Sectors/Fashion/2013/Q1

Fashion funding in Q1 2013

European Fashion startup funding raised during Q1 2013.

In Q1 2013, 15 European Fashion companies closed 15 funding rounds and raised €31M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 28.0% versus Q1 2012. UK led by capital raised, and Index Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€31M

-28.0% vs Q1 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+36.4% vs Q1 2012

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

#13

2.9% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

99.9%

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

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Fashion — top countries by capital, Q1 2013
UK	€20M
Lithuania	€5.2M
France	€4.6M
Spain	€485k
Denmark	€457k
Israel	€267k
Ireland	€15k
Italy	€0

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Fashion — stage mix, Q1 2013
Series C	€15M
Series A	€9.8M
Other	€3.1M
Seed	€2.7M

Exits & M&A

2 Acquisition

2 exits · €150M disclosed.

mytheresa.com

Acquisition

Mar 2013

€150M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Farfetch	Series C	Mar 2013	€15M
Vinted	Series A	Jan 2013	€5.2M
Videdressing	Series A	Mar 2013	€4.6M
Motilo	Other	Jan 2013	€3.0M
The Business of Fashion	Seed	Feb 2013	€1.5M
Wantr	Seed	Mar 2013	€457k
percentil	Seed	Feb 2013	€380k
Brayola	Seed	Mar 2013	€267k
Al Detal	Other	Feb 2013	€105k
Leo et Violette	Seed	Jan 2013	€45k
CLIPPATE	Seed	Mar 2013	€15k
Sense of Skin	Seed	Feb 2013	€15k

View all 15 Fashion deals in Q1 2013 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2013, by deal count

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