E-commerce funding in H2 2012
European E-commerce startup funding raised during H2 2012.
In H2 2012, 48 European E-commerce companies closed 53 funding rounds and raised €169M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 7.3% versus H2 2011. Germany led by capital raised, and Atomico was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€169M
-7.3% vs H2 2011 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
53
+103.8% vs H2 2011
Companies
48
Top country
Germany
Rank among sectors
#6
6.8% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
89.2%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthE-commerce — funding by month, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jul | €16M | 7 |
| Aug | €48M | 8 |
| Sep | €12M | 10 |
| Oct | €40M | 11 |
| Nov | €41M | 9 |
| Dec | €12M | 8 |
Top countries
by € raisedE-commerce — top countries by capital, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| E-commerce — top countries by capital, H2 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €55M |
| UK | €37M |
| Russia | €24M |
| Israel | €20M |
| Switzerland | €20M |
| Denmark | €5.7M |
| Spain | €1.7M |
| Netherlands | €1.5M |
Stage mix
by € raisedE-commerce — stage mix, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| E-commerce — stage mix, H2 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Series D+ | €41M |
| Growth/Late | €33M |
| Series B | €32M |
| Early VC | €21M |
| Series C | €19M |
| Series A | €13M |
| Seed | €9.3M |
| Other | €696k |
| Grant | €137k |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in H2 2012| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery Hero | Series D+ | Aug 2012 | €41M |
| Bravofly Rumbo Group | Growth/Late | Nov 2012 | €20M |
| Everything.me | Series C | Nov 2012 | €19M |
| Mysportgroup | Series B | Jul 2012 | €14M |
| broadbandchoices | Growth/Late | Oct 2012 | €13M |
| OneTwoTrip | Series B | Oct 2012 | €12M |
| Achica | Early VC | Dec 2012 | €10M |
| Secret Escapes | Early VC | Oct 2012 | €10M |
| OneTwoTrip | Series A | Sep 2012 | €7.1M |
| Miinto | Series A | Aug 2012 | €4.9M |
| Delivery Club | Series B | Sep 2012 | €3.2M |
| PeoplePerHour | Series B | Oct 2012 | €2.5M |
| YPlan | Seed | Jul 2012 | €1.4M |
| Silk | Seed | Aug 2012 | €1.3M |
| Yotpo | Early VC | Oct 2012 | €1.2M |
Top investors
most active in H2 2012, by deal count- Atomico2 deals
- Cabiedes & Partners2 deals
- DFJ - Draper Fisher Jurvetson2 deals
- Francois Derbaix2 deals
- Index Ventures2 deals
- Octopus Ventures2 deals
- Wayra2 deals
- 2B Angels1 deals
- AddVenture1 deals
- Andy Phillipps1 deals