Marketing funding in Q4 2012

European Marketing startup funding raised during Q4 2012.

In Q4 2012, 57 European Marketing companies closed 60 funding rounds and raised €128M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 42.8% versus Q4 2011. UK led by capital raised, and Alven Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€128M

+42.8% vs Q4 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+87.5% vs Q4 2011

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

9.9% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

69.0%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Oct	€47M	20
Nov	€44M	18
Dec	€37M	22

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Marketing — top countries by capital, Q4 2012
UK	€57M
Israel	€25M
Germany	€14M
Denmark	€14M
Czech Republic	€4.7M
France	€4.5M
Italy	€4.3M
Belgium	€3.4M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Marketing — stage mix, Q4 2012
Growth/Late	€46M
Series A	€25M
Series B	€17M
Early VC	€12M
Seed	€10M
Series D+	€9.2M
Other	€8.6M
Grant	€123k

Exits & M&A

5 Acquisition

5 exits.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
smartFOCUS	Growth/Late	Oct 2012	€23M
Trademob	Series B	Nov 2012	€12M
Trustpilot	Growth/Late	Dec 2012	€10M
Kenshoo	Series D+	Nov 2012	€9.2M
powerinbox	Series A	Nov 2012	€7.7M
QualiSystems	Growth/Late	Oct 2012	€7.0M
QuBit	Series A	Dec 2012	€5.8M
Unruly	Growth/Late	Dec 2012	€4.9M
Socialbakers	Series B	Nov 2012	€4.7M
Rangespan	Early VC	Dec 2012	€4.5M
Skills Matter	Other	Dec 2012	€4.5M
Freespee	Series A	Oct 2012	€3.3M
InSkin Media	Early VC	Oct 2012	€2.5M
Mosaicoon	Series A	Dec 2012	€2.4M
Footfall123	Other	Nov 2012	€2.4M

View all 60 Marketing deals in Q4 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q4 2012, by deal count

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