Sectors/Fintech/2010/H1

Fintech funding in H1 2010

European Fintech startup funding raised during H1 2010.

In H1 2010, 27 European Fintech companies closed 30 funding rounds and raised €75M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 105.7% versus H1 2009. UK led by capital raised, and Index Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€75M

+105.7% vs H1 2009 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+130.8% vs H1 2009

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

6.7% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

87.7%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€22M	5
Feb	€2.8M	4
Mar	€9.5M	4
Apr	€1.0M	3
May	€15M	9
Jun	€25M	5

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Fintech — top countries by capital, H1 2010
UK	€26M
Germany	€22M
Sweden	€8.2M
France	€6.6M
Luxembourg	€6.1M
Israel	€2.3M
Estonia	€1.5M
Russia	€742k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Fintech — stage mix, H1 2010
Series C	€19M
Series D+	€15M
Early VC	€10M
Growth/Late	€9.7M
Series A	€7.8M
Series B	€7.4M
Seed	€3.9M
Other	€1.9M

Exits & M&A

1 IPO

1 exit · €804M disclosed.

Qiwi

IPO

Jun 2010

€804M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2010

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Boku	Series C	Jan 2010	€17M
BullionVault	Series D+	Jun 2010	€15M
Klarna	Series B	May 2010	€6.8M
Autoquake	Growth/Late	Mar 2010	€6.7M
Domain Invest	Early VC	Jun 2010	€6.1M
Pay by Shopping (Deal United)	Series A	May 2010	€5.0M
eYeka	Growth/Late	Jan 2010	€3.0M
BillGuard	Series A	May 2010	€2.3M
eToro	Series C	Jun 2010	€2.0M
NovaSparks	Other	Jun 2010	€1.8M
Erply	Early VC	Mar 2010	€1.5M
Accumulate	Early VC	Feb 2010	€1.5M
Calastone	Early VC	Jan 2010	€1.1M
Funding Circle	Seed	Feb 2010	€788k
KVK TEAM	Seed	Apr 2010	€742k

View all 30 Fintech deals in H1 2010 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2010, by deal count

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