Sectors/Media/2011/Q2

Media funding in Q2 2011

European Media startup funding raised during Q2 2011.

In Q2 2011, 33 European Media companies closed 33 funding rounds and raised €159M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 153.6% versus Q2 2010. Sweden led by capital raised, and Francesco Micheli Associati was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€159M

+153.6% vs Q2 2010 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+57.1% vs Q2 2010

Companies

Top country

Sweden

Rank among sectors

15.8% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

93.1%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Apr	€6.3M	9
May	€30M	8
Jun	€122M	16

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Media — top countries by capital, Q2 2011
Sweden	€71M
UK	€25M
Germany	€19M
France	€14M
Austria	€13M
Israel	€7.8M
Switzerland	€3.9M
Italy	€2.5M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Media — stage mix, Q2 2011
Series D+	€83M
Series C	€22M
Growth/Late	€17M
Early VC	€10M
Series A	€7.9M
Series B	€7.1M
Seed	€6.2M
Other	€5.4M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €76M disclosed.

Pilat Media

Acquisition

May 2011

€76M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q2 2011

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Spotify	Series D+	Jun 2011	€70M
Shazam	Series C	Jun 2011	€22M
Icon	Growth/Late	Jun 2011	€17M
AddThis	Series D+	May 2011	€13M
Oocto	Early VC	May 2011	€10M
Soluto	Series B	Jun 2011	€7.1M
Official.fm	Series A	May 2011	€2.5M
MusiXmatch	Series A	May 2011	€2.5M
VibeDeck	Other	Jun 2011	€1.8M
fotopedia	Series A	Apr 2011	€1.8M
Amen	Seed	Apr 2011	€1.4M
Stagend.com	Seed	Jun 2011	€1.4M
Lekiosque.fr	Other	May 2011	€1.3M
The Local	Series A	Apr 2011	€1.1M
Hitlantis	Seed	Jun 2011	€1.0M

View all 33 Media deals in Q2 2011 →

Top investors

most active in Q2 2011, by deal count

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