Consumer funding in 2010
European Consumer startup funding raised during 2010.
In 2010, 26 European Consumer companies closed 28 funding rounds and raised €45M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). UK led by capital raised, and Intel Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 4 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€45M
excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
28
Companies
26
Top country
UK
Consumer: last three years
change vs the year before| Year | Equity | Change | Rounds | Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | €174M | +198.3% | 21 | +16.7% | — |
| 2009 | €34M | -80.3% | 14 | -33.3% | — |
| 2010 | €45M | +30.1% | 28 | +100.0% | — |
Break down 2010 by period
Half-year
Rank among sectors
#15
1.3% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
96.7%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthConsumer — funding by month, 2010 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €514k | 4 |
| Mar | €2.8M | 3 |
| Apr | €0 | 1 |
| May | €1.6M | 1 |
| Jun | €500k | 1 |
| Jul | €19M | 5 |
| Aug | €0 | 1 |
| Sep | €12M | 3 |
| Oct | €5.8M | 4 |
| Nov | €0 | 1 |
| Dec | €3.2M | 4 |
Top countries
by € raisedConsumer — top countries by capital, 2010 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Consumer — top countries by capital, 2010 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €30M |
| Czech Republic | €10M |
| France | €2.1M |
| Spain | €1.1M |
| Israel | €570k |
| Türkiye | €269k |
| Finland | €150k |
| Germany | €50k |
Stage mix
by € raisedConsumer — stage mix, 2010 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Consumer — stage mix, 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Series A | €14M |
| Growth/Late | €11M |
| Early VC | €10M |
| Series C | €7.3M |
| Other | €1.8M |
| Seed | €741k |
Exits & M&A
3 Acquisition · 1 IPO4 exits · €264M disclosed.
| PriceMinister | Acquisition | Apr 2010 | €200M |
| Cupid plc | IPO | Apr 2010 | €54M |
| Amiando / Xing Events | Acquisition | Oct 2010 | €10M |
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2010| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirics Semiconductor | Growth/Late | Jul 2010 | €11M |
| NetRetail Holding | Early VC | Sep 2010 | €10M |
| Flirtomatic | Series C | Jul 2010 | €7.3M |
| Medicanimal | Series A | Oct 2010 | €5.8M |
| made.com | Series A | Mar 2010 | €2.8M |
| ALEXANDALEXA | Series A | Dec 2010 | €1.8M |
| L'Usine √† Design | Other | May 2010 | €1.6M |
| Masabi | Series A | Sep 2010 | €1.6M |
| Ticketea | Series A | Dec 2010 | €1.1M |
| VocalZoom | Series A | Jul 2010 | €570k |
Top investors
most active in 2010, by deal count- Intel Capital2 deals
- Kima Ventures2 deals
- Point Nine Capital2 deals
- Atrapalo1 deals
- Ben Lin1 deals
- Brent Hoberman1 deals
- Charles Jarvis1 deals
- CM-CIC Capital Prive1 deals
- Creathor Venture1 deals
- eHarmony1 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 4 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology