Healthtech funding in Q1 2012

European Healthtech startup funding raised during Q1 2012.

In Q1 2012, 16 European Healthtech companies closed 17 funding rounds and raised €48M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 73.9% versus Q1 2011. UK led by capital raised, and Juanjo Rodriguez was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€48M

-73.9% vs Q1 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

-5.6% vs Q1 2011

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

5.8% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

91.4%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€21M	11
Feb	€22M	4
Mar	€8.6M	2

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Healthtech — top countries by capital, Q1 2012
UK	€18M
France	€13M
Germany	€7.2M
Israel	€3.8M
Netherlands	€2.9M
Austria	€2.7M
Switzerland	€2.1M
Italy	€800k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Healthtech — stage mix, Q1 2012
Other	€14M
Early VC	€10M
Series C	€8.4M
Series B	€7.2M
Series A	€7.1M
Grant	€2.7M
Seed	€1.3M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
GlySure	Series C	Jan 2012	€8.4M
Pharnext	Other	Feb 2012	€8.0M
Numares	Series B	Feb 2012	€7.2M
Enterome	Series A	Mar 2012	€5.0M
CartiHeal	Early VC	Feb 2012	€3.8M
Abingdon Health	Early VC	Mar 2012	€3.6M
myTomorrows	Early VC	Jan 2012	€2.9M
Microtest Diagnostics	Other	Jan 2012	€2.8M
Miracor Medical Systems	Grant	Feb 2012	€2.7M
Ai2 United Kingdom	Other	Jan 2012	€2.4M
ProteoMediX	Series A	Jan 2012	€2.1M
Medopad	Other	Jan 2012	€1.0M
WINMedical	Seed	Jan 2012	€800k
Knok	Seed	Jan 2012	€251k
Knok	Seed	Jan 2012	€232k

View all 17 Healthtech deals in Q1 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2012, by deal count

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