Cleantech funding in H1 2013

European Cleantech startup funding raised during H1 2013.

In H1 2013, 27 European Cleantech companies closed 28 funding rounds and raised €45M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 21.9% versus H1 2012. Debt rounds added €4.6M. UK led by capital raised, and Oneplanetcrowd was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€45M

-21.9% vs H1 2012 · excl. debt & grants · +€4.6M debt

Funding rounds

+27.3% vs H1 2012

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

#16

1.8% of sector funding

Debt financing

€4.6M

9.2% of total

Top-10 round share

89.3%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€13M	8
Feb	€2.5M	2
Mar	€1.2M	4
Apr	€24M	7
May	€1.3M	4
Jun	€8.8M	3

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Cleantech — top countries by capital, H1 2013
UK	€9.8M
Netherlands	€9.2M
Israel	€8.5M
France	€8.0M
Switzerland	€5.3M
Sweden	€4.6M
Estonia	€2.2M
Finland	€2.0M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Cleantech — stage mix, H1 2013
Early VC	€21M
Series C	€8.5M
Series A	€4.7M
Debt	€4.6M
Growth/Late	€3.8M
Seed	€3.5M
Series B	€2.3M
Other	€1.4M
Grant	€128k

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
The New Motion	Series C	Jan 2013	€8.5M
Cooltech Applications	Early VC	Apr 2013	€8.0M
ROMO Wind	Early VC	Apr 2013	€4.8M
StoreDot	Series A	Apr 2013	€4.7M
Sol Voltaics	Debt	Jun 2013	€4.6M
Desalitech	Growth/Late	Jun 2013	€3.8M
Smarter Grid Solutions	Early VC	Jan 2013	€3.7M
Oxford Photovoltaics	Series B	Feb 2013	€2.3M
Skeleton Technologies	Early VC	Apr 2013	€2.2M
Enevo	Seed	Apr 2013	€2.0M
Isotera	Early VC	Apr 2013	€1.9M
Ventive	Other	May 2013	€1.3M
Trident Energy	Early VC	Mar 2013	€510k
Bluetector	Seed	Mar 2013	€457k
WakaWaka	Seed	Jan 2013	€300k

View all 28 Cleantech deals in H1 2013 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2013, by deal count

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