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UK startup funding in January 2013

European tech funding raised by UK startups during January 2013.

In January 2013, 50 startups in the UK closed 50 funding rounds and raised €75M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 22.7% versus January 2012. Software was the most active sector, and Collider was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€75M
-22.7% vs January 2012 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
50
+0.0% vs January 2012
Companies
50
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#1
38.2% of European funding
Top-10 round share
85.6%
of disclosed capital

Top sectors

by € raised
UK — top sectors by capital, January 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — top sectors by capital, January 2013
Software€26M
Wellness & Beauty€18M
Marketing€18M
Gaming€8.5M
Sports€8.3M
Fintech€5.6M
Media€4.8M
Cleantech€3.7M

Stage mix

by € raised
UK — stage mix, January 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — stage mix, January 2013
Other€31M
Series B€16M
Early VC€14M
Series C€8.3M
Seed€3.9M
Series A€1.2M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €450M disclosed.

OpodoAcquisitionJan 2013€450M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in January 2013
CompanyStageDateAmount
KeepVisionOtherJan 2013€18M
NewVoiceMediaSeries BJan 2013€15M
FanDuelSeries CJan 2013€8.3M
SemetricOtherJan 2013€4.2M
Smarter Grid SolutionsEarly VCJan 2013€3.7M
MusicmetricEarly VCJan 2013€3.7M
SEEDrsEarly VCJan 2013€3.2M
MotiloOtherJan 2013€3.0M
RentifyOtherJan 2013€2.8M
iwocaEarly VCJan 2013€2.5M
TribesportsOtherJan 2013€2.2M
eReceiptsSeries BJan 2013€1.2M
AdyoulikeSeries AJan 2013€1.2M
BookingtekSeedJan 2013€1.1M
Digital TheatreEarly VCJan 2013€919k
View all 50 UK deals in January 2013 →

Top investors

most active in January 2013, by deal count
← All 2013 UK funding