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Media funding in Q4 2011

European Media startup funding raised during Q4 2011.

In Q4 2011, 30 European Media companies closed 33 funding rounds and raised €20M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 55.1% versus Q4 2010. Debt rounds added €1.1M. Israel led by capital raised, and Mikael Forstén was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€20M
-55.1% vs Q4 2010 · excl. debt & grants · +€1.1M debt
Funding rounds
33
+37.5% vs Q4 2010
Companies
30
Top country
Israel
Rank among sectors
#13
2.0% of sector funding
Debt financing
€1.1M
5.0% of total
Top-10 round share
86.3%
of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month
Media — funding by month, Q4 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
FundingRounds
Oct€4.5M9
Nov€15M15
Dec€2.1M9

Top countries

by € raised
Media — top countries by capital, Q4 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
Media — top countries by capital, Q4 2011
Israel€5.8M
UK€4.1M
Denmark€3.2M
Ireland€3.1M
France€2.9M
Finland€1.2M
Austria€510k
Poland€200k

Stage mix

by € raised
Media — stage mix, Q4 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
Media — stage mix, Q4 2011
Series A€7.1M
Early VC€4.7M
Seed€4.0M
Series B€3.2M
Other€1.4M
Debt€1.1M
Grant€22k

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition

3 exits.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2011
CompanyStageDateAmount
TrustpilotEarly VCNov 2011€3.2M
skimlinksSeries BNov 2011€3.2M
MobliSeries AOct 2011€3.0M
RoundsSeries ANov 2011€2.1M
CleverbugSeedNov 2011€1.8M
miLibrisEarly VCNov 2011€1.5M
ePub DirectSeries ADec 2011€1.3M
fotopediaDebtNov 2011€1.1M
FanzilaSeries AOct 2011€741k
TellybeanOtherNov 2011€720k
Music KickupOtherNov 2011€510k
Rockvideos.atSeedNov 2011€510k
MovellasSeedOct 2011€370k
PsonarSeedDec 2011€292k
SentiOneSeedOct 2011€200k
View all 33 Media deals in Q4 2011 →

Top investors

most active in Q4 2011, by deal count
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