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Marketing funding in January 2012

European Marketing startup funding raised during January 2012.

In January 2012, 21 European Marketing companies closed 22 funding rounds and raised €65M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 223.5% versus January 2011. UK led by capital raised, and 500 Startups was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€65M
+223.5% vs January 2011 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
22
+15.8% vs January 2011
Companies
21
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#2
19.6% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
96.3%
of disclosed capital

Top countries

by € raised
Marketing — top countries by capital, January 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
Marketing — top countries by capital, January 2012
UK€24M
France€21M
Israel€7.5M
Spain€6.7M
Sweden€3.9M
Belgium€1.0M
Denmark€580k
Netherlands€193k

Stage mix

by € raised
Marketing — stage mix, January 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
Marketing — stage mix, January 2012
Series A€34M
Growth/Late€21M
Seed€4.6M
Other€4.0M
Early VC€1.1M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in January 2012
CompanyStageDateAmount
NeolaneGrowth/LateJan 2012€21M
UnrulySeries AJan 2012€19M
Planet SohoSeries AJan 2012€6.2M
WrappSeries AJan 2012€3.9M
PlenummediaOtherJan 2012€3.6M
PlenummediaSeries AJan 2012€3.1M
Cambridge Communication SystemsSeedJan 2012€1.6M
BrainientSeries AJan 2012€1.4M
MyCheckSeedJan 2012€1.3M
StitcheradsEarly VCJan 2012€1.1M
TapCrowdSeedJan 2012€1.0M
ChurchDeskSeedJan 2012€580k
SalesGossipOtherJan 2012€348k
SellanAppSeedJan 2012€193k
AirPOSSeries AJan 2012€180k
View all 22 Marketing deals in January 2012 →

Top investors

most active in January 2012, by deal count
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