Fashion funding in H2 2013
European Fashion startup funding raised during H2 2013.
In H2 2013, 45 European Fashion companies closed 46 funding rounds and raised €93M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 56.1% versus H2 2012. UK led by capital raised, and Index Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€93M
-56.1% vs H2 2012 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
46
+27.8% vs H2 2012
Companies
45
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#11
3.2% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
74.0%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthFashion — funding by month, H2 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jul | €7.4M | 5 |
| Aug | €7.8M | 6 |
| Sep | €25M | 14 |
| Oct | €10M | 8 |
| Nov | €8.3M | 6 |
| Dec | €35M | 7 |
Top countries
by € raisedFashion — top countries by capital, H2 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Fashion — top countries by capital, H2 2013 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €36M |
| France | €29M |
| Germany | €12M |
| Türkiye | €6.4M |
| Spain | €5.1M |
| Italy | €3.3M |
| Portugal | €917k |
| Israel | €790k |
Stage mix
by € raisedFashion — stage mix, H2 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Fashion — stage mix, H2 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Series C | €45M |
| Series A | €22M |
| Seed | €13M |
| Other | €11M |
| Early VC | €1.8M |
| Grant | €119k |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in H2 2013| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vestiaire Collective | Series C | Sep 2013 | €15M |
| XMOS | Series C | Dec 2013 | €10M |
| navabi | Series C | Dec 2013 | €10M |
| MyOptique | Series C | Dec 2013 | €9.6M |
| Lidyana.com | Series A | Sep 2013 | €4.5M |
| Flayr | Series A | Nov 2013 | €4.5M |
| Deepclass | Other | Jul 2013 | €3.9M |
| Dogi | Seed | Oct 2013 | €3.8M |
| Videdressing | Series A | Aug 2013 | €3.8M |
| Metail | Other | Dec 2013 | €3.6M |
| StyleSaint | Series A | Aug 2013 | €3.2M |
| Bottica | Series A | Sep 2013 | €3.0M |
| Shopcade | Series A | Oct 2013 | €3.0M |
| Wool and the gang | Seed | Jul 2013 | €2.1M |
| Isabella Oliver | Other | Oct 2013 | €1.9M |
Top investors
most active in H2 2013, by deal count- Index Ventures4 deals
- Aslanoba Capital2 deals
- Crowdcube2 deals
- Global Founders Capital2 deals
- MMC Ventures2 deals
- Sina Afra2 deals
- Acton Capital Partners1 deals
- Amadeus Capital Partners1 deals
- Andreessen Horowitz1 deals
- Andrew Bredon1 deals