Marketing funding in Q4 2013
European Marketing startup funding raised during Q4 2013.
In Q4 2013, 70 European Marketing companies closed 71 funding rounds and raised €153M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 19.3% versus Q4 2012. France led by capital raised, and Elaia Partners was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€153M
+19.3% vs Q4 2012 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
71
+18.3% vs Q4 2012
Companies
70
Top country
France
Rank among sectors
#4
9.4% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
72.5%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthMarketing — funding by month, Q4 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Oct | €35M | 30 |
| Nov | €56M | 23 |
| Dec | €62M | 18 |
Top countries
by € raisedMarketing — top countries by capital, Q4 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Marketing — top countries by capital, Q4 2013 | |
|---|---|
| France | €44M |
| Russia | €35M |
| UK | €20M |
| Israel | €18M |
| Austria | €12M |
| Germany | €11M |
| Netherlands | €7.4M |
| Ireland | €1.5M |
Stage mix
by € raisedMarketing — stage mix, Q4 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Marketing — stage mix, Q4 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Other | €73M |
| Series A | €23M |
| Series B | €21M |
| Early VC | €17M |
| Seed | €12M |
| Series C | €7.4M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2013| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxoft | Other | Dec 2013 | €31M |
| MetaPack | Other | Nov 2013 | €28M |
| FoundationDB | Series A | Nov 2013 | €12M |
| Mintigo | Series C | Oct 2013 | €7.4M |
| SensioLabs | Other | Dec 2013 | €6.2M |
| ExchangeLab | Early VC | Dec 2013 | €5.9M |
| Pursway | Series B | Oct 2013 | €5.3M |
| applift | Series B | Oct 2013 | €5.2M |
| wywy GmbH | Series B | Dec 2013 | €5.1M |
| 161 MEDIA | Early VC | Oct 2013 | €4.3M |
| Mirriad | Other | Dec 2013 | €4.2M |
| Buyapowa | Early VC | Oct 2013 | €3.4M |
| Gutenberg Technology | Series B | Nov 2013 | €3.0M |
| Carambola Media | Series A | Dec 2013 | €2.9M |
| Linkdex | Early VC | Dec 2013 | €2.2M |
Top investors
most active in Q4 2013, by deal count- Elaia Partners3 deals
- Kima Ventures2 deals
- Prostor Capital2 deals
- Startupbootcamp2 deals
- Wayra2 deals
- 2B Angels1 deals
- A Plus Finance1 deals
- Adams Street Partners1 deals
- Andre Alpar1 deals
- Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator1 deals