Sectors/Media/2012/November

Media funding in November 2012

European Media startup funding raised during November 2012.

In November 2012, 17 European Media companies closed 17 funding rounds and raised €151M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 989.1% versus November 2011. Sweden led by capital raised, and .406 Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€151M

+989.1% vs November 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+13.3% vs November 2011

Companies

Top country

Sweden

Rank among sectors

33.9% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

99.4%

of disclosed capital

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Media — top countries by capital, November 2012
Sweden	€79M
Israel	€38M
France	€31M
UK	€2.0M
Netherlands	€394k
Germany	€100k
Spain	€0
Finland	€0

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Media — stage mix, November 2012
Series D+	€115M
Other	€16M
Series A	€15M
Seed	€2.9M
Early VC	€2.0M
Grant	€123k

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in November 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Spotify	Series D+	Nov 2012	€77M
MyHeritage	Series D+	Nov 2012	€19M
Kaltura	Series D+	Nov 2012	€19M
Devialet	Series A	Nov 2012	€15M
Base79	Other	Nov 2012	€7.7M
Lekiosque.fr	Other	Nov 2012	€6.4M
YouScribe	Early VC	Nov 2012	€2.0M
Kivra	Seed	Nov 2012	€1.8M
LoveThis	Other	Nov 2012	€1.7M
Foap AB	Seed	Nov 2012	€407k
Cleeng	Seed	Nov 2012	€394k
Realeyes	Grant	Nov 2012	€123k
YouPic	Seed	Nov 2012	€115k
Scards	Seed	Nov 2012	€115k
Movinary	Seed	Nov 2012	€100k

View all 17 Media deals in November 2012 →

Top investors

most active in November 2012, by deal count

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