Sectors/Edtech/2013

Edtech funding in 2013

European Edtech startup funding raised during 2013.

In 2013, 60 European Edtech companies closed 65 funding rounds and raised €41M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €73k. UK led by capital raised, and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€41M

excl. debt & grants · +€73k debt

Funding rounds

Companies

Top country

Edtech: last three years

change vs the year before

Year	Equity	Change	Rounds	Change	Debt
2011	€9.1M	-57.1%	20	+33.3%	—
2012	€36M	+293.7%	37	+85.0%	—
2013	€41M	+14.7%	65	+75.7%	€73k

Break down 2013 by period

Half-year

H1 H2

Quarters

Q2 Q3

Rank among sectors

3.5% of sector funding

Debt financing

€73k

0.0% of total

Top-10 round share

93.5%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€856k	7
Feb	€1.9M	3
Mar	€8.8M	3
Apr	€533k	5
May	€2.8M	4
Jun	€166M	13
Jul	€1.7M	5
Aug	€1.7M	7
Sep	€2.0M	5
Oct	€9.0M	2
Nov	€130k	3
Dec	€5.2M	8

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Edtech — top countries by capital, 2013
UK	€165M
Israel	€12M
Germany	€7.7M
France	€4.6M
Switzerland	€2.6M
Netherlands	€2.4M
Russia	€1.9M
Austria	€1.5M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Edtech — stage mix, 2013
Grant	€159M
Series B	€17M
Seed	€15M
Series A	€7.1M
Other	€2.9M
Debt	€73k

Largest equity rounds

by disclosed amount, 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Tab Tale	Series B	Oct 2013	€8.9M
Babbel	Series B	Mar 2013	€7.6M
digiSchool	Series A	Jun 2013	€3.0M
Erudify	Seed	Dec 2013	€2.6M
Easygenerator	Seed	Jun 2013	€1.5M
YaKlass	Series A	May 2013	€1.5M
Easymate	Series A	Dec 2013	€1.5M
miDrive	Other	Jun 2013	€1.4M
360education	Seed	Sep 2013	€1.2M
JoyTunes	Seed	May 2013	€1.1M

Largest debt rounds

debt financing, 2013; not in the equity total

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Achieved	Debt	Nov 2013	€73k

View all 65 Edtech deals in 2013 →

Top investors

most active in 2013, by deal count

Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 6 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology

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