Cybersecurity funding in H2 2012
European Cybersecurity startup funding raised during H2 2012.
In H2 2012, 15 European Cybersecurity companies closed 15 funding rounds and raised €71M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 52.8% versus H2 2011. UK led by capital raised, and Alive Ideas was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€71M
-52.8% vs H2 2011 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
15
-28.6% vs H2 2011
Companies
15
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#9
2.9% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
99.5%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthCybersecurity — funding by month, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 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, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Cybersecurity — top countries by capital, H2 2012 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €58M |
| Italy | €5.0M |
| Israel | €2.3M |
| Denmark | €2.2M |
| France | €1.8M |
| Sweden | €1.2M |
| Finland | €1.2M |
| Ireland | €255k |
Stage mix
by € raisedCybersecurity — stage mix, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Cybersecurity — stage mix, H2 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Series C | €57M |
| Seed | €6.0M |
| Early VC | €5.0M |
| Series A | €2.2M |
| Other | €1.2M |
| Grant | €406k |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in H2 2012| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mimecast | Series C | Sep 2012 | €49M |
| FireHost | Series C | Sep 2012 | €7.9M |
| Antares Vision | Early VC | Jul 2012 | €5.0M |
| Skycure | Seed | Nov 2012 | €2.3M |
| CodeSealer | Series A | Dec 2012 | €2.2M |
| DocTrackr | Seed | Oct 2012 | €1.8M |
| Anyfi Networks | Seed | Sep 2012 | €1.2M |
| Web of Trust | Other | Nov 2012 | €1.2M |
| Ensygnia | Seed | Dec 2012 | €517k |
| CipherApps | Grant | Oct 2012 | €255k |
| Crypteia Networks | Grant | Sep 2012 | €151k |
| Pixelpin | Seed | Aug 2012 | €128k |
| icomply | Seed | Sep 2012 | €63k |
Top investors
most active in H2 2012, by deal count- Alive Ideas1 deals
- Atlas Venture1 deals
- Crowdcube1 deals
- Dawn Capital1 deals
- Gilles Samoun1 deals
- Gillian Kerr1 deals
- Guy Swarbrick1 deals
- Insight Partners1 deals
- Kevin Taylor1 deals
- Newion1 deals