Sectors/Fintech/2012/H1

Fintech funding in H1 2012

European Fintech startup funding raised during H1 2012.

In H1 2012, 58 European Fintech companies closed 62 funding rounds and raised €169M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 12.2% versus H1 2011. UK led by capital raised, and Index Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€169M

+12.2% vs H1 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+59.0% vs H1 2011

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

7.5% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

73.8%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€12M	16
Feb	€3.0M	6
Mar	€46M	12
Apr	€32M	7
May	€22M	7
Jun	€54M	14

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Fintech — top countries by capital, H1 2012
UK	€41M
Sweden	€36M
Germany	€30M
Italy	€23M
Israel	€22M
France	€11M
Finland	€1.4M
Spain	€1.0M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Fintech — stage mix, H1 2012
Growth/Late	€52M
Series B	€42M
Series A	€24M
Early VC	€22M
Seed	€9.2M
Series D+	€7.5M
Series C	€6.3M
Other	€4.4M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition · 1 Buyout

2 exits · €68M disclosed.

MPayMe	Acquisition	Jun 2012	€68M
Cryptonator	Buyout	Mar 2012	€18k

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Boku	Growth/Late	Mar 2012	€26M
iZettle	Series B	Jun 2012	€25M
EXTRABANCA	Growth/Late	May 2012	€15M
Funding Circle	Series B	Apr 2012	€12M
eToro	Growth/Late	Mar 2012	€11M
Accumulate	Early VC	Jun 2012	€8.1M
mySupermarket	Series D+	Apr 2012	€7.5M
E-Blink	Early VC	Apr 2012	€7.0M
Superb	Series C	Jun 2012	€6.3M
SOHO OS	Series A	Jan 2012	€6.2M
Simplee	Series A	May 2012	€4.5M
Nutmeg	Series A	Jun 2012	€4.3M
Leetchi	Series B	Mar 2012	€4.1M
Cennox	Early VC	Jun 2012	€3.8M
Currency Cloud	Series A	Mar 2012	€3.0M

View all 62 Fintech deals in H1 2012 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2012, by deal count

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