Geographies/UK/2012/H2

UK startup funding in H2 2012

European tech funding raised by UK startups during H2 2012.

In H2 2012, 208 startups in the UK closed 213 funding rounds and raised €623M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 42.4% versus H2 2011. Software was the most active sector, and Wayra was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€623M

+42.4% vs H2 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

213

+46.9% vs H2 2011

Companies

208

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

29.9% of European funding

Top-10 round share

44.2%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€73M	30
Aug	€69M	34
Sep	€183M	43
Oct	€127M	32
Nov	€64M	32
Dec	€108M	42

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	UK — top sectors by capital, H2 2012
Software	€115M
Healthtech	€86M
Fintech	€73M
Fashion	€70M
Travel	€70M
Marketing	€68M
Cybersecurity	€58M
Proptech	€41M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	UK — stage mix, H2 2012
Growth/Late	€160M
Series C	€141M
Other	€100M
Series A	€85M
Early VC	€84M
Series B	€28M
Seed	€25M
Grant	€213k

Exits & M&A

8 Acquisition · 2 IPO · 1 Buyout

11 exits · €2.9B disclosed.

Just Eat	IPO	Dec 2012	€1.8B
Zoopla	IPO	Nov 2012	€1.1B
Metaforic	Acquisition	Aug 2012	€11M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Mimecast	Series C	Sep 2012	€49M
HouseTrip	Series C	Oct 2012	€31M
SkyDox	Other	Sep 2012	€28M
F2G	Growth/Late	Sep 2012	€27M
Workshare	Growth/Late	Sep 2012	€25M
MATCHESFASHION.COM	Series A	Nov 2012	€25M
Cell Medica	Other	Jul 2012	€24M
Hailo	Series B	Dec 2012	€24M
smartFOCUS	Growth/Late	Oct 2012	€23M
borro	Series C	Oct 2012	€20M
SumUp	Series A	Aug 2012	€16M
Ubiquisys	Growth/Late	Aug 2012	€15M
MATCHESFASHION.COM	Growth/Late	Sep 2012	€15M
NeRRe Therapeutics	Series A	Dec 2012	€14M
Dale Power Solutions	Growth/Late	Aug 2012	€13M

View all 213 UK deals in H2 2012 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2012, by deal count

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