Sectors/Media/2010/H1

Media funding in H1 2010

European Media startup funding raised during H1 2010.

In H1 2010, 43 European Media companies closed 47 funding rounds and raised €117M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 141.5% versus H1 2009. Germany led by capital raised, and Francesco Micheli Associati was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€117M

+141.5% vs H1 2009 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+34.3% vs H1 2009

Companies

Top country

Germany

Rank among sectors

10.5% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

86.3%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€18M	11
Feb	€15M	6
Mar	€21M	9
Apr	€6.9M	7
May	€44M	7
Jun	€12M	7

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Media — top countries by capital, H1 2010
Germany	€33M
France	€17M
Belgium	€15M
Sweden	€14M
Spain	€12M
UK	€8.4M
Netherlands	€8.1M
Denmark	€3.9M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Media — stage mix, H1 2010
Other	€39M
Early VC	€23M
Growth/Late	€15M
Series A	€12M
Series C	€12M
Series B	€11M
Seed	€5.3M
Grant	€437k

Exits & M&A

3 Buyout · 1 IPO

4 exits · €50M disclosed.

Arts Alliance Media	Buyout	Jan 2010	€50M
Audibase	Buyout	Jan 2010	€2k

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2010

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Noxxon Pharma	Other	May 2010	€33M
XDC	Growth/Late	Jan 2010	€15M
Spotify	Series C	Feb 2010	€12M
Tuenti Technologies	Early VC	Mar 2010	€9.0M
GeoSentric	Series B	Mar 2010	€8.1M
Oocto	Early VC	May 2010	€6.6M
ATEME	Series A	Jun 2010	€6.5M
Octoshape	Early VC	Jun 2010	€3.9M
MXP4	Other	Apr 2010	€3.6M
Videoplaza	Series A	Mar 2010	€3.5M
TweetDeck	Series B	May 2010	€2.6M
Voddler	Early VC	Feb 2010	€2.5M
Magisto	Seed	May 2010	€1.5M
Rockola Media Group	Other	Apr 2010	€1.5M
Conmio	Series A	Jan 2010	€1.4M

View all 47 Media deals in H1 2010 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2010, by deal count

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