Geographies/UK/2013/June

UK startup funding in June 2013

European tech funding raised by UK startups during June 2013.

In June 2013, 44 startups in the UK closed 44 funding rounds and raised €78M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 94.3% versus June 2012. Software was the most active sector, and Notion Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€78M

+94.3% vs June 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+100.0% vs June 2012

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

37.0% of European funding

Top-10 round share

91.5%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	UK — top sectors by capital, June 2013
Edtech	€160M
Consumer	€22M
Cybersecurity	€14M
Software	€13M
E-commerce	€9.6M
Cloud	€9.2M
Healthtech	€9.1M
Fintech	€8.1M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	UK — stage mix, June 2013
Grant	€158M
Series C	€20M
Series A	€15M
Seed	€15M
Other	€13M
Series D+	€9.2M
Early VC	€3.3M
Series B	€3.3M

Exits & M&A

1 Buyout

1 exit · €42M disclosed.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Buyout

Jun 2013

€42M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in June 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Ivey Business School	Grant	Jun 2013	€158M
WorldStores	Series C	Jun 2013	€12M
FireHost	Series D+	Jun 2013	€9.2M
YPlan	Series A	Jun 2013	€9.2M
XConnect Global Networks	Other	Jun 2013	€9.0M
Horizon Discovery	Series C	Jun 2013	€8.1M
adeven	Series B	Jun 2013	€3.3M
Radio Physics Solutions	Seed	Jun 2013	€2.7M
Ensygnia	Seed	Jun 2013	€2.5M
Ensygnia (Onescan)	Seed	Jun 2013	€2.5M
idio	Series A	Jun 2013	€2.1M
Cardiff Aviation	Early VC	Jun 2013	€1.9M
HealthUnlocked	Seed	Jun 2013	€1.5M
Helveta	Early VC	Jun 2013	€1.5M
miDrive	Other	Jun 2013	€1.4M

View all 44 UK deals in June 2013 →

Top investors

most active in June 2013, by deal count

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