Sectors/Media/2012/July

Media funding in July 2012

European Media startup funding raised during July 2012.

In July 2012, 17 European Media companies closed 17 funding rounds and raised €21M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 50.8% versus July 2011. Germany led by capital raised, and Carmel Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€21M

+50.8% vs July 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+112.5% vs July 2011

Companies

Top country

Germany

Rank among sectors

9.5% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

98.2%

of disclosed capital

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Media — top countries by capital, July 2012
Germany	€6.3M
France	€4.0M
Israel	€3.2M
Hungary	€3.2M
UK	€1.4M
Italy	€1.2M
Russia	€794k
Sweden	€536k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Media — stage mix, July 2012
Series A	€9.6M
Early VC	€5.9M
Other	€3.9M
Seed	€1.1M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in July 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Triposo	Other	Jul 2012	€3.8M
melty.com	Early VC	Jul 2012	€3.6M
3G Multimedia	Series A	Jul 2012	€3.2M
Tonara	Series A	Jul 2012	€3.2M
wywy GmbH	Series A	Jul 2012	€2.5M
Arkimedia	Early VC	Jul 2012	€1.2M
RollUp Media	Early VC	Jul 2012	€1.1M
Xlander	Series A	Jul 2012	€794k
Narrative	Seed	Jul 2012	€536k
MobilyTrip	Seed	Jul 2012	€300k
Lifecake	Seed	Jul 2012	€238k
Meludia	Other	Jul 2012	€79k
Music Kickup	Seed	Jul 2012	€56k

View all 17 Media deals in July 2012 →

Top investors

most active in July 2012, by deal count

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