Cybersecurity funding in 2012
European Cybersecurity startup funding raised during 2012.
In 2012, 34 European Cybersecurity companies closed 39 funding rounds and raised €106M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). UK led by capital raised, and Richard H Harris was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€106M
excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
39
Companies
34
Top country
UK
Cybersecurity: last three years
change vs the year before| Year | Equity | Change | Rounds | Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | €170M | -7.2% | 28 | +21.7% | — |
| 2011 | €167M | -2.1% | 33 | +17.9% | €2.2M |
| 2012 | €106M | -36.8% | 39 | +18.2% | — |
Rank among sectors
#14
2.2% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
86.8%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthCybersecurity — funding by month, 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €4.1M | 6 |
| Feb | €434k | 3 |
| Mar | €7.7M | 4 |
| Apr | €11M | 4 |
| May | €2.8M | 3 |
| Jun | €8.3M | 4 |
| Jul | €5.0M | 1 |
| Aug | €128k | 1 |
| Sep | €59M | 5 |
| Oct | €2.1M | 2 |
| Nov | €3.5M | 2 |
| Dec | €2.7M | 4 |
Top countries
by € raisedCybersecurity — top countries by capital, 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Cybersecurity — top countries by capital, 2012 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €62M |
| Israel | €13M |
| Sweden | €9.3M |
| Italy | €5.0M |
| Netherlands | €5.0M |
| Denmark | €2.2M |
| Jersey | €2.0M |
| France | €1.9M |
Stage mix
by € raisedCybersecurity — stage mix, 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Cybersecurity — stage mix, 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Series C | €57M |
| Early VC | €20M |
| Seed | €12M |
| Series A | €9.4M |
| Series B | €6.5M |
| Other | €1.4M |
| Grant | €406k |
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2012| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mimecast | Series C | Sep 2012 | €49M |
| Accumulate | Early VC | Jun 2012 | €8.1M |
| FireHost | Series C | Sep 2012 | €7.9M |
| CloudLock | Series B | Mar 2012 | €6.5M |
| Antares Vision | Early VC | Jul 2012 | €5.0M |
| Intrinsic-ID | Early VC | Apr 2012 | €5.0M |
| CloudEndure | Series A | Apr 2012 | €3.9M |
| Skycure | Seed | Nov 2012 | €2.3M |
| CodeSealer | Series A | Dec 2012 | €2.2M |
| Calligo | Series A | Jan 2012 | €2.0M |
Top investors
most active in 2012, by deal count- Richard H Harris2 deals
- Wayra2 deals
- Alive Ideas1 deals
- Ascent Capital Group1 deals
- Atlas Venture1 deals
- Blumberg Capital1 deals
- Cedar Fund1 deals
- Colin Maltby1 deals
- Crowdcube1 deals
- Dawn Capital1 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 6 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology