Sectors/Media/2011/November

Media funding in November 2011

European Media startup funding raised during November 2011.

In November 2011, 15 European Media companies closed 15 funding rounds and raised €14M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 230.9% versus November 2010. Debt rounds added €1.1M. UK led by capital raised, and Mikael Forstén was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€14M

+230.9% vs November 2010 · excl. debt & grants · +€1.1M debt

Funding rounds

+400.0% vs November 2010

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

#10

4.3% of sector funding

Debt financing

€1.1M

7.2% of total

Top-10 round share

99.0%

of disclosed capital

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Media — top countries by capital, November 2011
UK	€3.3M
Denmark	€3.2M
France	€2.7M
Israel	€2.1M
Ireland	€1.8M
Finland	€1.2M
Austria	€510k
Sweden	€113k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Media — stage mix, November 2011
Early VC	€4.7M
Series B	€3.2M
Seed	€2.5M
Series A	€2.1M
Other	€1.3M
Debt	€1.1M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in November 2011

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
skimlinks	Series B	Nov 2011	€3.2M
Trustpilot	Early VC	Nov 2011	€3.2M
Rounds	Series A	Nov 2011	€2.1M
Cleverbug	Seed	Nov 2011	€1.8M
miLibris	Early VC	Nov 2011	€1.5M
fotopedia	Debt	Nov 2011	€1.1M
Tellybean	Other	Nov 2011	€720k
Music Kickup	Other	Nov 2011	€510k
Rockvideos.at	Seed	Nov 2011	€510k
Travellution	Seed	Nov 2011	€97k
MusicalEar	Seed	Nov 2011	€86k
PREssglue	Other	Nov 2011	€42k
Foap AB	Seed	Nov 2011	€28k

View all 15 Media deals in November 2011 →

Top investors

most active in November 2011, by deal count

Mikael Forstén2 deals
BDMI (Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments)1 deals
CapHorn Invest1 deals
Delta Partners1 deals
Northzone1 deals
Rhodium1 deals
SEED Capital1 deals
StartupHighway1 deals

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