Geographies/UK/2013/April

UK startup funding in April 2013

European tech funding raised by UK startups during April 2013.

In April 2013, 37 startups in the UK closed 38 funding rounds and raised €51M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 50.9% versus April 2012. Software was the most active sector, and Crowdcube was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€51M

-50.9% vs April 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+31.0% vs April 2012

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

9.9% of European funding

Top-10 round share

80.4%

of disclosed capital

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	UK — top sectors by capital, April 2013
Software	€16M
Healthtech	€8.8M
Fintech	€7.2M
Fashion	€6.1M
Consumer	€5.3M
Semiconductors	€2.0M
Cleantech	€1.9M
HRtech	€1.8M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	UK — stage mix, April 2013
Early VC	€26M
Series A	€13M
Seed	€5.5M
Growth/Late	€3.9M
Other	€2.6M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in April 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Dysis Medical	Early VC	Apr 2013	€8.8M
Fits.me	Series A	Apr 2013	€5.6M
ATG Media (The Saleroom)	Early VC	Apr 2013	€5.3M
Flexiant	Early VC	Apr 2013	€4.4M
Abiquo	Growth/Late	Apr 2013	€3.9M
Duedil	Series A	Apr 2013	€3.9M
GoCardless	Series A	Apr 2013	€2.6M
Deep Casing Tools	Early VC	Apr 2013	€2.5M
Peak	Seed	Apr 2013	€2.3M
Compound Semiconductor Technologies	Early VC	Apr 2013	€2.0M
Isotera	Early VC	Apr 2013	€1.9M
Shopitize	Other	Apr 2013	€1.4M
Adzuna	Series A	Apr 2013	€1.2M
MBA and Company	Early VC	Apr 2013	€937k
Ensygnia	Seed	Apr 2013	€706k

View all 38 UK deals in April 2013 →

Top investors

most active in April 2013, by deal count

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