UK startup funding in October 2013
European tech funding raised by UK startups during October 2013.
In October 2013, 47 startups in the UK closed 47 funding rounds and raised €81M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 36.7% versus October 2012. Software was the most active sector, and Crowdcube was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€81M
-36.7% vs October 2012 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
47
+46.9% vs October 2012
Companies
47
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#2
18.4% of European funding
Top-10 round share
81.0%
of disclosed capital
Top sectors
by € raisedUK — top sectors by capital, October 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| UK — top sectors by capital, October 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €31M |
| Media | €13M |
| Healthtech | €11M |
| Marketing | €6.1M |
| Fashion | €5.8M |
| Cleantech | €5.3M |
| Agritech | €3.9M |
| Software | €3.7M |
Stage mix
by € raisedUK — stage mix, October 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| UK — stage mix, October 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Series C | €27M |
| Other | €22M |
| Seed | €11M |
| Series A | €10M |
| Early VC | €5.6M |
| Growth/Late | €3.8M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in October 2013| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funding Circle | Series C | Oct 2013 | €27M |
| Morria Biopharmaceuticals | Other | Oct 2013 | €11M |
| Oxford Phamascience Group | Other | Oct 2013 | €5.6M |
| Once Innovations | Series A | Oct 2013 | €3.9M |
| MUBI | Growth/Late | Oct 2013 | €3.8M |
| Rockabox | Series A | Oct 2013 | €3.6M |
| Buyapowa | Early VC | Oct 2013 | €3.4M |
| Shopcade | Series A | Oct 2013 | €3.0M |
| Isabella Oliver | Other | Oct 2013 | €1.9M |
| unbound | Seed | Oct 2013 | €1.4M |
| Waste2Tricity | Other | Oct 2013 | €1.4M |
| Swoon Editions | Seed | Oct 2013 | €1.3M |
| CityHawk | Seed | Oct 2013 | €1.2M |
| Zepz | Early VC | Oct 2013 | €1.2M |
| Contego Fraud Solutions | Early VC | Oct 2013 | €1.1M |
Top investors
most active in October 2013, by deal count- Crowdcube4 deals
- Index Ventures3 deals
- Kima Ventures2 deals
- Seedrs2 deals
- Connect Ventures1 deals
- Draper Esprit1 deals
- Frog Capital1 deals
- Initial Capital1 deals
- LDC1 deals
- Luca Marzotto1 deals