Sectors/Fintech/2013/Q1

Fintech funding in Q1 2013

European Fintech startup funding raised during Q1 2013.

In Q1 2013, 28 European Fintech companies closed 29 funding rounds and raised €73M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 21.5% versus Q1 2012. Ireland led by capital raised, and Iris Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€73M

+21.5% vs Q1 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

-14.7% vs Q1 2012

Companies

Top country

Ireland

Rank among sectors

6.8% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

87.0%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€21M	9
Feb	€15M	7
Mar	€37M	13

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Fintech — top countries by capital, Q1 2013
Ireland	€20M
Germany	€18M
France	€12M
Estonia	€7.4M
UK	€7.0M
Italy	€4.4M
Russia	€1.9M
Finland	€800k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Fintech — stage mix, Q1 2013
Series A	€55M
Early VC	€11M
Seed	€4.4M
Other	€2.0M

Exits & M&A

2 Acquisition

2 exits · €1.2B disclosed.

GlobalCollect BV	Acquisition	Feb 2013	€820M
Clear2Pay	Acquisition	Jan 2013	€365M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
3V Transaction Services	Series A	Mar 2013	€19M
AppGratis	Series A	Jan 2013	€10M
Auxmoney	Series A	Mar 2013	€9.2M
Fortumo	Series A	Feb 2013	€7.4M
JUSP	Series A	Mar 2013	€4.0M
Paymill	Series A	Feb 2013	€3.7M
SEEDrs	Early VC	Jan 2013	€3.2M
iwoca	Early VC	Jan 2013	€2.5M
Finanzchef24	Other	Jan 2013	€2.0M
payleven	Early VC	Feb 2013	€2.0M
IQcard	Early VC	Mar 2013	€1.9M
BuyBox	Early VC	Jan 2013	€1.7M
Mambu	Series A	Feb 2013	€1.5M
Holvi	Seed	Jan 2013	€800k
Cluey	Seed	Mar 2013	€762k

View all 29 Fintech deals in Q1 2013 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2013, by deal count

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