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Fintech funding in Q2 2012

European Fintech startup funding raised during Q2 2012.

In Q2 2012, 28 European Fintech companies closed 28 funding rounds and raised €108M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 178.6% versus Q2 2011. Sweden led by capital raised, and Index Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€108M
+178.6% vs Q2 2011 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
28
+64.7% vs Q2 2011
Companies
28
Top country
Sweden
Rank among sectors
#6
7.9% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
86.3%
of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month
Fintech — funding by month, Q2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
FundingRounds
Apr€32M7
May€22M7
Jun€54M14

Top countries

by € raised
Fintech — top countries by capital, Q2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
Fintech — top countries by capital, Q2 2012
Sweden€35M
UK€23M
Italy€22M
Israel€15M
France€7.0M
Germany€3.6M
Finland€1.2M
Estonia€1.0M

Stage mix

by € raised
Fintech — stage mix, Q2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
Fintech — stage mix, Q2 2012
Series B€37M
Early VC€19M
Series A€15M
Growth/Late€15M
Series D+€7.5M
Series C€6.3M
Seed€4.9M
Other€2.7M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €68M disclosed.

MPayMeAcquisitionJun 2012€68M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q2 2012
CompanyStageDateAmount
iZettleSeries BJun 2012€25M
EXTRABANCAGrowth/LateMay 2012€15M
Funding CircleSeries BApr 2012€12M
AccumulateEarly VCJun 2012€8.1M
mySupermarketSeries D+Apr 2012€7.5M
E-BlinkEarly VCApr 2012€7.0M
SuperbSeries CJun 2012€6.3M
SimpleeSeries AMay 2012€4.5M
NutmegSeries AJun 2012€4.3M
CennoxEarly VCJun 2012€3.8M
JFrogSeries AJun 2012€2.8M
OrderbirdSeries AApr 2012€2.7M
App55OtherMay 2012€1.5M
BillogramSeedJun 2012€1.2M
MePINOtherApr 2012€1.2M
View all 28 Fintech deals in Q2 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q2 2012, by deal count
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