Sectors/Edtech/2012/H1

Edtech funding in H1 2012

European Edtech startup funding raised during H1 2012.

In H1 2012, 17 European Edtech companies closed 17 funding rounds and raised €22M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 1123.8% versus H1 2011. UK led by capital raised, and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€22M

+1123.8% vs H1 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+88.9% vs H1 2011

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

#20

1.0% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

94.7%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€1.6M	5
Feb	€8.2M	3
Mar	€1.2M	2
Apr	€1.5M	2
May	€6.3M	3
Jun	€2.9M	2

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Edtech — top countries by capital, H1 2012
UK	€7.2M
France	€6.7M
Russia	€3.9M
Italy	€2.4M
Netherlands	€850k
Israel	€386k
Belgium	€120k
Spain	€100k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Edtech — stage mix, H1 2012
Early VC	€12M
Series A	€5.7M
Seed	€2.6M
Other	€1.6M
Grant	€97k

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Pearltrees	Early VC	Feb 2012	€5.0M
Mindshapes	Early VC	May 2012	€3.0M
Quipper	Series A	May 2012	€2.8M
LinguaLeo	Series A	Jun 2012	€2.4M
Docebo	Early VC	Feb 2012	€2.4M
Dream Industries	Other	Apr 2012	€1.5M
OpenClassRooms	Early VC	Mar 2012	€1.2M
Springest	Seed	Jan 2012	€850k
Memrise	Seed	Feb 2012	€835k
Vodeclic	Series A	Jun 2012	€500k
Autology World	Seed	May 2012	€406k
JoyTunes	Seed	Jan 2012	€386k
Fear Hunters	Seed	Jan 2012	€120k
Tutellus	Other	Jan 2012	€100k
Mendeley	Grant	Jan 2012	€97k

View all 17 Edtech deals in H1 2012 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2012, by deal count

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