Marketing funding in September 2011
European Marketing startup funding raised during September 2011.
In September 2011, 16 European Marketing companies closed 16 funding rounds and raised €31M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 38.6% versus September 2010. UK led by capital raised, and Gordon Shields was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€31M
-38.6% vs September 2010 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
16
+23.1% vs September 2010
Companies
16
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#6
5.8% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
99.9%
of disclosed capital
Top countries
by € raisedMarketing — top countries by capital, September 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Marketing — top countries by capital, September 2011 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €13M |
| France | €7.6M |
| Israel | €6.2M |
| Germany | €2.4M |
| Czech Republic | €1.5M |
| Ireland | €100k |
| Switzerland | €0 |
| Türkiye | €0 |
Stage mix
by € raisedMarketing — stage mix, September 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Marketing — stage mix, September 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Series B | €16M |
| Other | €7.6M |
| Growth/Late | €5.2M |
| Series A | €1.5M |
| Grant | €228k |
| Seed | €130k |
Exits & M&A
1 Acquisition1 exit.
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in September 2011| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| BonitaSoft | Series B | Sep 2011 | €7.6M |
| byyd | Other | Sep 2011 | €6.8M |
| Mintigo | Series B | Sep 2011 | €6.2M |
| Adfonic | Growth/Late | Sep 2011 | €5.2M |
| Content Fleet | Series B | Sep 2011 | €2.4M |
| Socialbakers | Series A | Sep 2011 | €1.5M |
| Mirriad | Other | Sep 2011 | €695k |
| Realeyes | Grant | Sep 2011 | €228k |
| Paypersocial | Other | Sep 2011 | €110k |
| Instant Opinion | Seed | Sep 2011 | €100k |
| Owned It | Seed | Sep 2011 | €19k |
| Blooie | Seed | Sep 2011 | €11k |
Top investors
most active in September 2011, by deal count- Gordon Shields2 deals
- Neuhaus Partners2 deals
- Earlybird Venture Capital1 deals
- Gamma Capital Partners1 deals
- Giza Venture Capital1 deals
- Netanders1 deals
- Northstar Ventures1 deals
- Oxford Capital Partners1 deals
- Sequoia Capital1 deals
- Ventech1 deals