Fashion funding in 2011
European Fashion startup funding raised during 2011.
In 2011, 26 European Fashion companies closed 28 funding rounds and raised €95M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Germany led by capital raised, and Index Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€95M
excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
28
Companies
26
Top country
Germany
Fashion: last three years
change vs the year before| Year | Equity | Change | Rounds | Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | €44M | -53.1% | 9 | +12.5% | — |
| 2010 | €155M | +251.7% | 37 | +311.1% | — |
| 2011 | €95M | -38.6% | 28 | -24.3% | — |
Rank among sectors
#14
2.5% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
95.3%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthFashion — funding by month, 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €1.0M | 3 |
| Feb | €153k | 3 |
| Mar | €12M | 3 |
| Apr | €7.0M | 3 |
| Jun | €1.2M | 2 |
| Jul | €20M | 3 |
| Aug | €65k | 2 |
| Oct | €7.4M | 2 |
| Nov | €574k | 3 |
| Dec | €46M | 4 |
Top countries
by € raisedFashion — top countries by capital, 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Fashion — top countries by capital, 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €45M |
| Türkiye | €17M |
| France | €16M |
| UK | €12M |
| Belgium | €2.8M |
| Sweden | €1.4M |
| Netherlands | €374k |
| Cyprus | €65k |
Stage mix
by € raisedFashion — stage mix, 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Fashion — stage mix, 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Other | €52M |
| Series C | €17M |
| Early VC | €8.3M |
| Series B | €7.3M |
| Series A | €6.0M |
| Seed | €4.2M |
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2011| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Meta | Other | Dec 2011 | €40M |
| Trendyol | Series C | Jul 2011 | €17M |
| Sensee | Other | Mar 2011 | €7.5M |
| Vestiaire Collective | Series B | Oct 2011 | €7.3M |
| Stylistpick | Series A | Apr 2011 | €5.6M |
| DaWanda | Early VC | Dec 2011 | €4.0M |
| BAUNAT | Early VC | Jul 2011 | €2.8M |
| Metail | Other | Mar 2011 | €2.8M |
| Bottica | Seed | Mar 2011 | €1.8M |
| navabi | Early VC | Dec 2011 | €1.5M |
Top investors
most active in 2011, by deal count- Index Ventures2 deals
- Kima Ventures2 deals
- Vorwerk Ventures2 deals
- 21 Investimenti1 deals
- Accel1 deals
- Atomico1 deals
- Axel Springer1 deals
- Balderton Capital1 deals
- Creathor Venture1 deals
- Dumont Venture1 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 6 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology