Sectors/Consumer/2012/Q2

Consumer funding in Q2 2012

European Consumer startup funding raised during Q2 2012.

In Q2 2012, 15 European Consumer companies closed 15 funding rounds and raised €95M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 304.0% versus Q2 2011. Germany led by capital raised, and 500 Startups was the most active investor. Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€95M

+304.0% vs Q2 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+50.0% vs Q2 2011

Companies

Top country

Germany

Rank among sectors

6.9% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

99.9%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Apr	€3.8M	5
May	€49M	6
Jun	€43M	4

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Consumer — top countries by capital, Q2 2012
Germany	€44M
Russia	€34M
UK	€13M
France	€1.5M
Denmark	€1.2M
Israel	€1.1M
Sweden	€1.0M
Finland	€50k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Consumer — stage mix, Q2 2012
Growth/Late	€40M
Other	€30M
Series C	€12M
Series A	€7.3M
Seed	€2.6M
Early VC	€2.5M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q2 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Westwing Home & Living	Growth/Late	Jun 2012	€40M
Ulmart	Other	May 2012	€30M
Medicanimal	Series C	May 2012	€12M
HomeMe.ru	Series A	May 2012	€3.8M
Urbanara	Series A	Apr 2012	€3.5M
Yummypets	Early VC	May 2012	€1.5M
Iconfinder	Seed	Jun 2012	€1.2M
Bizzabo	Seed	May 2012	€1.1M
Barnebys	Early VC	Jun 2012	€1.0M
The New Craftsmen	Seed	Apr 2012	€225k
sayduck	Other	Apr 2012	€50k
Aktivito	Seed	Apr 2012	€22k
reaDIYmate	Seed	Apr 2012	€20k

View all 15 Consumer deals in Q2 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q2 2012, by deal count

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