UK startup funding in H2 2013
European tech funding raised by UK startups during H2 2013.
In H2 2013, 275 startups in the UK closed 289 funding rounds and raised €740M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 18.7% versus H2 2012. Debt rounds added €11M. Software was the most active sector, and Crowdcube was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€740M
+18.7% vs H2 2012 · excl. debt & grants · +€11M debt
Funding rounds
289
+35.7% vs H2 2012
Companies
275
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#1
28.9% of European funding
Debt financing
€11M
1.5% of total
Top-10 round share
48.6%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthUK — funding by month, H2 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jul | €104M | 54 |
| Aug | €217M | 36 |
| Sep | €101M | 59 |
| Oct | €81M | 47 |
| Nov | €151M | 45 |
| Dec | €98M | 48 |
Top sectors
by € raisedUK — top sectors by capital, H2 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| UK — top sectors by capital, H2 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €158M |
| Software | €144M |
| Marketing | €141M |
| Media | €73M |
| Gaming | €59M |
| Healthtech | €39M |
| Fashion | €36M |
| Cleantech | €35M |
Stage mix
by € raisedUK — stage mix, H2 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| UK — stage mix, H2 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Other | €186M |
| Series A | €166M |
| Growth/Late | €110M |
| Series C | €74M |
| Seed | €70M |
| Series B | €54M |
| Early VC | €49M |
| Series D+ | €31M |
| Debt | €11M |
| Grant | €482k |
Exits & M&A
18 Acquisition · 2 IPO20 exits · €22B disclosed.
| EE (Everything Everywhere) | Acquisition | Nov 2013 | €15B |
| Wood Mackenzie / Woodmac | Acquisition | Dec 2013 | €2.5B |
| Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) | Acquisition | Sep 2013 | €2.0B |
| Skrill | Acquisition | Dec 2013 | €1.1B |
| Advanced Computer Software | Acquisition | Jul 2013 | €900M |
| Gocompare.com | Acquisition | Jul 2013 | €228M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in H2 2013| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buyapowa | Other | Aug 2013 | €68M |
| Powa Technologies | Series A | Aug 2013 | €57M |
| PowaTAG | Series A | Aug 2013 | €57M |
| GameAccount Network | Growth/Late | Nov 2013 | €31M |
| Shazam | Series D+ | Jul 2013 | €31M |
| Arria NLG | Growth/Late | Nov 2013 | €30M |
| Funding Circle | Series C | Oct 2013 | €27M |
| NewVoiceMedia | Series C | Sep 2013 | €26M |
| MISSION Therapeutics | Series B | Nov 2013 | €24M |
| Calastone | Series B | Sep 2013 | €14M |
| Betable | Series A | Nov 2013 | €14M |
| SwiftKey | Series B | Sep 2013 | €13M |
| Pure360 | Growth/Late | Jul 2013 | €12M |
| Proxama | Other | Dec 2013 | €12M |
| Plumbee | Other | Dec 2013 | €12M |
Top investors
most active in H2 2013, by deal count- Crowdcube16 deals
- Seedrs9 deals
- Octopus Ventures8 deals
- Index Ventures8 deals
- MMC Ventures6 deals
- Techstars5 deals
- Wayra5 deals
- Seedcamp4 deals
- Bethnal Green Ventures4 deals
- Notion Capital4 deals