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Fashion funding in H2 2012

European Fashion startup funding raised during H2 2012.

In H2 2012, 33 European Fashion companies closed 36 funding rounds and raised €212M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 187.9% versus H2 2011. UK led by capital raised, and Draper Esprit was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€212M
+187.9% vs H2 2011 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
36
+157.1% vs H2 2011
Companies
33
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#5
8.5% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
92.0%
of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month
Fashion — funding by month, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
FundingRounds
Jul€6.8M5
Aug€39M7
Sep€67M10
Oct€26M4
Nov€41M4
Dec€32M6

Top countries

by € raised
Fashion — top countries by capital, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
Fashion — top countries by capital, H2 2012
UK€70M
Russia€54M
Spain€33M
France€28M
Denmark€19M
Germany€7.0M
Finland€794k
Italy€525k

Stage mix

by € raised
Fashion — stage mix, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
Fashion — stage mix, H2 2012
Series D+€44M
Growth/Late€38M
Series A€34M
Series B€33M
Series C€25M
Early VC€19M
Other€15M
Seed€4.9M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2012
CompanyStageDateAmount
LamodaSeries D+Sep 2012€44M
Nasty GalSeries BAug 2012€33M
SpartooSeries COct 2012€25M
MATCHESFASHION.COMSeries ANov 2012€25M
MATCHESFASHION.COMGrowth/LateSep 2012€15M
STYLEPITOtherNov 2012€14M
MyOptiqueGrowth/LateDec 2012€12M
AchicaEarly VCDec 2012€10M
LamodaGrowth/LateDec 2012€10M
Brille24Early VCSep 2012€7.0M
MiintoSeries AAug 2012€4.9M
LystSeries AJul 2012€4.0M
ThePREsent.coSeedJul 2012€1.9M
FAGUOEarly VCNov 2012€1.5M
Lemon CurveOtherAug 2012€1.0M
View all 36 Fashion deals in H2 2012 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2012, by deal count
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