E-commerce funding in H1 2010

European E-commerce startup funding raised during H1 2010.

In H1 2010, 20 European E-commerce companies closed 20 funding rounds and raised €24M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 14.7% versus H1 2009. Netherlands led by capital raised, and Balderton Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€24M

+14.7% vs H1 2009 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+33.3% vs H1 2009

Companies

Top country

Netherlands

Rank among sectors

#13

2.1% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

98.7%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€1.2M	5
Feb	€0	2
Mar	€17M	5
Apr	€1.6M	3
May	€3.6M	5

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	E-commerce — top countries by capital, H1 2010
Netherlands	€8.1M
Türkiye	€5.8M
Ireland	€2.9M
Spain	€2.5M
France	€2.1M
UK	€1.3M
Russia	€751k
Germany	€0

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	E-commerce — stage mix, H1 2010
Series B	€8.1M
Series A	€8.0M
Seed	€5.4M
Other	€1.3M
Early VC	€751k

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2010

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
GeoSentric	Series B	Mar 2010	€8.1M
Markafoni	Series A	Mar 2010	€5.5M
SkillPages	Seed	Mar 2010	€2.9M
Groupalia	Series A	May 2010	€2.5M
Shopow	Other	Apr 2010	€1.3M
Hypios	Seed	Jan 2010	€800k
Quintura	Early VC	May 2010	€751k
PREstaShop	Seed	Mar 2010	€663k
Videdressing	Seed	Jan 2010	€357k
Plyce	Seed	Apr 2010	€300k
Enuygun	Seed	May 2010	€300k

View all 20 E-commerce deals in H1 2010 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2010, by deal count

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