Sectors/Fintech/2013/Q4

Fintech funding in Q4 2013

European Fintech startup funding raised during Q4 2013.

In Q4 2013, 48 European Fintech companies closed 50 funding rounds and raised €94M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 46.7% versus Q4 2012. Debt rounds added €10.0M. UK led by capital raised, and Prostor Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€94M

+46.7% vs Q4 2012 · excl. debt & grants · +€10.0M debt

Funding rounds

+66.7% vs Q4 2012

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

6.5% of sector funding

Debt financing

€10.0M

9.5% of total

Top-10 round share

76.6%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Oct	€40M	17
Nov	€36M	18
Dec	€30M	15

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Fintech — top countries by capital, Q4 2013
UK	€68M
France	€14M
Russia	€8.6M
Ireland	€4.4M
Norway	€2.6M
Israel	€1.7M
Switzerland	€1.5M
Estonia	€1.4M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Fintech — stage mix, Q4 2013
Series C	€39M
Other	€20M
Seed	€16M
Early VC	€12M
Debt	€10.0M
Series A	€4.1M
Series B	€2.7M
Grant	€735k

Exits & M&A

4 Acquisition

4 exits · €1.2B disclosed.

Skrill	Acquisition	Dec 2013	€1.1B
Realex Payments	Acquisition	Nov 2013	€115M
Tbricks	Acquisition	Nov 2013	€34M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Funding Circle	Series C	Oct 2013	€27M
Proxama	Other	Dec 2013	€12M
PREt d‚ÄôUnion	Series C	Nov 2013	€10M
LendInvest	Debt	Nov 2013	€10.0M
Bitstamp	Other	Dec 2013	€7.3M
Money Dashboard	Seed	Nov 2013	€3.2M
Aria Networks	Early VC	Nov 2013	€2.9M
IQcard	Series B	Dec 2013	€2.7M
E-Blink	Early VC	Dec 2013	€2.6M
CreditCardsOnline	Series A	Oct 2013	€2.2M
Trustev	Seed	Oct 2013	€2.2M
Federal Finance	Early VC	Nov 2013	€2.2M
Zwipe	Series A	Dec 2013	€1.8M
CurrencyFair	Early VC	Nov 2013	€1.8M
Limonetik	Series C	Oct 2013	€1.6M

View all 50 Fintech deals in Q4 2013 →

Top investors

most active in Q4 2013, by deal count

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