E-commerce funding in Q1 2013

European E-commerce startup funding raised during Q1 2013.

In Q1 2013, 22 European E-commerce companies closed 22 funding rounds and raised €25M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 58.4% versus Q1 2012. France led by capital raised, and Alexander Bruehl was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€25M

-58.4% vs Q1 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+15.8% vs Q1 2012

Companies

Top country

France

Rank among sectors

#16

2.3% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

96.5%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€14M	8
Feb	€1.7M	8
Mar	€9.3M	6

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	E-commerce — top countries by capital, Q1 2013
France	€16M
Switzerland	€2.9M
Germany	€2.0M
UK	€1.8M
Netherlands	€606k
Poland	€295k
Ukraine	€227k
Lithuania	€148k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	E-commerce — stage mix, Q1 2013
Series A	€15M
Other	€4.9M
Seed	€4.8M
Grant	€19k

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €300M disclosed.

Pizza.de

Acquisition

Feb 2013

€300M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
AppGratis	Series A	Jan 2013	€10M
Videdressing	Series A	Mar 2013	€4.6M
Mila	Other	Mar 2013	€2.9M
Finanzchef24	Other	Jan 2013	€2.0M
import.io	Seed	Mar 2013	€1.0M
Shoptimise	Seed	Feb 2013	€1.0M
3D Industri.es	Seed	Mar 2013	€647k
ZEEF	Seed	Jan 2013	€606k
La Belle Assiette	Seed	Jan 2013	€500k
Positionly	Seed	Feb 2013	€295k
TRIPMYDREAM	Seed	Jan 2013	€227k
CGTrader	Seed	Feb 2013	€148k
VouchedFor	Seed	Feb 2013	€148k
MyNextRun	Seed	Mar 2013	€147k
Avtozaper	Seed	Feb 2013	€100k

View all 22 E-commerce deals in Q1 2013 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2013, by deal count

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