Geographies/UK/2012/Q2

UK startup funding in Q2 2012

European tech funding raised by UK startups during Q2 2012.

In Q2 2012, 83 startups in the UK closed 84 funding rounds and raised €306M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 25.4% versus Q2 2011. Software was the most active sector, and Index Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€306M

+25.4% vs Q2 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+20.0% vs Q2 2011

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

28.2% of European funding

Top-10 round share

69.8%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Apr	€105M	29
May	€161M	33
Jun	€40M	22

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	UK — top sectors by capital, Q2 2012
Foodtech	€77M
E-commerce	€63M
Healthtech	€41M
Software	€33M
Proptech	€30M
Gaming	€27M
Marketing	€27M
Fintech	€23M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	UK — stage mix, Q2 2012
Series C	€72M
Growth/Late	€72M
Series A	€50M
Series B	€31M
Other	€28M
Early VC	€22M
Seed	€19M
Series D+	€12M
Grant	€123k

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition

3 exits · €121M disclosed.

MPayMe	Acquisition	Jun 2012	€68M
Addlive	Acquisition	Apr 2012	€27M
UBC Media Group	Acquisition	May 2012	€25M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q2 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Just Eat	Series C	Apr 2012	€42M
Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Growth/Late	May 2012	€39M
StuRents.com	Series A	May 2012	€30M
Bookatable (Livebookings)	Growth/Late	May 2012	€18M
Huddle	Series C	May 2012	€18M
Zattikka	Other	Apr 2012	€18M
Wear Inns	Growth/Late	May 2012	€12M
Medicanimal	Series C	May 2012	€12M
Funding Circle	Series B	Apr 2012	€12M
Notonthehighstreet	Series D+	May 2012	€12M
onefinestay	Series B	Jun 2012	€9.8M
NaturalMotion	Series B	Jun 2012	€8.9M
Struq	Series A	Apr 2012	€6.4M
Aframe	Series A	Apr 2012	€5.2M
Barburrito	Other	Apr 2012	€4.5M

View all 84 UK deals in Q2 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q2 2012, by deal count

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