Cleantech funding in Q1 2012

European Cleantech startup funding raised during Q1 2012.

In Q1 2012, 17 European Cleantech companies closed 17 funding rounds and raised €55M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 36.5% versus Q1 2011. UK led by capital raised, and Scottish Equity Partners was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€55M

+36.5% vs Q1 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+142.9% vs Q1 2011

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

6.2% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

99.9%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€8.7M	10
Feb	€3.2M	3
Mar	€43M	4

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Cleantech — top countries by capital, Q1 2012
UK	€40M
Germany	€5.6M
Belgium	€5.4M
Netherlands	€3.2M
Finland	€263k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Cleantech — stage mix, Q1 2012
Other	€36M
Series C	€5.6M
Growth/Late	€5.4M
Early VC	€4.8M
Series B	€3.1M
Seed	€338k

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Bluewater Bio	Other	Mar 2012	€31M
Torqeedo	Series C	Mar 2012	€5.6M
NovoPolymers	Growth/Late	Mar 2012	€5.4M
TeraView	Other	Jan 2012	€4.3M
The New Motion	Series B	Jan 2012	€3.1M
Phase Vision	Early VC	Feb 2012	€1.8M
Econic Technologies	Early VC	Feb 2012	€1.3M
Bactest	Early VC	Jan 2012	€1.1M
Ultra Electronics	Early VC	Mar 2012	€595k
Enevo	Seed	Jan 2012	€263k
WakaWaka	Seed	Feb 2012	€75k

View all 17 Cleantech deals in Q1 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2012, by deal count

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