Geographies/UK/2013/July

UK startup funding in July 2013

European tech funding raised by UK startups during July 2013.

In July 2013, 54 startups in the UK closed 54 funding rounds and raised €104M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 42.5% versus July 2012. Software was the most active sector, and Bethnal Green Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€104M

+42.5% vs July 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+80.0% vs July 2012

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

25.8% of European funding

Top-10 round share

84.7%

of disclosed capital

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	UK — top sectors by capital, July 2013
Media	€35M
E-commerce	€31M
Marketing	€24M
Software	€15M
Consumer	€10M
Fintech	€9.3M
Wellness & Beauty	€7.7M
Travel	€2.6M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	UK — stage mix, July 2013
Growth/Late	€35M
Series D+	€31M
Seed	€15M
Early VC	€8.4M
Series A	€7.4M
Series B	€3.6M
Other	€3.3M
Grant	€299k

Exits & M&A

2 Acquisition

2 exits · €1.1B disclosed.

Advanced Computer Software	Acquisition	Jul 2013	€900M
Gocompare.com	Acquisition	Jul 2013	€228M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in July 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Shazam	Series D+	Jul 2013	€31M
Pure360	Growth/Late	Jul 2013	€12M
York Mailing	Growth/Late	Jul 2013	€12M
BathEmpire	Growth/Late	Jul 2013	€9.9M
Chemist Direct	Early VC	Jul 2013	€7.6M
Amplience	Series A	Jul 2013	€4.4M
Judo Payments	Seed	Jul 2013	€3.8M
ezbob	Series B	Jul 2013	€3.6M
Affectv	Series A	Jul 2013	€2.3M
Wool and the gang	Seed	Jul 2013	€2.1M
WeSwap.com	Seed	Jul 2013	€1.5M
Kontera	Growth/Late	Jul 2013	€1.5M
Captify	Seed	Jul 2013	€1.4M
Space Ape Games	Seed	Jul 2013	€1.4M
Adbrain	Seed	Jul 2013	€1.1M

View all 54 UK deals in July 2013 →

Top investors

most active in July 2013, by deal count

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