Sectors/Fashion/2013/H1

Fashion funding in H1 2013

European Fashion startup funding raised during H1 2013.

In H1 2013, 42 European Fashion companies closed 42 funding rounds and raised €94M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 26.5% versus H1 2012. Spain led by capital raised, and Index Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€94M

+26.5% vs H1 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+121.1% vs H1 2012

Companies

Top country

Spain

Rank among sectors

#12

3.4% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

89.7%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€8.2M	6
Feb	€2.0M	4
Mar	€21M	5
Apr	€11M	10
May	€44M	8
Jun	€8.0M	9

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Fashion — top countries by capital, H1 2013
Spain	€26M
UK	€26M
Germany	€16M
France	€13M
Lithuania	€5.2M
Ukraine	€3.9M
Italy	€2.0M
Netherlands	€538k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Fashion — stage mix, H1 2013
Series C	€34M
Growth/Late	€25M
Series A	€24M
Seed	€6.1M
Other	€3.4M
Early VC	€525k

Exits & M&A

2 Acquisition

2 exits · €150M disclosed.

mytheresa.com

Acquisition

Mar 2013

€150M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Privalia	Growth/Late	May 2013	€25M
Mister Spex	Series C	May 2013	€16M
Farfetch	Series C	Mar 2013	€15M
Fits.me	Series A	Apr 2013	€5.6M
Vinted	Series A	Jan 2013	€5.2M
Videdressing	Series A	Mar 2013	€4.6M
Topmall.ua	Series A	Apr 2013	€3.9M
Gemmyo	Series C	Jun 2013	€3.1M
Motilo	Other	Jan 2013	€3.0M
Rad	Series A	Jun 2013	€2.5M
The Business of Fashion	Seed	Feb 2013	€1.5M
Lanieri	Series A	May 2013	€1.5M
Carnet de Mode	Series A	May 2013	€1.1M
Dymant	Seed	Jun 2013	€1.1M
Buru Buru	Early VC	Apr 2013	€525k

View all 42 Fashion deals in H1 2013 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2013, by deal count

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