Geographies/UK/2012/Q4

UK startup funding in Q4 2012

European tech funding raised by UK startups during Q4 2012.

In Q4 2012, 105 startups in the UK closed 106 funding rounds and raised €298M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 9.8% versus Q4 2011. Software was the most active sector, and Index Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€298M

+9.8% vs Q4 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

106

+43.2% vs Q4 2011

Companies

105

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

29.2% of European funding

Top-10 round share

61.1%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Oct	€127M	32
Nov	€64M	32
Dec	€108M	42

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	UK — top sectors by capital, Q4 2012
Travel	€70M
Marketing	€57M
Fashion	€48M
Software	€47M
Fintech	€42M
E-commerce	€35M
Healthtech	€35M
Proptech	€31M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	UK — stage mix, Q4 2012
Series C	€62M
Early VC	€61M
Series A	€60M
Growth/Late	€54M
Series B	€28M
Other	€23M
Seed	€9.9M
Grant	€213k

Exits & M&A

7 Acquisition · 2 IPO · 1 Buyout

10 exits · €2.9B disclosed.

Just Eat	IPO	Dec 2012	€1.8B
Zoopla	IPO	Nov 2012	€1.1B

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
HouseTrip	Series C	Oct 2012	€31M
MATCHESFASHION.COM	Series A	Nov 2012	€25M
Hailo	Series B	Dec 2012	€24M
smartFOCUS	Growth/Late	Oct 2012	€23M
borro	Series C	Oct 2012	€20M
NeRRe Therapeutics	Series A	Dec 2012	€14M
broadbandchoices	Growth/Late	Oct 2012	€13M
MyOptique	Growth/Late	Dec 2012	€12M
GlySure	Series C	Nov 2012	€10M
Achica	Early VC	Dec 2012	€10M
Secret Escapes	Early VC	Oct 2012	€10M
7Digital	Early VC	Oct 2012	€7.7M
QuBit	Series A	Dec 2012	€5.8M
Unruly	Growth/Late	Dec 2012	€4.9M
Rangespan	Early VC	Dec 2012	€4.5M

View all 106 UK deals in Q4 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q4 2012, by deal count

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