Sectors/Media/2011/H1

Media funding in H1 2011

European Media startup funding raised during H1 2011.

In H1 2011, 68 European Media companies closed 69 funding rounds and raised €244M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 109.4% versus H1 2010. Sweden led by capital raised, and Index Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€244M

+109.4% vs H1 2010 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+46.8% vs H1 2010

Companies

Top country

Sweden

Rank among sectors

13.5% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

72.3%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€43M	19
Feb	€37M	12
Mar	€5.6M	5
Apr	€6.3M	9
May	€30M	8
Jun	€122M	16

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Media — top countries by capital, H1 2011
Sweden	€91M
Israel	€38M
UK	€38M
Germany	€26M
France	€19M
Austria	€13M
Italy	€5.8M
Switzerland	€5.5M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Media — stage mix, H1 2011
Series D+	€83M
Series C	€39M
Early VC	€30M
Growth/Late	€24M
Series A	€24M
Series B	€18M
Seed	€14M
Other	€12M

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition

3 exits · €76M disclosed.

Pilat Media

Acquisition

May 2011

€76M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2011

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Spotify	Series D+	Jun 2011	€70M
Shazam	Series C	Jun 2011	€22M
Icon	Growth/Late	Jun 2011	€17M
Kaltura	Series C	Feb 2011	€15M
AddThis	Series D+	May 2011	€13M
Oocto	Early VC	May 2011	€10M
Latto	Series A	Feb 2011	€8.0M
SoundCloud	Series B	Jan 2011	€7.5M
Soluto	Series B	Jun 2011	€7.1M
X5 Music Group	Early VC	Jan 2011	€7.0M
Akoume	Growth/Late	Jan 2011	€7.0M
Voddler	Early VC	Jan 2011	€6.0M
Basekit	Early VC	Mar 2011	€4.7M
BriefCam	Series B	Jan 2011	€3.9M
Lekiosque.fr	Other	Jan 2011	€3.4M

View all 69 Media deals in H1 2011 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2011, by deal count

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