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Media funding in January 2012

European Media startup funding raised during January 2012.

In January 2012, 20 European Media companies closed 20 funding rounds and raised €68M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 59.8% versus January 2011. Germany led by capital raised, and 137 Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€68M
+59.8% vs January 2011 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
20
+5.3% vs January 2011
Companies
20
Top country
Germany
Rank among sectors
#1
20.6% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
99.1%
of disclosed capital

Top countries

by € raised
Media — top countries by capital, January 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
Media — top countries by capital, January 2012
Germany€40M
UK€22M
Belgium€3.5M
Netherlands€618k
Finland€615k
Austria€271k
Ireland€169k
France€91k

Stage mix

by € raised
Media — stage mix, January 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
Media — stage mix, January 2012
Series C€39M
Series A€21M
Early VC€5.8M
Other€2.1M
Seed€916k

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €248M disclosed.

EyeworksAcquisitionJan 2012€248M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in January 2012
CompanyStageDateAmount
SoundCloudSeries CJan 2012€39M
UnrulySeries AJan 2012€19M
RadionomyEarly VCJan 2012€3.5M
ZAPITANOEarly VCJan 2012€1.7M
BrainientSeries AJan 2012€1.4M
ShareTheOtherJan 2012€1.4M
PeechoEarly VCJan 2012€618k
HiyalifeOtherJan 2012€347k
PlaymysongOtherJan 2012€315k
FilmMeSeedJan 2012€300k
SpectralmindSeedJan 2012€271k
ShotClipSeedJan 2012€169k
PsykosoftSeedJan 2012€91k
Foap ABSeedJan 2012€56k
SplitGigsSeedJan 2012€30k
View all 20 Media deals in January 2012 →

Top investors

most active in January 2012, by deal count
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