Sectors/Consumer/2012/Q4

Consumer funding in Q4 2012

European Consumer startup funding raised during Q4 2012.

In Q4 2012, 19 European Consumer companies closed 19 funding rounds and raised €37M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 200.7% versus Q4 2011. France led by capital raised, and HV Holtzbrinck Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€37M

+200.7% vs Q4 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+72.7% vs Q4 2011

Companies

Top country

France

Rank among sectors

2.9% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

99.4%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Oct	€13M	7
Nov	€21M	7
Dec	€2.6M	5

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Consumer — top countries by capital, Q4 2012
France	€15M
Germany	€13M
UK	€6.0M
Israel	€2.3M
Spain	€1.0M
Italy	€77k
Sweden	€19k
Denmark	€0

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Consumer — stage mix, Q4 2012
Series A	€32M
Series B	€3.2M
Early VC	€1.0M
Seed	€607k
Other	€188k

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Devialet	Series A	Nov 2012	€15M
Auctionata	Series A	Oct 2012	€13M
TicketForEvent	Series A	Nov 2012	€2.3M
VocalZoom	Series B	Nov 2012	€2.3M
Billetto	Series A	Dec 2012	€2.2M
Love Home Swap	Early VC	Nov 2012	€1.0M
Ticketbis	Series B	Nov 2012	€900k
VetCloud	Seed	Dec 2012	€308k
Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum	Other	Nov 2012	€153k
Plan Me Up	Seed	Oct 2012	€100k
Infantium	Seed	Oct 2012	€77k
eboox	Seed	Dec 2012	€77k
Socialite	Other	Oct 2012	€35k
Financial Fairy Tales	Seed	Oct 2012	€25k
Nordic Design Collective	Seed	Dec 2012	€19k

View all 19 Consumer deals in Q4 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q4 2012, by deal count

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