Marketing funding in December 2012
European Marketing startup funding raised during December 2012.
In December 2012, 21 European Marketing companies closed 22 funding rounds and raised €37M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 293.8% versus December 2011. UK led by capital raised, and Project A Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€37M
+293.8% vs December 2011 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
22
+144.4% vs December 2011
Companies
21
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#3
10.1% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
95.7%
of disclosed capital
Top countries
by € raisedMarketing — top countries by capital, December 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Marketing — top countries by capital, December 2012 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €21M |
| Denmark | €10M |
| Germany | €2.5M |
| Italy | €2.4M |
| France | €1.2M |
| Ireland | €70k |
| Netherlands | €0 |
| Austria | €0 |
Stage mix
by € raisedMarketing — stage mix, December 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Marketing — stage mix, December 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Growth/Late | €15M |
| Series A | €8.2M |
| Other | €5.2M |
| Early VC | €4.5M |
| Seed | €3.4M |
| Series B | €1.0M |
Exits & M&A
2 Acquisition2 exits.
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in December 2012| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustpilot | Growth/Late | Dec 2012 | €10M |
| QuBit | Series A | Dec 2012 | €5.8M |
| Unruly | Growth/Late | Dec 2012 | €4.9M |
| Rangespan | Early VC | Dec 2012 | €4.5M |
| Skills Matter | Other | Dec 2012 | €4.5M |
| Mosaicoon | Series A | Dec 2012 | €2.4M |
| Adspert | Series B | Dec 2012 | €1.0M |
| Glow Digital Media | Seed | Dec 2012 | €1.0M |
| Uberall | Seed | Dec 2012 | €770k |
| Adikteev | Other | Dec 2012 | €720k |
| Stocard | Seed | Dec 2012 | €693k |
| Zenchef | Seed | Dec 2012 | €400k |
| Triptease | Seed | Dec 2012 | €177k |
| Zenchef | Seed | Dec 2012 | €100k |
| Future Ad Labs | Seed | Dec 2012 | €74k |
Top investors
most active in December 2012, by deal count- Project A Ventures2 deals
- Atlante Ventures1 deals
- Balderton Capital1 deals
- Beringea1 deals
- Business Growth Fund1 deals
- Enterprise Ireland1 deals
- H-FARM Ventures1 deals
- High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)1 deals
- Index Ventures1 deals
- Kima Ventures1 deals