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Fintech funding in H2 2013

European Fintech startup funding raised during H2 2013.

In H2 2013, 96 European Fintech companies closed 102 funding rounds and raised €243M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 79.8% versus H2 2012. Debt rounds added €14M. UK led by capital raised, and Startupbootcamp was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€243M
+79.8% vs H2 2012 · excl. debt & grants · +€14M debt
Funding rounds
102
+85.5% vs H2 2012
Companies
96
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#5
8.8% of sector funding
Debt financing
€14M
5.4% of total
Top-10 round share
65.8%
of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month
Fintech — funding by month, H2 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
FundingRounds
Jul€25M21
Aug€90M12
Sep€38M19
Oct€40M17
Nov€36M18
Dec€30M15

Top countries

by € raised
Fintech — top countries by capital, H2 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
Fintech — top countries by capital, H2 2013
UK€158M
Bulgaria€19M
France€17M
Israel€16M
Germany€14M
Russia€11M
Iceland€5.0M
Ireland€4.5M

Stage mix

by € raised
Fintech — stage mix, H2 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
Fintech — stage mix, H2 2013
Series A€75M
Series C€39M
Seed€34M
Other€29M
Series B€27M
Growth/Late€19M
Early VC€19M
Debt€14M
Grant€735k

Exits & M&A

8 Acquisition

8 exits · €1.6B disclosed.

SkrillAcquisitionDec 2013€1.1B
Gocompare.comAcquisitionJul 2013€228M
Realex PaymentsAcquisitionNov 2013€115M
City IndexAcquisitionSep 2013€107M
TbricksAcquisitionNov 2013€34M
Geldvoorelkaar.nlAcquisitionJul 2013€11M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2013
CompanyStageDateAmount
PowaTAGSeries AAug 2013€57M
Funding CircleSeries COct 2013€27M
Cash CreditGrowth/LateAug 2013€19M
CalastoneSeries BSep 2013€14M
ProxamaOtherDec 2013€12M
PREt d‚ÄôUnionSeries CNov 2013€10M
LendInvestDebtNov 2013€10.0M
SimpleeSeries BSep 2013€7.6M
BitstampOtherDec 2013€7.3M
iPAYstOtherAug 2013€5.4M
MenigaSeries AJul 2013€5.0M
EburyEarly VCSep 2013€4.1M
Judo PaymentsSeedJul 2013€3.8M
KreditechDebtSep 2013€3.8M
ezbobSeries BJul 2013€3.6M
View all 102 Fintech deals in H2 2013 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2013, by deal count
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