Sectors/Media/2011/Q1

Media funding in Q1 2011

European Media startup funding raised during Q1 2011.

In Q1 2011, 36 European Media companies closed 36 funding rounds and raised €85M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 58.0% versus Q1 2010. Israel led by capital raised, and Index Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€85M

+58.0% vs Q1 2010 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+38.5% vs Q1 2010

Companies

Top country

Israel

Rank among sectors

10.7% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

76.7%

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

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Media — top countries by capital, Q1 2011
Israel	€30M
Sweden	€20M
UK	€13M
Germany	€7.5M
France	€4.8M
Denmark	€3.6M
Italy	€3.3M
Switzerland	€1.6M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Media — stage mix, Q1 2011
Early VC	€20M
Series C	€16M
Series A	€16M
Series B	€11M
Seed	€7.8M
Growth/Late	€7.0M
Other	€6.7M

Exits & M&A

2 Acquisition

2 exits.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2011

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Kaltura	Series C	Feb 2011	€15M
Latto	Series A	Feb 2011	€8.0M
SoundCloud	Series B	Jan 2011	€7.5M
Akoume	Growth/Late	Jan 2011	€7.0M
X5 Music Group	Early VC	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
CityNews	Series A	Feb 2011	€3.3M
Podio	Series A	Feb 2011	€2.9M
Interlude	Seed	Feb 2011	€2.4M
Amplience	Seed	Feb 2011	€1.9M
Songkick	Early VC	Feb 2011	€1.8M
MUBI	Series C	Jan 2011	€1.8M

View all 36 Media deals in Q1 2011 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2011, by deal count

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