Sectors/Fintech/2012/Q1

Fintech funding in Q1 2012

European Fintech startup funding raised during Q1 2012.

In Q1 2012, 32 European Fintech companies closed 34 funding rounds and raised €60M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 46.0% versus Q1 2011. Germany led by capital raised, and Kima Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€60M

-46.0% vs Q1 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+54.5% vs Q1 2011

Companies

Top country

Germany

Rank among sectors

6.8% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

94.8%

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

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Fintech — top countries by capital, Q1 2012
Germany	€26M
UK	€18M
Israel	€7.5M
France	€4.1M
Sweden	€1.6M
Spain	€1.0M
Italy	€500k
Russia	€260k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Fintech — stage mix, Q1 2012
Growth/Late	€37M
Series A	€9.2M
Series B	€5.1M
Seed	€4.3M
Early VC	€2.7M
Other	€1.7M

Exits & M&A

1 Buyout

1 exit · €18k disclosed.

Cryptonator

Buyout

Mar 2012

€18k

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Boku	Growth/Late	Mar 2012	€26M
eToro	Growth/Late	Mar 2012	€11M
SOHO OS	Series A	Jan 2012	€6.2M
Leetchi	Series B	Mar 2012	€4.1M
Currency Cloud	Series A	Mar 2012	€3.0M
Flattr	Early VC	Feb 2012	€1.6M
SEEDrs	Other	Jan 2012	€1.5M
MyCheck	Seed	Jan 2012	€1.3M
GoCardless	Early VC	Feb 2012	€1.1M
Comunitae	Series B	Jan 2012	€1.0M
Ensygnia	Seed	Jan 2012	€532k
Ensygnia (Onescan)	Seed	Jan 2012	€526k
JUSP	Seed	Mar 2012	€500k
RusBase	Seed	Mar 2012	€260k
Ensygnia (Onescan)	Seed	Mar 2012	€223k

View all 34 Fintech deals in Q1 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2012, by deal count

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