E-commerce funding in Q4 2012

European E-commerce startup funding raised during Q4 2012.

In Q4 2012, 28 European E-commerce companies closed 28 funding rounds and raised €93M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 40.6% versus Q4 2011. UK led by capital raised, and DFJ - Draper Fisher Jurvetson was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€93M

+40.6% vs Q4 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+64.7% vs Q4 2011

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

7.1% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

96.4%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Oct	€40M	11
Nov	€41M	9
Dec	€12M	8

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	E-commerce — top countries by capital, Q4 2012
UK	€35M
Israel	€20M
Switzerland	€20M
Russia	€14M
Spain	€1.1M
Denmark	€770k
Poland	€770k
Italy	€467k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	E-commerce — stage mix, Q4 2012
Growth/Late	€33M
Early VC	€21M
Series C	€19M
Series B	€15M
Seed	€3.4M
Series A	€847k
Other	€100k
Grant	€58k

Exits & M&A

2 IPO · 1 Merger

3 exits · €1.8B disclosed.

Just Eat

IPO

Dec 2012

€1.8B

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Bravofly Rumbo Group	Growth/Late	Nov 2012	€20M
Everything.me	Series C	Nov 2012	€19M
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
PeoplePerHour	Series B	Oct 2012	€2.5M
Yotpo	Early VC	Oct 2012	€1.2M
LookMedBook	Seed	Oct 2012	€773k
Vivino	Series A	Dec 2012	€770k
docplanner	Seed	Dec 2012	€770k
DocDoc.ru	Seed	Nov 2012	€770k
Etece	Seed	Nov 2012	€500k
RisparmioSuper	Series B	Oct 2012	€467k
Tyba	Seed	Nov 2012	€300k

View all 28 E-commerce deals in Q4 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q4 2012, by deal count

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