Sectors/Media/2012/Q1

Media funding in Q1 2012

European Media startup funding raised during Q1 2012.

In Q1 2012, 42 European Media companies closed 43 funding rounds and raised €101M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 18.5% versus Q1 2011. Germany led by capital raised, and Creathor Venture was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€101M

+18.5% vs Q1 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+19.4% vs Q1 2011

Companies

Top country

Germany

Rank among sectors

11.4% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

90.8%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€68M	20
Feb	€10M	6
Mar	€23M	17

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Media — top countries by capital, Q1 2012
Germany	€46M
UK	€42M
France	€4.6M
Belgium	€3.5M
Finland	€1.7M
Spain	€1.0M
Netherlands	€658k
Israel	€581k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Media — stage mix, Q1 2012
Series C	€39M
Series A	€25M
Series B	€23M
Early VC	€8.0M
Seed	€4.1M
Other	€2.4M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €248M disclosed.

Eyeworks

Acquisition

Jan 2012

€248M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
SoundCloud	Series C	Jan 2012	€39M
Unruly	Series A	Jan 2012	€19M
Videoplaza	Series B	Feb 2012	€9.1M
Songkick	Series B	Mar 2012	€9.0M
Tape.tv	Series B	Mar 2012	€4.6M
Radionomy	Early VC	Jan 2012	€3.5M
Mobiles Republic	Series A	Mar 2012	€2.2M
News Republic	Series A	Mar 2012	€2.2M
ZAPITANO	Early VC	Jan 2012	€1.7M
Brainient	Series A	Jan 2012	€1.4M
ShareThe	Other	Jan 2012	€1.4M
Eagle-i Music	Early VC	Mar 2012	€1.2M
Ovelin	Seed	Feb 2012	€1.1M
NicePeopleAtWork	Early VC	Mar 2012	€1.0M
Amen	Seed	Mar 2012	€744k

View all 43 Media deals in Q1 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2012, by deal count

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