UK startup funding in Q4 2013
European tech funding raised by UK startups during Q4 2013.
In Q4 2013, 137 startups in the UK closed 140 funding rounds and raised €318M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 6.8% versus Q4 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
€318M
+6.8% vs Q4 2012 · excl. debt & grants · +€11M debt
Funding rounds
140
+32.1% vs Q4 2012
Companies
137
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#1
22.4% of European funding
Debt financing
€11M
3.3% of total
Top-10 round share
54.7%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthUK — funding by month, Q4 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Oct | €81M | 47 |
| Nov | €151M | 45 |
| Dec | €98M | 48 |
Top sectors
by € raisedUK — top sectors by capital, Q4 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| UK — top sectors by capital, Q4 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €68M |
| Gaming | €56M |
| Software | €47M |
| Healthtech | €35M |
| Media | €32M |
| Fashion | €31M |
| Cleantech | €24M |
| Marketing | €20M |
Stage mix
by € raisedUK — stage mix, Q4 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| UK — stage mix, Q4 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Other | €77M |
| Growth/Late | €74M |
| Series C | €47M |
| Series A | €36M |
| Early VC | €31M |
| Seed | €29M |
| Series B | €24M |
| Debt | €11M |
| Grant | €184k |
Exits & M&A
13 Acquisition · 2 IPO15 exits · €19B disclosed.
| EE (Everything Everywhere) | Acquisition | Nov 2013 | €15B |
| Wood Mackenzie / Woodmac | Acquisition | Dec 2013 | €2.5B |
| Skrill | Acquisition | Dec 2013 | €1.1B |
| Travelfusion | Acquisition | Nov 2013 | €145M |
| AlertMe | Acquisition | Oct 2013 | €91M |
| Lastminute.com | Acquisition | Nov 2013 | €89M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2013| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| GameAccount Network | Growth/Late | Nov 2013 | €31M |
| Arria NLG | Growth/Late | Nov 2013 | €30M |
| Funding Circle | Series C | Oct 2013 | €27M |
| MISSION Therapeutics | Series B | Nov 2013 | €24M |
| Betable | Series A | Nov 2013 | €14M |
| Proxama | Other | Dec 2013 | €12M |
| Plumbee | Other | Dec 2013 | €12M |
| Morria Biopharmaceuticals | Other | Oct 2013 | €11M |
| XMOS | Series C | Dec 2013 | €10M |
| Ecovative Design | Growth/Late | Nov 2013 | €10M |
| LendInvest | Debt | Nov 2013 | €10.0M |
| MyOptique | Series C | Dec 2013 | €9.6M |
| Bitstamp | Other | Dec 2013 | €7.3M |
| Econic Technologies | Series A | Dec 2013 | €6.1M |
| ExchangeLab | Early VC | Dec 2013 | €5.9M |
Top investors
most active in Q4 2013, by deal count- Crowdcube10 deals
- Index Ventures6 deals
- Seedrs4 deals
- MMC Ventures3 deals
- Octopus Ventures3 deals
- Wayra3 deals
- Angel CoFund2 deals
- Playfair Capital2 deals
- Kima Ventures2 deals
- Draper Esprit2 deals