Fintech funding in October 2013
European Fintech startup funding raised during October 2013.
In October 2013, 17 European Fintech companies closed 17 funding rounds and raised €40M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 17.5% versus October 2012. UK led by capital raised, and Accel was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€40M
-17.5% vs October 2012 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
17
+30.8% vs October 2012
Companies
17
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#4
9.5% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
97.9%
of disclosed capital
Top countries
by € raisedFintech — top countries by capital, October 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Fintech — top countries by capital, October 2013 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €31M |
| Russia | €3.7M |
| Ireland | €2.2M |
| France | €1.6M |
| Israel | €1.0M |
| Italy | €600k |
| Netherlands | €100k |
| Estonia | €100k |
Stage mix
by € raisedFintech — stage mix, October 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Fintech — stage mix, October 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Series C | €29M |
| Seed | €7.6M |
| Series A | €2.2M |
| Early VC | €1.2M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in October 2013| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funding Circle | Series C | Oct 2013 | €27M |
| Trustev | Seed | Oct 2013 | €2.2M |
| CreditCardsOnline | Series A | Oct 2013 | €2.2M |
| Limonetik | Series C | Oct 2013 | €1.6M |
| RocketBank | Seed | Oct 2013 | €1.5M |
| unbound | Seed | Oct 2013 | €1.4M |
| Zepz | Early VC | Oct 2013 | €1.2M |
| PREstiamoci | Seed | Oct 2013 | €600k |
| Pronto.ly | Seed | Oct 2013 | €592k |
| Revuze | Seed | Oct 2013 | €407k |
| Asset Match | Seed | Oct 2013 | €359k |
| TransferGo | Seed | Oct 2013 | €200k |
| Funderbeam | Seed | Oct 2013 | €100k |
| Eccentrade | Seed | Oct 2013 | €100k |
| Tibdit | Seed | Oct 2013 | €78k |
Top investors
most active in October 2013, by deal count- Accel1 deals
- ACT Venture Capital1 deals
- Crowdcube1 deals
- Dario Levi1 deals
- Digital Magics1 deals
- Draper Esprit1 deals
- Enterprise Ireland1 deals
- Giordano Martinelli1 deals
- Greycroft Partners1 deals
- High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)1 deals