Marketing funding in August 2012
European Marketing startup funding raised during August 2012.
In August 2012, 16 European Marketing companies closed 16 funding rounds and raised €103M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 146.3% versus August 2011. Germany led by capital raised, and A Plus Finance was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€103M
+146.3% vs August 2011 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
16
+6.7% vs August 2011
Companies
16
Top country
Germany
Rank among sectors
#1
26.4% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
99.9%
of disclosed capital
Top countries
by € raisedMarketing — top countries by capital, August 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Marketing — top countries by capital, August 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €96M |
| France | €2.8M |
| Israel | €2.4M |
| Italy | €651k |
| UK | €472k |
| Russia | €407k |
Stage mix
by € raisedMarketing — stage mix, August 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Marketing — stage mix, August 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Other | €90M |
| Series D+ | €4.5M |
| Series A | €4.0M |
| Growth/Late | €2.4M |
| Seed | €1.1M |
| Series C | €153k |
Exits & M&A
1 Acquisition1 exit.
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in August 2012| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falk Realtime | Other | Aug 2012 | €90M |
| OpenSynergy | Series D+ | Aug 2012 | €4.5M |
| Mister Bell | Series A | Aug 2012 | €2.8M |
| Inneractive | Growth/Late | Aug 2012 | €2.4M |
| Meetrics | Series A | Aug 2012 | €1.2M |
| Viralize | Seed | Aug 2012 | €651k |
| Apps4All | Seed | Aug 2012 | €407k |
| SmartExposee | Other | Aug 2012 | €225k |
| Constant Commerce | Other | Aug 2012 | €209k |
| Deminos | Series C | Aug 2012 | €153k |
| Qudini | Other | Aug 2012 | €56k |
| Socialance | Seed | Aug 2012 | €33k |
| Swogo | Seed | Aug 2012 | €22k |
Top investors
most active in August 2012, by deal count- A Plus Finance1 deals
- BDMI (Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments)1 deals
- Cii21 deals
- Club Italia Investimenti 21 deals
- Evergreen Venture Partners1 deals
- Heilemann Ventures1 deals
- High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)1 deals
- HV Holtzbrinck Ventures1 deals
- IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft1 deals
- Northstar Ventures1 deals