Sectors/Media/2011/Q3

Media funding in Q3 2011

European Media startup funding raised during Q3 2011.

In Q3 2011, 29 European Media companies closed 29 funding rounds and raised €148M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 594.1% versus Q3 2010. Russia led by capital raised, and Genesis Partners was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€148M

+594.1% vs Q3 2010 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+93.3% vs Q3 2010

Companies

Top country

Russia

Rank among sectors

16.7% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

96.9%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€14M	8
Aug	€56M	9
Sep	€78M	12

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Media — top countries by capital, Q3 2011
Russia	€70M
UK	€29M
France	€26M
Israel	€20M
Switzerland	€1.4M
Germany	€1.2M
Sweden	€441k
Poland	€173k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Media — stage mix, Q3 2011
Growth/Late	€69M
Series B	€65M
Series A	€6.8M
Seed	€2.9M
Early VC	€2.8M
Other	€1.4M
Grant	€228k

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition

3 exits · €7.3M disclosed.

Readmill

Acquisition

Sep 2011

€7.3M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q3 2011

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Ozon	Growth/Late	Sep 2011	€69M
Teads	Series B	Aug 2011	€23M
Ebuzzing	Series B	Aug 2011	€18M
Valens Semiconductor	Series B	Jul 2011	€9.7M
Acquisio	Series B	Aug 2011	€8.5M
Innovid	Series B	Aug 2011	€6.7M
Magisto	Series A	Sep 2011	€3.8M
Base79	Series A	Sep 2011	€3.0M
SoundOut	Early VC	Jul 2011	€1.4M
Fellody	Early VC	Jul 2011	€1.4M
Mirriad	Other	Sep 2011	€695k
Balakam	Seed	Sep 2011	€554k
Adsvark	Seed	Jul 2011	€525k
Mobile Event Guide	Seed	Aug 2011	€500k
Triposo	Other	Sep 2011	€473k

View all 29 Media deals in Q3 2011 →

Top investors

most active in Q3 2011, by deal count

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