Sectors/Fashion/2012/Q3

Fashion funding in Q3 2012

European Fashion startup funding raised during Q3 2012.

In Q3 2012, 21 European Fashion companies closed 22 funding rounds and raised €113M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 462.2% versus Q3 2011. Russia led by capital raised, and Accel was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€113M

+462.2% vs Q3 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+340.0% vs Q3 2011

Companies

Top country

Russia

Rank among sectors

9.5% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

98.6%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€6.8M	5
Aug	€39M	7
Sep	€67M	10

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Fashion — top countries by capital, Q3 2012
Russia	€44M
Spain	€33M
UK	€22M
Germany	€7.0M
Denmark	€4.9M
France	€1.7M
Finland	€794k
Italy	€525k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Fashion — stage mix, Q3 2012
Series D+	€44M
Series B	€33M
Growth/Late	€15M
Series A	€8.9M
Early VC	€7.0M
Seed	€4.0M
Other	€1.2M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q3 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Lamoda	Series D+	Sep 2012	€44M
Nasty Gal	Series B	Aug 2012	€33M
MATCHESFASHION.COM	Growth/Late	Sep 2012	€15M
Brille24	Early VC	Sep 2012	€7.0M
Miinto	Series A	Aug 2012	€4.9M
Lyst	Series A	Jul 2012	€4.0M
ThePREsent.co	Seed	Jul 2012	€1.9M
Lemon Curve	Other	Aug 2012	€1.0M
Swap.com	Seed	Jul 2012	€794k
Gemmyo	Series B	Sep 2012	€619k
Buru Buru	Seed	Aug 2012	€525k
La M√°s Mona	Seed	Sep 2012	€238k
Styloola	Other	Sep 2012	€215k
ChicPlace	Seed	Sep 2012	€200k
Front Up	Seed	Aug 2012	€128k

View all 22 Fashion deals in Q3 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q3 2012, by deal count

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