E-commerce funding in H1 2012

European E-commerce startup funding raised during H1 2012.

In H1 2012, 39 European E-commerce companies closed 39 funding rounds and raised €206M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 81.3% versus H1 2011. Germany led by capital raised, and Greylock Partners was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€206M

+81.3% vs H1 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+34.5% vs H1 2011

Companies

Top country

Germany

Rank among sectors

9.1% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

89.3%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€20M	10
Feb	€8.0M	3
Mar	€31M	6
Apr	€52M	6
May	€29M	7
Jun	€66M	7

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	E-commerce — top countries by capital, H1 2012
Germany	€83M
UK	€72M
Netherlands	€13M
Israel	€10M
France	€9.1M
Ireland	€7.7M
Sweden	€5.4M
Spain	€4.6M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	E-commerce — stage mix, H1 2012
Series C	€67M
Growth/Late	€58M
Series A	€34M
Series B	€18M
Other	€9.5M
Seed	€8.6M
Series D+	€7.5M
Early VC	€2.7M
Grant	€97k

Exits & M&A

4 Acquisition

4 exits · €327M disclosed.

Markafoni	Acquisition	Mar 2012	€150M
LaFourchette	Acquisition	Jun 2012	€127M
Lieferando	Acquisition	Apr 2012	€50M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Just Eat	Series C	Apr 2012	€42M
Westwing Home & Living	Growth/Late	Jun 2012	€40M
Delivery Hero	Series C	Mar 2012	€25M
Bookatable (Livebookings)	Growth/Late	May 2012	€18M
Lieferando	Series A	Jun 2012	€15M
Takeaway.com	Series A	Jan 2012	€13M
LaFourchette	Other	May 2012	€7.9M
SkillPages	Series B	Jun 2012	€7.7M
SecretSales	Series B	Feb 2012	€7.5M
mySupermarket	Series D+	Apr 2012	€7.5M
Wrapp	Series A	Jan 2012	€3.9M
Blink Booking	Seed	Mar 2012	€3.3M
Everything.me	Series B	Mar 2012	€2.6M
Twago	Series A	Jun 2012	€2.4M
SportPursuit	Early VC	May 2012	€1.7M

View all 39 E-commerce deals in H1 2012 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2012, by deal count

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