Marketing funding in Q4 2011
European Marketing startup funding raised during Q4 2011.
In Q4 2011, 31 European Marketing companies closed 32 funding rounds and raised €90M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 71.0% versus Q4 2010. UK led by capital raised, and Beringea was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€90M
+71.0% vs Q4 2010 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
32
+14.3% vs Q4 2010
Companies
31
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#4
8.5% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
84.9%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthMarketing — funding by month, Q4 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Oct | €61M | 10 |
| Nov | €20M | 13 |
| Dec | €9.4M | 9 |
Top countries
by € raisedMarketing — top countries by capital, Q4 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Marketing — top countries by capital, Q4 2011 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €49M |
| Netherlands | €12M |
| Germany | €9.7M |
| Austria | €4.2M |
| Sweden | €3.9M |
| Israel | €3.9M |
| Denmark | €3.2M |
| Spain | €2.2M |
Stage mix
by € raisedMarketing — stage mix, Q4 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Marketing — stage mix, Q4 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Growth/Late | €36M |
| Series A | €15M |
| Seed | €12M |
| Other | €11M |
| Early VC | €10M |
| Series B | €5.3M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2011| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adapt | Growth/Late | Oct 2011 | €35M |
| Mendix | Series A | Oct 2011 | €9.6M |
| madvertise | Other | Oct 2011 | €9.0M |
| Benefex Group | Early VC | Oct 2011 | €4.8M |
| FoundationDB | Seed | Dec 2011 | €4.2M |
| Wrapp | Series A | Nov 2011 | €3.9M |
| skimlinks | Series B | Nov 2011 | €3.2M |
| Trustpilot | Early VC | Nov 2011 | €3.2M |
| ASOCS | Growth/Late | Nov 2011 | €1.8M |
| Cleverbug | Seed | Nov 2011 | €1.8M |
| Coull | Seed | Nov 2011 | €1.4M |
| citiservi | Seed | Dec 2011 | €1.3M |
| BlisMedia | Other | Dec 2011 | €1.3M |
| Concorde Solutions | Early VC | Nov 2011 | €1.1M |
| Robin HQ | Seed | Nov 2011 | €1.1M |
Top investors
most active in Q4 2011, by deal count- Beringea2 deals
- AIB SEED Capital Fund1 deals
- Amazon1 deals
- Atomico1 deals
- Ballpark Ventures1 deals
- Battery Ventures1 deals
- BDMI (Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments)1 deals
- Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA1 deals
- Bloom Equity1 deals
- Business Growth Fund1 deals