April 2012, 29 startups in the UK closed 29 funding rounds and raised €105M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 13.2% versus April 2011. Software was the most active sector, and Index Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€105M

-13.2% vs April 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

-6.5% vs April 2011

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

36.1% of European funding

Top-10 round share

93.2%

of disclosed capital

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	UK — top sectors by capital, April 2012
Foodtech	€46M
E-commerce	€43M
Gaming	€18M
Fintech	€13M
Marketing	€7.9M
Media	€6.2M
Software	€5.6M
Wellness & Beauty	€4.4M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	UK — stage mix, April 2012
Series C	€42M
Other	€23M
Series A	€13M
Series B	€12M
Seed	€7.7M
Early VC	€6.9M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €27M disclosed.

Addlive

Acquisition

Apr 2012

€27M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in April 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Just Eat	Series C	Apr 2012	€42M
Zattikka	Other	Apr 2012	€18M
Funding Circle	Series B	Apr 2012	€12M
Struq	Series A	Apr 2012	€6.4M
Aframe	Series A	Apr 2012	€5.2M
Barburrito	Other	Apr 2012	€4.5M
Happy Days	Early VC	Apr 2012	€4.4M
miiCard	Seed	Apr 2012	€1.9M
Fly Victor	Seed	Apr 2012	€1.8M
blur Group	Seed	Apr 2012	€1.5M
Adpoints	Series A	Apr 2012	€1.3M
Isotera	Early VC	Apr 2012	€1.3M
Zutux	Early VC	Apr 2012	€1.1M
Funding Options	Seed	Apr 2012	€660k
Sportlobster	Seed	Apr 2012	€599k

View all 29 UK deals in April 2012 →

Top investors

most active in April 2012, by deal count

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