Marketing funding in H1 2021

European Marketing startup funding raised during H1 2021.

In H1 2021, 51 European Marketing companies raised a combined €1.5B across 53 funding rounds, up 201.5% versus H1 2020. France led by capital raised, and Maven Capital Partners was the most active investor. Data as of 9 Jul 2026.

Total funding

€1.5B

+201.5% vs H1 2020

Funding rounds

+12.8% vs H1 2020

Companies

Top country

France

Rank among sectors

#12

2.2% of sector funding

Debt financing

€2.0M

0.1% of total

Top-10 round share

82.3%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top countries

by € raised

Stage mix

by € raised

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2021

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
ContentSquare	Series D+	May 2021	€410M
Sennder	Series D+	Jan 2021	€132M
Beamery	Series C	Jun 2021	€116M
Armis	Series D+	Feb 2021

View all 53 Marketing deals in H1 2021 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2021, by deal count

← All 2021 Marketing funding

Exits & M&A

18 Acquisition · 3 IPO · 2 Buyout

23 exits · €5.0B disclosed.

ironSource	IPO	Jun 2021	€1.8B
UNIT4	Buyout	Mar 2021	€1.7B
Adjust	Acquisition	Feb 2021	€836M
Fyber	Acquisition	Mar 2021	€502M
Webselenese	Acquisition	Mar 2021	€126M
Podme	Acquisition	Jun 2021	€31M